Afternoon of Conversation
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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. Doors open at 2 p.m.
Speakers
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Elizabeth CheneyFormer U.S. Representative (R-WY) -
Brian CoxActor and Author -
Jon MeachamPolitical Science Professor, Vanderbilt University -
Katie CouricJournalist -
Brian GreeneCo-Founder and Chairman, World Science Festival -
Walter IsaacsonHistory Professor, Tulane University -
Lester HoltAnchor, “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” -
Lyle LovettSinger-Songwriter -
Almar LatourCEO, Dow Jones -
Cesar CondeChairman, NBCUniversal
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