Schedule of Events:

Friday, September 22, 2023

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm: Registration

Wine and cheese reception in the BOOK STORE - in Rosen Center

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: KECK THEATER

Trish Tillman - Festival Hostess
Dr. Deneen Guss - Superintendent of Schools, Monterey County
Dr. Dan Griffiths - President, Stevenson School
Jim Burrows - Mary Tyler Moore to Cheers
Glen and Les Charles - Creators of Cheers
Michael Alec Rose - Beethoven and the Beatles: Hearing the connections.

Saturday, September 23, 2023

8:00 am - 8:45 am: Coffee and pastries in the BOOK STORE

9:00 am - 11:00 am: KECK THEATER

Rusty Gaillard - The Zen of Stress: Why smart people make stupid choices.
David Eagleman - Why do we think that everyone who disagrees with us is a troll?
Susan Swick - Mental Health 101.
Jeremi Suri - Why is democracy in crisis and what should we do?

11:00 am - 11:30 am: BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE

Jim Burrows
David Eagleman
Rusty Gaillard
Michael Alec Rose
Jeremi Suri

11:30 am - 12:00 pm: AMPHITHEATER (weather permitting)**

Cara Alter - Visible credibility: Show up at your best when it counts

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: LUNCH (Box lunches may be taken to the breakout rooms)

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS - ROSEN CENTER (pick one)

Jim Burrows - My favorite sitcom.
David Eagleman - Anything you’ve ever wanted to know about the brain.
Rusty Gaillard - Breaking the code: Winning habits that make you lose.
Michael Alec Rose - Why do we love specific songs or pieces of music so much? There’s a lot to consider.
Jeremi Suri - Protecting and reforming democracy for the 21st century.
Susan Swick - Strategies that will help you (both youth and adults) to build healthy habits.

1:45 pm - 3:45 pm: KECK THEATER

James Marggraff - When AI meets reading for 5 year olds.
Alka Joshi - Why history needs your stories.
Erich Schwartzel - How China hijacked Hollywood.
Stephen Kotkin, interview with Scott James – Xi Jinpng’s China: How does it fit in the sweep of history?

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm: BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE

Cara Alter
Scott James
Alka Joshi
Stephen Kotkin
James Marggraff
Erich Schwartzel

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS - ROSEN CENTER (pick one)

Cara Alter - Taming adrenaline: How to overcome speaking anxiety.
Alka Joshi - Ten years to overnight success.
Stephen Kotkin - War in Ukraine: Where is this going?
James Marggraff - How to innovate with impact – my journey of helping millions of kids while following my passion.
Erich Schwartzel - China’s influence behind the scenes in Hollywood.

Sunday, September 24, 2023

8:00 am - 8:45 am: Coffee and pastries

9:00 am - 11:00 am: KECK THEATER

Irena Smith - College admissions and why stories matter.
Joan Luise Hill - Cultivating a miracle mindset.
John B. Taylor - How monetary policy got behind the curve and how to get back.
Cara Black - Tying fiction to history and my research in Paris.
Austin Meyer and Zoe Novic - Explore the inter-connectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.

11:00 am - 11:30 am: BOOK SIGNINGS IN THE BOOK STORE

Cara Black
Joan Luise Hill
Irena Smith
John B. Taylor

11:30 am - 12:15 pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS - ROSEN CENTER (pick one)

Cara Black - Night flight to Paris: Three missions, two cities, one shot to win the war.
Joan Luise Hill - Take the miracle moment challenge.
Austin Meyer and Zoe Novic - One Health storytelling.
Irena Smith - Writing to admit, writing to be admitted: what personal narratives can do.
John B. Taylor - Central banks around the world need to follow a uniform policy.

Date: September 22-24, 2023

Location: Stevenson School - 3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach, CA 93953

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