Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
The Global Forum invites about 70 US and international leaders, primarily from industry and government, for a dialogue around the complex and interconnected realms of energy, economy, and security. This year, the 10th annual Forum, the subject will be “Adapting to Plenty: Effects of the Oil and Gas Boom.” Specific topics will include additional innovation and potential bottlenecks; innovations in transportation fuels, reform of the Mexican petroleum sector, direct foreign investment in North America, the new definition of energy security, crude oil exports, prop sects and problems of North American shale gas production, LNG exports and global trade, methane emissions and other environmental issues, and environmental obstacles to new pipelines.
Featuring Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor in Neurology, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
Featuring Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, renowned psychologist, neuroscientist, best-selling author, and University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University.
Featuring Dr. Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of “The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens.”