The lineup
Who spoke at Aspen Ideas Festival 2026?
The full announced lineup for Aspen Ideas Festival 2026. Names without a full profile are open to claim.
Amy Webb Founder and CEO, Future Today Strategy Group; Professor, NYU Stern School of Business, Future Today Institute
Ariel Ekblaw Founder and CEO, Aurelia Institute, Aurelia Institute
Benedict Macon-Cooney Chief AI and Innovation Officer, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Tony Blair Institute
Carl Bernstein Investigative Journalist; Author
Catherine Price Speaker; Consultant; Co-Author, "The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World", author
Chrystia Freeland Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Canada, Government of Canada
David Brooks Staff Writer, The Atlantic; Senior Presidential Fellow, Yale University Jackson School of Global Affairs, New York Times
David Risher CEO, Lyft, Lyft
Diane Brady Executive Editorial Director, Fortune, Fortune
Elizabeth Dunn Professor, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Duke University
Ethan Mollick Ralph J. Roberts Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Rowan Fellow, Management Professor, and Co-Director, Generative AI Labs, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Fareed Zakaria Journalist; Host, "Fareed Zakaria GPS," CNN; Columnist, The Washington Post; Author, The Washington Post
Francis Fukuyama Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Gillian Tett Columnist and Editorial Board Member, Financial Times; Provost, King's College, Cambridge University, Financial Times; King's College, Cambridge University
Gina Raimondo Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Former Governor of Rhode Island; Distinguished Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations.png&w=3840&q=75)
Greg Jackson Host, "History That Doesn't Suck!" Podcast; America 250 Professor, Center for Constitutional Studies, and Senior Fellow, Center for National Security Studies, Utah Valley Univ..., Octopus Energy
Heather Gerken President, Ford Foundation, Ford Foundation
Janet Echelman Artist, Studio Echelman
Jennifer Wallace Journalist; Founder, The Mattering Institute; Co-Founder, The Mattering Movement, The Mattering Movement
Joe Preston President and CEO, New Balance, New Balance
Kate Bowler Host, "Everything Happens;" Author, "Joyful, Anyway;" Associate Professor of American Religious History, Duke University, Duke Divinity School
Katie Couric Journalist; Co-Founder, Katie Couric Media
Kelly Corrigan Author; Podcast Host, "Kelly Corrigan Wonders", PBS / NPR
Ken Burns Documentary Filmmaker; Harman Eisner Artist in Residence, Aspen Institute
Laurie Santos Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology, Yale University; Podcast Host, "The Happiness Lab", Yale University
Manoush Zomorodi Author, "Body Electric"; Host, "TED Radio Hour," NPR, Note to Self
Paolo Benanti Professor, Moral Philosophy, Luiss Guido Carli University; Professor, Technology Ethics, Seattle University, LUISS Guido Carli University
Paul Bloom Psychology Professor, University of Toronto; Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Yale University, Yale University
Peter Thiel Partner, Founders Fund; Founder, Thiel Fellowship and Thiel Foundation
Priscilla Sims Brown President and CEO, Amalgamated Bank, Amalgamated Bank
Ronald Rael CEO Muddy Robots; Eval Li Memorial Chair in Architecture, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley
Rye Barcott Co-Founder and CEO, With Honor, Carolina For Kibera
Sarah Johnson Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Georgetown University; Visiting Scientist, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Planetary Environments Lab, Content-first Design.jpg%3Fwidth%3D800&w=3840&q=75)
Sasha Stiles Poet and Artist
Shavar Jeffries CEO, KIPP Foundation
Skye Perryman President and CEO, Democracy Forward, Democracy Forward
Steven Johnson Author; Editorial Director, Google Labs
Steven Olikara Founder and CEO, Bridge Entertainment Labs; Senior Fellow, University of Southern California Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy; Founder, Future Caucus, Millennial Action Project
Walter Hood Founder and Creative Director, Hood Design Studio, Hood Design Studio
Yancey Strickler Founder, Artist Corporations
Zachary Karabell Founder of the Progress Network; Host, "What Could Go Right?" Podcast; Author, Progress Network
Aaron Parnas Independent Journalist; Author, The Parnas PerspectiveIs this you? Claim →
Abayomi Lewis Singer; Poet; "American Idol" ContestantIs this you? Claim →
Abraham Loeb Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science, Harvard UniversityIs this you? Claim →
Adam Lowe Director, Factum Arte; Founder, Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in PreservationIs this you? Claim →
Alberto Gonzales Former U.S. Attorney General; Dean and Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law, Belmont University College of LawIs this you? Claim →
Alex Adkisson Teacher, Green Mountain High School; Educational Consultant., Contextual Learning ConceptsIs this you? Claim →
Alicia MacHale Senior Business Analyst, Mphasis Silverline; Alum, Merit AmericaIs this you? Claim →
Allan Mutchnik President, Harbor Freight Tools; Board Director, The Smidt FoundationIs this you? Claim →
Allison Schrager Senior Fellow, The Manhattan InstituteIs this you? Claim →
Alvin Graylin Digital Fellow, Stanford Institute of Human-Centered AI; Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute Center for China Analysis; Chairman, Virtual World SocietyIs this you? Claim →
Amy Harder National Energy Correspondent, AxiosIs this you? Claim →
Amy Saidman Founder and Artistic Executive Director, Story DistrictIs this you? Claim →
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson CEO Editor, SemaforIs this you? Claim →
Andrew Evans Magician; Mentalist; Founder, The Magic PatioIs this you? Claim →
Aneesh Sohoni CEO, Teach For AmericaIs this you? Claim →
Ángel Cabrera President, Georgia Institute of Technology; Incoming President and CEO, Aspen InstituteIs this you? Claim →
Angela Buchdahl Rabbi, Central Synagogue, New York CityIs this you? Claim →
Angie Cooper President, Heartland ForwardIs this you? Claim →
Anne Amienne Founder and Director, Scholars & WritersIs this you? Claim →
Frequently asked
- Who spoke at Aspen Ideas Festival 2026?
- 304 speakers, including Amy Webb, Ariel Ekblaw, Benedict Macon-Cooney, Carl Bernstein, and Catherine Price.
- What did Aspen Ideas Festival 2026 cover?
- Topics include Journalism & Nonfiction, Communication & Influence, Design Thinking, Economics & Society, Generative AI & LLMs, and Geopolitics & International Relations.
- When and where was Aspen Ideas Festival 2026?
- Jun 25 - Jul 1, 2026 in Aspen, United States.
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