SAVE THE DATES!Upcoming San Francisco Bay Area Programming

September 2015 to December 2015

SEPTEMBER 2015 SOCIETY OF FELLOWS VANGUARD DISCUSSION RECEPTIONFeaturing Dr. Bassem Youssef, Egyption satirist, Resident Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and former host of Al-Bernameg on: Becoming an Influence in a Conflict Setting. Underwritten by Bonnie and Tom McCloskey and by Devon and Michael Karpowicz.Tuesday, September 29, 2015 | 6:00 – 7:30 pmPrivate Residence, San FranciscoFor Vanguard members and by invitation only, contact: SOF@aspeninstitute.org.

MORRIS SERIES: LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIONA conversation featuring Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation on: The Art of the Matter: Where Free Expression Meets Social Justice.Wednesday, September 30, 20156:30 - 8:00 pmThe Walt Disney Family Museum104 Montgomery Street The Presidio of San Francisco, San FranciscoBy invitation only, contact allison.sawczyn@aspeninstitute.org

OCTOBER 2015VANITY FAIR’S NEW ESTABLISHMENT SUMMITSecond Annual Conference. Vanity Fair, in association with the Aspen Institute, will assemble the titans of technology, politics, business, and media for the 2015 New Establishment Summit, featuring an opening night event followed by two days of inventive programming and inspiring conversations around the ideas and innovations shaping the future.Monday, October 5 – Wednesday, October 7, 2015Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San FranciscoRegistration required, visit: www.vfsummit.com

Darren Walker

SOCAP WELCOME RECEPTIONHosted by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), The Lemelson Foundation, The Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, and Opportunity Collaboration.Tuesday, October 6, 2015 | 6:00 – 8:00 pmFort Mason, San FranciscoBy invitation only, contact jenny.evertt@aspeninstitute.org

ASPENX AND SOCRATES RECEPTIONHosted by the Aspen Institute and the Socrates Host Committee (Debbie Adler, Erin Brooks, Hilary Cohen, Jeremy Goldberg, Laura Lauder, Patrick McKenna, Tamar Rudnick, Kenneth Sawyer).Friday, October 9, 2015Kahn Academy, Mountain ViewFor Vanguard and Socrates Members only, contact dana.hall@aspeninstitute.org

SOCIETY OF FELLOWS DISCUSSION RECEPTIONA conversation featuring author and columnist, Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor Financial Times on: Silo Busting: Unleashing the Power of Innovation in Markets. Underwritten by Bonnie and Tom McCloskey and by Devon and Michael Karpowicz.Monday, October 26, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 pmPrivate Residence, San FranciscoFor SOF members and by invitation only, contact sof@aspeninstitute.org or 970-544-7980.

NOVEMBER 2015 SAN FRANCISCO EVENING SEMINARSan Francisco Evening Seminars are a way to connect with the Aspen Institute, Aspen Seminar Alumni, Socrates Alumni, SOF members, and to meet new friends in the San Francisco area. They are typically hosted in a home or organization’s space and include a reception followed by a text-based dialogue discussion of selected topics and readings among the participants and led by an Aspen Seminar moderator.Wednesday, November 11, 2015 | 6:00 – 9:00 pmWildflowers Institute, 1144 Pacific Avenue, San FranciscoBy invitation only, contact hadley.white@aspeninstitute.org

Gillian Tett

MORRIS SERIES: LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATIONA conversation featuring Alice Waters, chef, author and owner of Chez Panisse, William Rosenzweig, Dean and Executive Director, The Culinary Institute of America, and Corby Kummer, Senior Editor and Food Columnist, The Atlantic, Editor-in-Chief, Communications, The Aspen Institute on: Where is the Food Movement Going and Who is Leading It?November 16, 20156:00 pmThe Ferry Building, San FranciscoBy invitation only, contact allison.sawczyn@aspeninstitute.org

FOR MORE EVENT INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG/EVENTS

The Morris Series: Leadership and Innovation is made possible by a generous donation from Aspen Institute Trustee Diane L. Morris. This series brings the mission and work of the Institute to an invited group of supporters, friends, and new audiences in the San Francisco area. The Series addresses innovation and technology with an underlying theme of leadership based on enduring values and

nonpartisan exchange.

The Society of Fellows Discussion Receptions are underwritten by Bonnie and Tom McCloskey and by Devon and Michael Karpowicz. These intimate gatherings feature prominent experts in a variety of

fields, and take place in private residences.

Individuals and couples who wish to engage more deeply in the Institute’s programs and mission are invited to join the Society of Fellows. The SOF is a community of donors that provides important support to advance the Institute’s mission. Fellows receive frequent invitations and advance notices of special events and have a dedicated line to call for information about Institute discussions, receptions, seminars, and festivals throughout the year. Levels of support range from the Vanguard Chapter for younger donors to

Chairman’s and Gold Leaf Society levels for more established donors.

Please contact Peter Waanders, Director of the Society of Fellows, at (970) 544-7912 or peter.waanders@aspeninstitute.org

DECEMBER 2015SOCIETY OF FELLOWS DISCUSSION RECEPTIONA conversation featuring Jon Meacham, Executive Editor and Executive Vice President, Random House; Presidential Historian and Author, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, and American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House. Underwritten by Bonnie and Tom McCloskey and by Devon and Michael Karpowicz.Tuesday, December 1, 2015 | 1:00 – 2:30 pmPrivate Residence, San FranciscoFor SOF members and by invitation only, contact sof@aspeninstitute.org or 970-544-7980.

Jon Meacham

Alice Waters