FESTIVAL SCHEDULE* ~ SEPTEMBER 28-30, 2018
Friday, September 28, 2018
| Time / Duration | Activities |
|---|---|
| 3:30 - 5:00 pm |
Registration BOOK STORE OPEN Wine and cheese reception in the Book Store - Rosen Center |
| 5:15 - 6:30 pm |
AMPITHEATER (weather permitting)** Trish Tillman - Welcome Shannon - The voice of an angel Dr. Kevin Hicks - President, Stevenson School Clint Watts - How to survive in a highly connected social media world Gary Mule Deer Peter Sagal - From the Couch to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings...True Tales of an Unlikely Athlete. |
| 6:30 - 7:30 pm |
BOOK SIGNINGS IN BOOK STORE Peter Sagal Clint Watts |
Saturday, September 29, 2018
| Time / Duration | Activities |
| 8:00 - 8:45 am |
Coffee and Muffins |
| 9:00 - 11:00 am |
KECK THEATER Nancy Kotowski - Superintendent of Schools, Monterey County. Michael Alec Rose - "Look, Hear!" Rose will explore unseen and unheard-of connections between art and music. Lanhee Chen - Will we ever see a peacefull resolution to the health care reform wars? William Barnett - How great businesses are discovered. Dan Klein - The Improviser’s Mindset: How to infuse imaginative play into your work and life. Michael McFaul - From Cold War to Hot Peace: prescriptions for both containing and engaging Putin’s Russia. |
| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
Intermission William Barnett Michael McFaul Michael Alec Rose |
| 11:30 - 12:30 pm |
AMPITHEATER (weather permitting)** John Hennessy - Leadership: Non-profits vs. Corporations. Christopher Hill - What next from North Korea and Iran? Jeffrey A. Engel - We were lucky. How we survived the Cold War. |
| 12:30 - 1:00 pm |
LUNCH (Box lunches may be taken to the breakout rooms) BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE Jeffrey A. Engel John Hennessy Christopher Hill John B. McCoy |
| 1:00 - 1:30 pm |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS – ROSEN CENTER (pick one) William Barnett – What makes businesses great? Lanhee Chen - America's healthcare system: will it ever be fixed? Christopher HIll- Will the sanctions really work? Michael McFaul - Historical origins of Trump's world view. Michael Alec Rose - Image, word or music: whick is closest to your heart? Peter Sagal - The utter uselessness of political comedy in a dangerous time. Clint Watts - Hackers, Terrorists, Russian and Fake News. |
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
KECK THEATER Pamela Meyer - How to spot a liar. Armen Keteyian - "I’ll take the NCAA for a billion dollars, Alex”…the making of the student-athlete myth. Gary Small - Can you change your personality in as quickly as 30 days? Adam Leipzig - Creativity: YOur owner's manual - practical future in 15 minutes. John Rives - What should the last book ever look like? |
| 4:00 - 4:30 pm |
BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE Armen Keteyian Adam Leipzig Pamela Meyer Gary Small |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS - ROSEN CENTER (pick one) Armen Keteyian - Tiger Woods, the price of genius. Adam Leipzig - Building creative bridges. Pamela Meyer - Getting to the truth, building trust that lasts, and understanding hidden tensions. John Rives - Tips, tricks and hacks on public speaking from a non-expert who, at least, doesn’t feel like he’s going to throw up on stage anymore. Gary Small - Improve your memory and brain health: Everyday lifestyle strategies can improve your cognitive health and stave off symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. |
Sunday, September 30, 2018
| Time / Duration | Activities |
| 8:00 - 8:45 am |
Coffee and Muffins |
| 9:00 - 11:00 am |
KECK THEATER Vik Amar - A guided tour through two of today’s most contentious issues: campus free speech and sanctuary cities. Caitlin O’Connell, interview with Scott James - Parallel lives of elephants and humans. Michelle Darby - StoryCraft: The power and craft of true personal stories. Gary Pomerantz - The self-examined life: from Socrates of Athens to Cousy of Boston Garden. Jonathan Sorger - Surgical Robotics--what it is and what it is not. Tina Seelig - How to catch luck. |
| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
Intermission BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE Vik Amar Caitlin O’Connell Gary Pomerantz Tina Seelig |
| 11:30 - 12:00 pm |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS - ROSEN CENTER (pick one) Vik Amar - The U.S. Supreme Court and constitutional doctrine, in light of the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy and the likely confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh. Michelle Darby and Dan Klein - The Storytelling Game - Play, Share, Connect. Caitlin O’Connell - Can elephants help us build a better hearing aid? Gary Pomerantz - Grandpa’s ring: finding our own stories. Tina Seelig - Increase luck in your life. Jonathan Sorger - Ways to improve cancer outcomes with surgical robotics and other technologies. |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE |