The 2016 program consisted of 43 sessions involving 87 speakers and moderators presenting over three days in August 2016.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
U.S. International Power in the 21st Century – (moderator/interview in italics) Michael Kramer, Leslie Gelb
Space Exploration: Worlds Awaiting – John Donvan, Charles Elachi
The Racial Divide – Darren Walker, Kristen Clarke, Cyrus Vance, Ekow Yankah
Aperitifs – 23 speakers give 2-minute previews of their sessions to come
Frank Delaney, David Baltimore, Amy Cappellazzo, Aaron Carroll, Charlie Cook, Mark Gorenberg, Eleanor Heartney, Christopher Hill, Marc Raibert, Pepe Karmel, John Kelly, William LeoGrande, Jack Matlock, Trevor Morrison, Charles Murray, Joe Nocera, William Perry, Stapleton Roy, Kevin Salatino, Kip Thorne, Frances Townsend, Faye Wattleton, Gilbert Welch, Deborah Willis
FRIDAY MORNING
Balancing Security and Liberty – Frances Townsend, Sir Richard Dearlove, David Sanger, Thomas Pickering
Less Medicine, More Health – John Donvan, Gilbert Welch
Artificial Intelligence and Society: Separating Fact from Fiction – Walter Isaacson, John Kelly, Stuart Russell
Where is the Supreme Court Headed? – Trevor Morrison, Danielle Gray, Jeffrey Wall
Aciman on Proust – Jonathan Burnham, André Aciman
Back at the Nuclear Brink– David Sanger, Christopher Hill, William Perry
The Environment: Why We Must Overcome Our Fears to Save the Planet – Frank Delaney, Michael Shellenberger
Fire Shut Up In My Bones – Jonathan Burnham, Charles Blow
Gravitational Waves: Albert Einstein to LIGO – Walter Isaacson, Kip Thorne
What Hath the Food Movement Wrought? – Corby Kummer, Michael Pollan
Should College Athletes Be Paid? – Jay Kriegel, Joe Nocera, Ekow Yankah
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Feminism's Challenges in the 21st Century – Darren Walker, Eleanor Heartney, Laurie Simmons, Faye Wattleton
A Guaranteed Income for Every American – John Donvan, Charles Murray, Andrew Stern
"Hamilton" and Others: The Relationship of Non-profit Theaters and Broadway – P. Carl, John Doyle, Oskar Eustis
Charlie Cook Dissects the 2016 Election – Jay Kriegel, Charlie Cook
Robotics: The Promise and the Reality – John Donvan, Gill Pratt, Marc Raibert
Are Old Masters Still Relevant in the High-Fuelled World of Contemporary Art? – Scott Rothkopf, Thomas Campbell, Carter Foster, Kevin Salatino
What the Wise Men See: Kissinger and Dearlove – Michael Kramer, Sir Richard Dearlove, Henry Kissinger
As Technology Races Ahead, How Do Humans Keep Up? – John Donvan, Andrew McAfee, Charles Murray, Stuart Russell
The Ever-Changing Art Market – Katya Kazakina, Amy Cappellazzo, Adam Lindemann
SATURDAY MORNING
Dealing with the Middle East Mess – Chase Robinson, Christopher Hill, Hussein Majali, Thomas Pickering
Innovations to Help the Aging People Stay Healthy and Independent – Mark Gorenberg, Dina Katabi
DARPA: Postcards from the Future – Steve Koonin, Arati Prabhakar
Cuba Enters a New Home and Abroad – William LeoGrande, José Viera
A Fine Romance: Museums and Collectors – Pepe Karmel, Colin Bailey, Thomas Campbell, Gary Tinterow
Foreshadowing the Presidential Election: Key Campaign Issues – Jane Whitney, Eric Cantor, Hakeem Jeffries
Driving in the Digital Age – Alex Taylor, Gill Pratt, Ken Washington
When Is A Painting Overcooked? – Dodie Kazanjian, Julian Lethbridge, Dana Schutz
The Final Frontier Pierced: Precise Gene Alteration – Harold Varmus, David Baltimore
