FESTIVAL SCHEDULE ~ SEPTEMBER 28-30, 2018
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
3:30pm – 7:30pm Registration, reception and opening session.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
8:00am – 5:00pm Coffee, general sessions, breakout sessions, etc.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
8:00am – 1:00pm Coffee, general sessions, breakout sessions, etc.
Friday, September 22, 2017
| Time / Duration | Activities |
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| 3:30 - 5:00 pm |
Registration BOOK STORE OPEN Wine and cheese reception in the Book Store- Rosen Center |
| 5:15 - 6:30 pm |
Amphitheater (weather permitting)** Christine - Cell phone enforcer Shannon - The voice of an angel Dr. Kevin Hicks - President, Stevenson School Niall Ferguson - World Order or Disorder? The International System between Globalism and Populism. Jeremi Suri - How has the practice of leadership changed in American society over the last two centuries?
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| 6:30 - 7:30 pm |
BOOK SIGNINGS IN BOOK STORE Niall Ferguson Jeremi Suri Shannon |
Saturday, September 23, 2017
| 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. Mark Siddall - Uncovering biodiversity for the most successful animal life-history strategy of all time. Wade Davis - One picture is worth a thousand words. Carlos Prieto - The beauty of the cello. Adam Lashinsky - Uber, one of the most controversial, disruptive and innovative startup companies ever, and its chance for survival. Walter V. Robinson - A conversation with Scott James.
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| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
Intermission Wade Davis Adam Lashinsky Carlos Prieto Walter V. Robinson Mark Siddall
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| 11:30 - 12:30 pm |
Amphitheater (weather permitting)** Ann Louise Bardach - Cuba: Today and tomorrow. Robert Weiner - North Korea! Jack Rakove - James Madison’s Dilemma--and Ours: No one took more pride, and was more nervous, in the drafting of the Constitution. |
| 12:30 - 1:40 pm |
LUNCH (Box lunches may be taken to the breakout rooms) BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE Ann Louise Bardach Jack Rakove |
| 1:00 - 1:40 pm |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS – ROSEN CENTER (pick one) Wade Davis – Exploring the world. Carlos Prieto – The adventures of a Strad cello from its birth in 1720 in Cremona, Italy to 2017 in Pebble Beach, California. Walter Robinson – Donald Trump: The new patron saint of the First Amendment. Mark Siddall – Nefarious yes, but necessary too, people have picked their poisons past and present. Jeremi Suri – Leadership, American society and the presidency - history and future. Robert Weiner – More on North Korea. |
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
KECK THEATER Steven Johnson - The colorful innovators of leisure and fun; the explorers, proprietors, showmen, and artists who changed the trajectory of history. Scott Klemmer - How the web’s global scale is changing design. Kristin Romey - Archaeology, and why it is more important than ever. Casey Grover - Opioid and prescription drug addiction, as well as some solutions for the future. Vivienne Ming - Five years ago, Dr. Ming’s little boy was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, and so she built herself a superpower which might save her son and the lives of millions. |
| 4:00 - 4:30 pm |
BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE Steven Johnson |
| 4:30 - 5:15 pm |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS - ROSEN CENTER (pick one) Ann Louise Bardach - The role of Vladimir Putin in Raul Castro’s Cuba. Casey Grover - What if everything you thought you knew about addiction turned out to be wrong? Steven Johnson - Writing (and reading) books in the Twitter age. Scott Klemmer - How have you (or could you) ask questions with prototypes in *your* life? Vivienne Ming - Five inventions to recover the value of human life. Jack Rakove - Which parts of the Constitution most need amending? Kristin Romey - Archaeology and Nationalism; old pots and dangerous ideas. |
Sunday, September 24, 2017
| Time / Duration | Activities |
| 8:00 - 8:45 am |
Coffee and Muffins |
| 9:00 - 11:00 am |
Keck Theater Seth Shostak – The search for life beyond earth and what will it mean if we find it? Lee Daniel Kravetz - Thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that impact education, healthcare, and business are highly contagious. Nalini Nadkarni - The art of “tapestry thinking” entwines different ways of knowing how to address complex problems. Janis Cooke Newman – Literary time travel: How writers turn history into fiction. Gary Small – Two weeks to a younger brain. Jeff Greenfield - “What-Ifs” in American politics history; How small twists of fate could have changed everything. |
| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
Intermission BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE Lee Daniel Kravetz Nalini Nadkarni Janis Cooke Newman Seth Shostak Gary Small |
| 11:30 - 12:15 pm |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS - ROSEN CENTER (pick one) Jeff Greenfield - The American Dream? The case for pessimism...the case for optimism. Lee Daniel Kravetz - How to “catch” good ideas as easily as contracting a cold. Nalini Nadkarni - How do we understand and welcome the breakings and joinings in our own lives? Janis Cooke Newman - From the brain to the page: How to tell your story. Seth Shostak - If the aliens are really out there, how is it we haven’t seen any evidence? Gary Small - Easy tricks to boost your memory. |
| 12:15 - 1:00pm |
BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE |