George Mitchell’s Quest: Sending More Students to College
Former Senate majority leader, U.S. peace envoy barely got to college, now he’s committed to helping others realize their potential
Category: 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival
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Yahoo to Buy Tumblr; Future of User-Generated Content (VIDEO)
Yahoo to announce $1.1bn deal today; I Can Has Cheezburger’s Ben Huh on how user-generated content will change the world
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Tory Burch: ‘We Can Contribute’ and ‘Inspire Women’ (VIDEO)
Why philanthropy is core to fashion designer Tory Burch’s business DNA
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Matthew Accarrino on His Celebrity Chef Mentors (VIDEO)
Chef of SPQR in San Francisco talks about his influences in the kitchen and the restaurant scene in San Francisco.
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Why Everyone These Days Is Taking It to the Cloud (VIDEO)
Google engineering director on trends in cloud computing and mobile, and how the cloud helps reduce business risk and the digital divide
350.org Founder Bill McKibben: A Greener Planet (VIDEO)
Leading environmentalist on the effectiveness of the Internet to combat global warming
The Global Gender Gap (VIDEO)
Saadia Zahidi, Director, Head of Constituents at the World Economic Forum, on equality and the global gender gap
Michael Holthouse on Lemonade Day (VIDEO)
Lemonade Day is a nationwide event that teaches children how to start, develop and run their own lemonade stands
Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Journey to Freedom (VIDEO)
Watch a clip with Ali, the Founder of the AHA Foundation
Victor Chan: Life Beginnings With the Dalai Lama (VIDEO)
Watch ’2.5 Minutes With genConnect’ with Victor Chan, Director of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education
Victor Chan on Dalai Lama’s ‘Education of the Heart’ (VIDEO)
Watch ’2.5 Minutes With genConnect’ with spiritual leader Victor Chan on the Dalai Lama’s vision of education that nurtures inner well being—and good grades
Victor Chan on Earth’s Third Pole: The Tibetan Plateau (VIDEO)
Watch ’2.5 Minutes With genConnect’ with Victor Chan on why he and the Dalai Lama are concerned about the dire situation of the Tibetan Plateau
Creativity and Innovation Expert Sir Ken Robinson (VIDEO)
Watch ’2.5 Minutes With genConnect’ with Sir. Ken Robinson, speaker, advisor to governments and companies on passion and achievements
Biz Stone and Evan Williams: The ‘Throw Up’ Effect of Twitter (VIDEO)
Twitter’s CEO and Co-founder describe the “roller coaster” ride of launching the popular micro-blogging website
Congresswoman Jane Harman on Lessons Learned (VIDEO)
Our interview with the Chairwoman of The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment …
