Aspen Ideas Festival 2024

Jun 23-29, 2024
Aspen, United States
44 speakers
44 talks
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Speaker Lineup

Alex Rodriguez
14-time MLB All-Star and World Series champion | CEO of A-Rod Corp
Andrea Armstrong
Andrea Armstrong
MacArthur Fellow & distinguished law professor | Expert on legal frameworks and social policy
Audrey Tang
Audrey Tang
Taiwan's Digital Minister | Emerging Technology & Social Innovation
Aziz Abu Sarah
Peacebuilder & Intercultural Entrepreneur | Bridging Divides
Blaise Agüera y Arcas
Artificial Intelligence Pioneer | Software Engineering Visionary
Brian Chesky
Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb | Built a $100B travel revolution
Candace Parker
Three-time WNBA Champion and first overall draft pick | Sports broadcaster and advocate
Charles Duhigg
Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist | Author of 'The Power of Habit'
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Award-Winning Author | Global Voice on Feminism and Cultural Identity
David Brooks
NYT columnist | Author of The Road to Character and How to Know a Person
David Miliband
David Miliband
CEO of International Rescue Committee | Former UK Foreign Secretary
David Olusoga
David Olusoga
Historian & Presenter | Storytelling the British Empire
Debbie Millman
Design Matters Podcast Host | Acclaimed Designer
Deborah Archer
Deborah Archer
ACLU President | Leading Voice for Civil Rights and Social Justice
Dixon Chibanda
Psychiatrist & Public Health Innovator | Improving Mental Health in Africa
Elizabeth Cohen
Elizabeth Cohen
CNN Medical Correspondent | Author of The Empowered Patient Healthcare Revolution
Fareed Zakaria
Host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS | Washington Post columnist
Gwynne Shotwell
President & COO, SpaceX | Pioneering Private Space Exploration
Indra Nooyi
First Female CEO of PepsiCo | Leadership & Transformation Expert
Jane Fonda
Academy Award-Winning Actor | Climate Justice Activist and Advocate for Women's Rights
John Kerry
Former U.S. Secretary of State | Leading Global Climate Diplomacy and Environmental Policy
John Legend
Grammy-winning artist | Speaker on music and social impact
Julia Dhar
Julia Dhar
BCG Consultant | Champion of Productive Disagreement
Katie Couric
Katie Couric
Pioneering Journalist | Cancer Activist, Changemaker
Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan
Bestselling Author & PBS Host | Communication & Resilience Expert
Kelly Wanser
Executive Director | Climate and Technology Solutions
Kenji Yoshino
Kenji Yoshino
NYU Constitutional Law Professor | Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
Maer Roshan
Editor-in-Chief | Media Innovator and Entrepreneur
Masih Alinejad
Masih Alinejad
TIME Women of the Year 2023 | Global Women's Rights Activist & Journalist
Michael Lewis
Author of 'Moneyball' and 'The Big Short' | Financial journalist
Michael Murphy
Architect and researcher | Designer of healing-focused architecture
Mikhail Zygar
Founder & CEO, Dozhd TV | Storytelling for Social Change
Mustafa Suleyman
Mustafa Suleyman
CEO, MICROSOFT AI | Pioneering Responsible AI Solutions
Paula Scher
First female Pentagram partner | Identity design for Bloomberg, Microsoft, MoMA
Rebecca Blumenstein
Rebecca Blumenstein
President of Editorial, NBC News
Reshma Saujani
Reshma Saujani
Girls Who Code Founder | Closing the Tech Gender Gap
Rhaina Cohen
Rhaina Cohen
NPR producer and editor | Author of "The Other Significant Others"
Richard Buery
Richard Buery
CEO of Robin Hood | Transforming education and dismantling systemic poverty barriers
Sam Altman
Chief executive officer of OpenAI | Leading figure of the AI boom
Sharon Brous
Sharon Brous
Rabbi | Spiritual Roadmaps for Justice Work
Suzanne Nossel
CEO, PEN America | Defending Free Speech & Democracy
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Senior Editor at The Economist | Global Innovation and China Strategy Expert
Vishaan Chakrabarti
Architect & Urbanist | Designing for Sustainable Cities
Vivek Murthy
Vivek Murthy
19th & 21st Surgeon General | Public Health Visionary