Aspen Ideas Festival 2025
Speaker Lineup
Alexandra Mousavizadeh
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Evident
Angela Duckworth
MacArthur Fellow | Pioneering Grit & Success Research
Anna Deavere Smith
Playwright and actress | Transforms social narratives into theatrical experiences
Anthony D. Romero
ACLU Executive Director | Civil Rights & Social Justice Advocate
Ben Lamm
Co-Founder & CEO, COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES | Pioneering De-Extinction & Sustainability
Brené Brown
Research Professor at University of Houston | Bestselling Author of 'Dare to Lead'
Casey Newton
Tech journalism veteran | Founder of Platformer Newsletter decoding social media power
Christina Tosi
Milk Bar Founder & CEO | Culinary Entrepreneur
Christine Brennan
USA Today Sports Columnist | 16-Time Olympic Games Reporter
Daniel Lubetzky
Founder of KIND Snacks | Advocate for Builder's Mindset over division
Emtithal Mahmoud
Poet & Activist | Speaking Truth to Power
Fred Krupp
Environmental Advocate | Transforming Business for Sustainability
Gregory Boyle
Founder of Homeboy Industries | Champion of Second Chances and Community Healing
Hanna Rosin
Author & Journalist | The Rise of Women in Modern Society
John Bolton
Former National Security Advisor | Author of 'The Room Where It Happened'
Kate Crawford
Leading AI Scholar | 'Atlas of AI' Author & Microsoft Researcher
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian Prime Minister | Global Leadership & China Relations
Nate Silver
Founder of FiveThirtyEight | Statistical analyst and political forecaster
Nouriel Roubini
'Dr. Doom' Economist Who Predicted 2008 Crisis | NYU Professor Emeritus
Regina Dugan
Former Google Executive | Next-Gen Technology & Security
Robert Waldinger
Director of Harvard Study of Adult Development | Psychiatrist
Sanford Biggers
Contemporary Artist | Exploring Identity, Myth and History
Sarah Jones
Tony Award-winning performer | Multi-character artist, UNICEF Ambassador
Shigeru Ban
Pioneering Architect | Humanitarian Design Solutions
Stuart Brown
Play Researcher | The Science of Play & Human Development
Walter Hood
Urban Designer | Reimagining Public Spaces for the Future
Yancey Strickler
Co-founder of Kickstarter | Executive leadership expert
Zanny Minton Beddoes
Editor-in-Chief of The Economist | Global Economic Trends & Geopolitics