In the summer of 2014, the Aspen Ideas Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary. Over the past decade, the event has connected audiences in Aspen and around the nation via online content to today’s leading thinkers and pioneers. With continued support from The Atlantic and The Aspen Institute, as well as several underwriters and foundations, the Aspen Ideas Festival is looking forward to another exciting season of presentations and many more years of idea exchanges to come.
To celebrate the achievements of the event, organizers have adopted the theme “Imagining 2024” for the 10th anniversary season. They are encouraging presenters to look forward with the discussion rather than dwelling on the past. An emphasis on the future recognizes the heart of the Aspen Ideas Festival and the principles upon which it was founded.
For Imagining 2024, the organizers have challenged speakers to think about the impact of robotics and biotechnology, as well as innovations in health and medicine. For instance, what effect will climate change have on the human race and what new international dynamics might arise? Perhaps our basic relationship to the arts and creativity will change, or maybe education will take on a new framework altogether. Speakers will talk about how by imagining a better future, we can guide the world to that place today.
To celebrate the achievements of the event, organizers have adopted the theme “Imagining 2024” for the 10th anniversary season. They are encouraging presenters to look forward with the discussion rather than dwelling on the past. An emphasis on the future recognizes the heart of the Aspen Ideas Festival and the principles upon which it was founded.
For Imagining 2024, the organizers have challenged speakers to think about the impact of robotics and biotechnology, as well as innovations in health and medicine. For instance, what effect will climate change have on the human race and what new international dynamics might arise? Perhaps our basic relationship to the arts and creativity will change, or maybe education will take on a new framework altogether. Speakers will talk about how by imagining a better future, we can guide the world to that place today.