Permanent disruption appears to be the new normal for American life. Our opening panel brings together cross-sectoral perspectives to help forecast and prepare for the complex and shifting landscape ahead, focusing on economic, geopolitical, and technological trends and challenges. 

Moderator

Karen Kornbluh

Founding Director, Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative; Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States; former US Ambassador, OECD

Speakers

Esther Dyson

Founder, Wellville

James "Spider" Marks

Major General (Ret.); Advisor, Academy Securities; CNN Commentator

Alec Phillips

Chief Political Economist, Goldman Sachs Research