Afternoon of Conversation
Setup
The Afternoon of Conversation is the Aspen Ideas Festival's pinnacle programming moment. Over 2,000 people gather in the Benedict Music Tent, an open-air venue with acoustics that mimic an amphitheater, to hear from global leaders, community change-makers, journalists, politicians, and more.
Speakers
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Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident of Ukraine -
Erin McLaughlinCorrespondent for NBC News -
Erin TriebPhotojournalist -
Jervon HicksLife coach with Youth Peace Center of Roseland -
Aaron TaylorAlumnus of Chicago CRED -
Billy MooreAlumni coordinator at Chicago CRED -
Rob PortmanUS senator for Ohio -
Dan PorterfieldPresident and CEO, The Aspen Institute -
Richard EngelChief foreign correspondent at NBC -
Mitch LandrieuWhite House infrastructure coordinator -
Arne DuncanFormer US secretary of education -
Jeffrey GoldbergEditor in chief of The Atlantic -
Katie CouricJournalist -
Mary Louise Kelly“All Things Considered” Co-Host, NPR -
Cesar CondeChairman, NBCUniversal
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