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