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Welcome from David G. Bradley and Walter Isaacson; A Conversation on the Future with Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at X, Interviewer: Andrew Ross Sorkin; Brave Ideas: Anita Allen, Senator Chris Coons, KC Hardin, Qutaiba Ildbi, Joshua Johnson, Yvonne Rolzhausen
Speakers
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David G. BradleyChairman and Owner, Atlantic Media Company
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Walter IsaacsonHistory professor at Tulane University
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Astro TellerCEO and Captain of Moonshots, X
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Andrew Ross SorkinCo-Anchor, "Squawk Box," CNBC; Financial Columnist, Editor at Large, D...
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Anita AllenHenry R. Silverman Professor of Law, Professor of Philosophy, and Vice...
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Christopher CoonsUS Senator, State of Delaware (D)
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KC HardinCo-Founder and CEO, Conservatorio
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Qutaiba IdlbiSenior Consultant, Pechter Polls; Researcher, Global Policy Institute
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Joshua JohnsonHost of NPR’s “1A”
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Yvonne RolzhausenSenior Editor, The Atlantic
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