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Socrates Annual Dinner

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Sat Jul 9, 2016
Aspen, CO

Date

Sat Jul 9, 2016
6:00pm – 9:00pm MDT

Location

Aspen, CO, United States
Doerr-Hosier Center
Aspen Meadows Resort

Contact

    [email protected]
    1.800.410.3463

Hosts

  1. Socrates Program

This dinner was a benefit for the Socrates Program and was a special celebration of its 20th anniversary. During the course of the evening, Ann and Thomas Friedman were honored for their longtime support of the program. The event featured a lively discussion between New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman and Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute.

Below, watch the discussion between Thomas Friedman and Walter Isaacson.

This dinner benefits the Socrates Program and will be a special celebration of its 20th anniversary. During the course of the evening, Ann and Thomas Friedman will be honored for their longtime support of the program. The event will feature a lively discussion between New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Friedman and Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. The dinner is co-chaired by Arjun Gupta, Peter Hirshberg, and Laura and Gary Lauder, and will be held in the Doerr-Hosier Center at the Aspen Meadows Resort from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

Online registration for the Socrates Annual Dinner is now closed. Please contact Natasha Little at 1-800-410-3463 with questions or to be added to the wait list.