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New York Ideas

The inaugural New York Ideas, organized by The Atlantic, the Aspen Institute, and the New-York Historical Society, was a day-and-a-half long event with a constellation of leaders - in the roles of attendees, provocateurs, and speakers. The event took on the largest issues of the day - through interviews, discussions, and debates. It recognized New York’s status as a major actor in all of the significant policy issues facing the country.

In 2005, two thought leadership powerhouses – The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute – came together to host the inaugural Aspen Ideas Festival – a celebratory and deeply-inquisitive public discourse on the most important issues facing the world. In 2009, the hugely-successful Festival spawned a “sibling” program – the Washington Ideas Forum. This groundbreaking gathering of newsmakers and journalists has developed a distinct reputation for fostering original dialogue about critical issues in Washington and beyond.

On April 17, 2012, The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute once again come together to host an event dedicated to intelligent conversation and debate, this time in New York City at the New-York Historical Society.

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New York Ideas Agenda

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Watch archive video footage of the program below:

Panel: What Must Be Done To Save The US & Global Economies

 

 

Panel: Health Care Debate, Act Two

 

Panel: Cities 2012

 

Panel: America's Role In The World

Featured Speakers

Andy Stern
Andy Stern Senior Fellow
Columbia University Richman Center
Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith Actress; University Professor
New York University
Annise Parker
Annise Parker Mayor
City of Houston
Bruce Bodaken
Bruce Bodaken Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Shield of California
Cami Anderson
Cami Anderson Superintendent
Newark Public Schools
Charles Blow
Charles Blow Visual Op-Ed Columnist
The New York Times
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland Editor
Thomson Reuters Digital
David Bradley
David Bradley Chairman
Atlantic Media Company
David Gergen
David Gergen Professor of Public Service and Director, Center for Public Leadership
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Gaston Caperton
Gaston Caperton President
College Board
Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard Dean, Columbia Business School
Columbia University
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist Founder and President
Americans for Tax Reform
Harold Schmitz
Harold Schmitz Chief Science Officer
Mars, Inc.
Holden Thorp
Holden Thorp Chancellor
The University of North Carolina
Jane Harman
Jane Harman Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Joel Klein
Joel Klein CEO of the Education Division and Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman
News Corporation
Jon Meacham
Jon Meacham Executive Editor and Executive Vice President
Random House
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed Mayor
Atlanta
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel Editor and Publisher
The Nation
Melody Barnes
Melody Barnes Former Director of the Domestic Policy Council
The White House
Peter Orszag
Peter Orszag Vice Chairman of Global Banking
Citigroup
Randi Weingarten
Randi Weingarten President
American Federation of Teachers
Robert K. Steel
Robert K. Steel Chairman of the Board, The Aspen Institute, and Deputy Mayor for Economic Development
The City of New York, New York
Sam Nussbaum
Sam Nussbaum Executive Vice President, Clinical Health Policy; Chief Medical Officer
Wellpoint, Inc.
Serene Jones
Serene Jones President of the Faculty, Roosevelt Professor of Systematic Theology
Union Theological Seminary
Shannon Brownlee
Shannon Brownlee Acting Director, Health Policy Program
New America Foundation
Shirley Ann Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson President
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Steven Rattner
Steven Rattner Former Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury
The Obama Administration
Toos Daruvala
Toos Daruvala Americas Leader for Risk Practice
McKinsey & Company
Vik Malhotra
Vik Malhotra Chairman of the Americas and Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson President and CEO
The Aspen Institute

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