Aspen Ideas: Health Opening Session
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Join us to kickoff Aspen Ideas: Health 2024 with welcome remarks from Aspen Institute leaders, 10 Big Ideas from Aspen Ideas: Health speakers, and a special performance from the cast of the Broadway Show "How to Dance in Ohio."
Speakers
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Andrea ChoeCo-Founder and CEO of Holoclara -
Joel BervellHost of "The Dose" Podcast -
Rachel HardemanDirector, Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, University... -
Shinjini KunduFellow Physician and Research Scientist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital -
Marina JansenActor in “How to Dance in Ohio” -
Ayanna ThomasActor in “How to Dance in Ohio” -
Desmond Luis EdwardsActor in “How to Dance in Ohio” -
Collin HancockActor in “How to Dance in Ohio” -
Conor TagueActor in “How to Dance in Ohio” -
Madison KopecActor in “How To Dance In Ohio” -
Ruth KatzExecutive Director,Health, Medicine, and Society Program, Aspen Instit... -
Kathy CorradiDirector of Rodent Mitigation for the Office of the Mayor in New York... -
Gregory JacksonDeputy Director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention at The White... -
Lisa DamourPsychologist and Author of "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers" -
Wendy MacNaughtonArtist, Graphic Journalist, and Educator at DrawTogether -
Emilio AmigoPsychologist and Clinical Director of Amigo Family Counseling -
Francis CollinsDistinguished Investigator, National Human Genome Research Institute,... -
Dean OrnishPresident and Founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute -
Dan PorterfieldPresident and CEO, Aspen Institute
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