Aspen Ideas: Health Opening Session
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Join us to kickoff Aspen Ideas: Health 2024 with welcome remarks from Aspen Institute leaders, 10 Big Ideas from Aspen Ideas: Health speakers, and a special performance from the cast of the Broadway Show "How to Dance in Ohio."
Speakers
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Andrea ChoeCo-Founder and CEO of Holoclara
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Joel BervellHost of "The Dose" Podcast
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Rachel HardemanDirector, Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, University...
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Shinjini KunduFellow Physician and Research Scientist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Marina JansenActor in “How to Dance in Ohio”
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Ayanna ThomasActor in “How to Dance in Ohio”
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Desmond Luis EdwardsActor in “How to Dance in Ohio”
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Collin HancockActor in “How to Dance in Ohio”
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Conor TagueActor in “How to Dance in Ohio”
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Madison KopecActor in “How To Dance In Ohio”
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Ruth KatzExecutive Director,Health, Medicine, and Society Program, Aspen Instit...
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Kathy CorradiDirector of Rodent Mitigation for the Office of the Mayor in New York...
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Gregory JacksonDeputy Director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention at The White...
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Lisa DamourPsychologist and Author of "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers"
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Wendy MacNaughtonArtist, Graphic Journalist, and Educator at DrawTogether
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Emilio AmigoPsychologist and Clinical Director of Amigo Family Counseling
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Francis CollinsDistinguished Investigator, National Human Genome Research Institute,...
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Dean OrnishPresident and Founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute
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Dan PorterfieldPresident and CEO of the Aspen Institute
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