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
Socrates Program Dinner
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Featuring Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times foreign affairs columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author, moderating a conversation with by Sonal Shah, Director, White House Office of Innovation, and Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, on the topic “Digital Disconnect: Innovations in Technology and the Impact on International Relations.”
We are very grateful to Socrates founders, Laura and Gary Lauder, who will serve as dinner co-chairs. Additionally, Society of Fellows members and Socrates Program alumni, Samia and Huda Farouki will be honored.
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.”
Special thanks to Montesquieu Winery for contributing the wine for this event.
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