Welcoming Remarks | Welcoming Remarks | 1 | Richard Ekman; Murray Horwitz; Dorothy Kosinksi; S. Georgia Nugent | | | <div><strong><em>Richard Ekman</em></strong>, President, Council of Independent Colleges</div>
<strong><em>S. Georgia Nugent</em></strong>, Campaign Chair and Senior Fellow, Council of Independent Colleges, and Interim President, The College of Wooster<br><strong><em>Dorothy Kosinksi</em></strong><span><em></em><span style="display:inline-block;"></span></span>, Director, The Phillips Collection<br><br>Host: <strong><em>Murray Horwitz</em></strong>, NPR Commentator, Playwright, and Lyricist<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ex5Iuqb9q8" target="_blank">Watch the video.</a><br> |
Opening Keynote Address | Opening Keynote Address | 2 | Susan Collins | | | <div>
<strong><em>Susan Collins</em></strong>, U.S. Senator (St. Lawrence University, Class of 1975, Government)<br><br></div><div>Moderator:
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</strong><strong><em>Richard Ekman</em></strong><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7dDUN1a9W0" target="_blank">Watch the video.</a><br></div> |
Inspiring Excellence in the Arts and Media | Inspiring Excellence in the Arts and Media | 3 | James Cuno; Gregory Moore | | | <div>
<strong><em>James Cuno</em></strong>, President and CEO, J. Paul Getty Trust (Willamette University, Class of 1973, History)</div><div>
<strong><em>Gregory Moore</em></strong>, Editor,
<em>Denver Post</em> (Ohio Wesleyan University, Class of 1976, Journalism and Political Science)</div><div>Moderator:
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<em>Claudio Sanchez</em></strong>, Education Correspondent, National Public Radio<br><br><span><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSxsaaZiWE" target="_blank">Watch the video.</a></span></span><br></div> |
Forging New Frontiers in Science | Forging New Frontiers in Science | 4 | William Newsome | | | <div><strong><em>William Newsome</em></strong>, Former Co-Chair, White
House Initiative on Brain Research through Advancing Innovative
Neurotechnologies, and Professor of Neuroscience, Stanford University
(Stetson University, Class of 1974, Physics)<br><br></div>
Moderator: <strong><em>MaryAnn Baenninger</em></strong>, President, Drew University<br><br><span><span><span><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkndPRWa6H8" target="_blank">Watch the video.</a></span></span></span></span><br> |
Lunch at the Cosmos Club | Lunch at the Cosmos Club | 5 | William D. Adams | 2121 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 | | <p>Remarks: <strong><em>William D. Adams</em></strong><span><em></em><span style="display:inline-block;"></span></span>, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities</p> |
Enhancing Society through Social Entrepreneurship | Enhancing Society through Social Entrepreneurship | 6 | Isaac Holeman; Matthew Segal | | | <div>
<strong><em>Matthew Segal</em></strong>, Co-Founder, Our Time, and Co-Founder and Executive Editor, ATTN: (Kenyon College, Class of 2008, Sociology)</div><div>
<strong><em>Isaac Holeman</em></strong>, Co-Founder, Medic Mobile (Lewis & Clark College, Class of 2009, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)<br><br></div><div>Moderator:
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<em>Lee Pelton</em></strong>, President, Emerson College<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9exIAullkk" target="_blank">Watch the video.</a><br></div> |
Building Global Businesses | Building Global Businesses | 7 | Jeffery Boyd; Deanna Oppenheimer | | | <div>
<strong><em>Jeffery Boyd</em></strong>, Chair, Board of Directors, The Priceline Group, Inc., and Founder and Managing Director, Brothers Brook, LLC (New England College and St. Lawrence University, Class of 1978, Government)</div><div>
<strong><em>Deanna Oppenheimer</em></strong>, Founder, Cameoworks and former CEO, Barclays Bank, U.K. and Western Europe (University of Puget Sound, Class of 1980, Politics and Government and Urban Affairs)<br><br></div><div>Moderator:
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<em>Jamienne Studley</em></strong><span><span><em><span style="display:inline-block;"></span></em></span></span>, Deputy Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and former President, Skidmore College<br><br><span><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX-fSbOwpVQ" target="_blank">Watch the video.</a></span></span><br></div> |
Imagining and Inventing New Technologies | Imagining and Inventing New Technologies | 8 | Jason Kozemczak; David Rose | | | <div><strong><em>Jason Kozemczak</em></strong>, Former Technical Lead, Twitter, and Software Engineer, Instacart (Greenville College, Class of 2007, Physics and Mathematics)</div><div><strong><em>David Rose</em></strong>, Entrepreneur and CEO, Ditto Lab, and Author of <em>Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire, and the Internet of Things</em> (St. Olaf College, Class of 1989, Physics and Fine Arts)<br><br></div>
Moderator: <strong><em>Elizabeth Segran</em></strong>, Reporter, <em>Fast Company</em><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsJEKJi7Tis" target="_blank">Watch the video.</a><br> |
Closing Address | Closing Address | 9 | James B. Stewart | | | <div><strong><em>James B. Stewart</em></strong>, Columnist, <em>New York Times</em>, and Author (DePauw University, Class of 1973, French and Political Science)<br><br></div>
Moderator: <strong><em>S. Georgia Nugent</em></strong><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHKIGxWywj0" target="_blank">Watch the video.</a><br> |