KentPresents 2015
The 2015 program consisted of 38 sessions involving 70 speakers and moderators presenting over three days in August 2015.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
- U.S. Risks Around the World – (moderator/interview in italics) David E. Sanger, Ambassador William Burns
- KentPresents: The Aperitifs – 13 speakers Presented Four-minute Previews of Their Sessions to Come
- Frank Delaney, Donna Rosen, Ben Rosen, Stewart Brand, Janet Gornick, Bill Luers, Adam Lowe, Dan Kevles, Jay Kriegel, Chase Robinson, Frances Arnold, Pepe Karmel, Jim Fruchterman, Harold Varmus, Mitch Landrieu, Ted Chapin
FRIDAY MORNING
- Cybersecurity, Cyberwar and Surveillance – Jim Hoge, David E. Sanger, Joe Nocera
- Preserving Our Cultural Heritage – Judith Dobrzynski, Adam Lowe, Bonnie Burnham
- Dealing with Iran – Michael Kramer, Jim Hoge, Ambassador Bill Luers, David E. Sanger
- Demystifying Energy – Scott Tinker, Stewart Brand
- Election 2016: Assessing the Field – Jay Kriegel, Charlie Cook, Ed Rollins
- The Arts and Crafts of Biography – Frank Delaney, Sylvia Morris, David Nasaw, James Atlas
- Cancer: Research, Prevention, Treatment – Paul Marks, Harold Varmus
- Income Inequality: Consequences, Solutions – Janet Gornick, Paul Krugman, Darren Walker, Scott Pearlstein
- Can Technology Save Us? – Jim Fruchterman, Carols Riva, Adam Lowe
- Morris vs. Buckley, The Gipper vs. the Veep – Frank Delaney, Edmund Morris, Christopher Buckley
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
- Race and Criminal Justice – Soledad O'Brien, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Darren Walker, Mayor Mitch Landrieu
- New 21st Century Art Museum: Better or Worse? – Judith Dobrzynski, Michael Govan, Susan Taylor, Jerry Saltz, Richard Olcott
- Time in the Age of Information – Judith Shulevitz, Andre Aciman
- Climate Change: Certainties? Uncertainties? – Dan Kevles, Steven Koonin, Gavin Schmidt
- The Big Blur: Museums,Galleries, Auction Houses – Dodie Kazanjian, Amy Cappellazzo, Michael Govan, Francis Naumann
- Lewis Lapham: The World in Time – Nick Lemann, Lewis Lapham
- World Economic Outlook – Steve Pearlstein, Paul Krugman
- Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, Identity – Judith Shulevitz, Andrew Solomon
- Guns in America – Jane Whitney, Joe Nocera, Ed Rollins
SATURDAY MORNING
- Understanding Islamic Extremism – Michael Kramer, Chase Robinson, Joshua Landis
- State of Play(s): The Future of Theater – David Benedict, Ted Chapin, Richard Maltby, Jr., Jack Viertel,
- Sex in America – Judith Shulevitz, Nick Lemann
- Rating Presidents – Dan Kevles, Jay Kriegel, David Nasaw, Ed Rollins, Paul Krugman
- Automobiles: Disruption Ahead – Alex Taylor, JB Straubel, Gil Castillo
- Evolution: Recreating the Past, Exploring the Future – Scott Fraser, Frances Arnold, Stewart Brand
- Disruptive Technologies 1 – Jim Fruchterman, Bill Gross, Steve Koonin, Scott Fraser
- Duchamp & Picasso: Two Men and a Bicycle – Jerry Saltz, Francis Naumann, Pepe Karmel
- Interview with Siddhartha Mukherjee – Michael Moritz, Siddhartha Mukherjee
- GMOs -- Dangerous, or Panacea? – Corby Kummer, Stewart Brand
- Election 2016: Issues That Will Dominate – Nick Lemann, Janet Gornick, Michael Kramer
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
- Disruptive Technologies 2 – Michael Moritz, Howard Morgan, Scott Tinker, JB Straubel
- The Prospects of Personalized Medicine – Dan Kevles, Frances Arnold, Scott Fraser
- How the Supreme Court is Changing America – Michael Kramer, Jeffrey Toobin, James Zirin
- World Order – Christopher Buckley, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
- New Art: What Makes a Generation? – Chris Lew, Rachel Rose, Xaviera Simmons
- If I Loved You… The Anatomy of a Musical Scene – Jack Viertel, Richard Maltby, Jr., Ted Chapin, Jenn Gambatese, Nate Hackman, Leah Horowitz, Jen Regan