The World In 2013 Festival in Miller Place

The World In 2013 Festival

The Economist's fourth annual World In… festival, which coincides with The World in 2013 publication. The festival includes two days of eye-opening panels, performances and events.
Saturday tickets are $75 each. The event features a day full of debate, discussion and interactive activities. Hear about the future of the economy, media, sports, technology, innovation and more. Featured speakers include:
Chair
Daniel Franklin, executive editor, The Economist; editor, The World in 2013

Speakers
Haya Al Nassar, director of communications, Qatar Foundation
Paola Antonelli, senior curator, MoMA
Michelle Bachelet, under-secretary-general and executive director, UN Women
Dan Barber, executive chef and co-owner, Blue Hill
Inyang Bassey, performing artist and vocalist
Zanny Minton Beddoes, economics editor, The Economist
Ian Bremmer, president, Eurasia Group
Richard A. Clarke, author “Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It”
Steve Crossan, director, Google Cultural Institute
Esther Dyson, chairman, EDventure Holdings
William Easterly, professor at New York University
Daniel Ek, founder, Spotify
Robert Lane Greene, business correspondent, The Economist
Rachel Sterne Haot, chief digital officer, New York City
Larry Harvey, founder, Burning Man
Charlotte Howard, health care correspondent, The Economist
Shirley Ann Jackson, president, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jeff Jarvis, author "Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live"
Daniel Kraft, executive director, FutureMed Program
Fred Krupp, president, Environmental Defense Fund
Natasha Loder, Midwest correspondent, The Economist
Dambisa Moyo, author “Winner Take All”
Marvin Odum, president, Shell Oil Company
Peter Orszag, vice-chairman of global banking, Citigroup
Amanda Palmer, musician and social media artist
Steven Pinker, professor, Harvard University
Will Tracy, editor, The Onion
Christine Todd Whitman, co-chair, Clean and Safe Energy Coalition

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