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.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
“Nine Years After 9/11, Are We Really More Safe?” Aspen Institute Lunch Discussion Series
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Featuring Clark Kent Ervin, director of the Aspen Institute’s homeland security program. Formerly Clark was inspector general of the State Department (2001 – 2003) and of the Department of Homeland Security (2003 – 2004). Clark is a member of the Wartime Contracting Commission on Iraq and Afghanistan, and an on-air analyst and contributor at CNN. He is frequently cited as an expert in The Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, and The Economist. His opinion pieces have appeared in, among other papers, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Fee: $35 for donors/$45 for non donors. Aspen Meadows Restaurant.
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.”
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