Ethical Leadership Forum featuring Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray, Dr. Karambu Ringera & Logan Thompson

Understanding the Brain-Gut-Immune Connection

Dr. Worden guides attendees on a journey of self-assessment to identify health concerns and develop strategies for . . .

Ordinary Women in Extraordinary Circumstances

Major General Mari K. Eder, a retired Army major general, knows quite a bit about being in extraordinary . . .

Why Journalists Go In When Everyone Else Wants Out

Conversations on Controversial Issues moderated by Clay Jenkinson: Books under Siege in America PEN America, a first . . .

Book Banning: Controversial Conversations

Conversations on Controversial Issues moderated by Clay Jenkinson: Books under Siege in America PEN America, a first . . .

Trust Issues: Is there hope for America's institutions?

In October 2020 in The Atlantic, David Brooks wrote “Social trust is a measure of the moral quality of a society—of . . .

The Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence

AI is moving into our lives at the speed of light. It's the subject of multiple headlines and, while it brings . . .

Why DO Dinosaurs Matter?

We’ve all been there — first as a child ourselves, and then watching our children, nieces and nephews and maybe our . . .

Doing Well by Doing Good: Business, Art and Nonprofit Collaboration

Zeal Optics, Snowboard Outreach Society and Artist Pat Milberry collaborate for profit, community well-being and . . .

Ethical Leadership Forum featuring Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray, Dr. Karambu Ringera & Logan Thompson

The Ethical Leadership Forum is a collaborative event that brings together emerging and experienced leaders across . . .

What is the Reality of the Clean Energy Transition?

The changing climate is a reality in 2023 but how will the world realistically meet its growing energy needs? The . . .

The Fox Hunt: An Evening with Mohammed Al Samawi

During the Yemeni civil war, Mohammed Al Samawi became the target of death threats because of his work with interfaith . . .

Workshop! Leaders at All Levels with Chuck Wachendorfer

These trying times invite each of us to contribute to the creation of a better world. Through inspiring stories of . . .

An Evening With William Browder

William Browder was once the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia until being declared “a threat to national . . .

Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties

A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich . . .

Bill Browder: Fraud, Murder and Vladimir Putin

William Browder was once the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia until being declared “a threat to national . . .

Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties

A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich . . .

Ethical Leadership Forum featuring Ambassador Catherine Ebert-Gray, Dr. Karambu Ringera & Logan Thompson

The Ethical Leadership Forum is a collaborative event that brings together emerging and experienced leaders across . . .

What is the Reality of the Clean Energy Transition?

The changing climate is a reality in 2023 but how will the world realistically meet its growing energy needs? The . . .

Workshop! Leaders at All Levels with Chuck Wachendorfer

These trying times invite each of us to contribute to the creation of a better world. Through inspiring stories of . . .

The Fox Hunt: An Evening with Mohammed Al Samawi

During the Yemeni civil war, Mohammed Al Samawi became the target of death threats because of his work with interfaith . . .

Bravo! Vail: The Building of a Festival

Every year, Bravo! Vail brings the finest orchestras in the world to Vail to present classical repertoires, world . . .

Native Americans 101: Ten Things You Should Know

Most Americans don’t know much about Native Americans beyond pow wows, dream catchers, poverty and a sense that Native . . .

Gun Violence in America

In the first four months of 2023, we had more than 140 mass shootings in the United States. And yet mass shootings are . . .

Higher Education and the Culture Wars

A rising tide of intolerance characterizes higher education. The crisis in higher education comes chiefly from the . . .

Exploring Our Oceans with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with Dr. Peter de Menocal

Dr. Peter de Menocal is a paleoclimatologist and oceanographer with a passion for understanding the ocean and Earth’s . . .

YIMBY Jamboree: Local Housing Solutions in Vail and Eagle County

YIMBY (/ˈyimbē/) noun, informal Definition: A person who supports new development in the area where they live, . . .

COOL: Women and Girls Leading the Way to a Sustainable Future with Paola Gianturco

Author/photographer Paola Gianturco will share slides and stories from “COOL: Women leaders Reversing Global Warming,” . . .

The Latest From Ukraine with former Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor

As the harsh Ukrainian winter ends, Ambassador William Taylor will speak to the most recent developments on the ground . . .

The Last Kings of Shanghai with Author Jonathan Kaufman

An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century . . .

Conversations on Controversial Issues: Moderated by Clay Jenkinson - The Supreme Court of the USA

In a new series from Vail Symposium, humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson gathers experts for a thoughtful, civil, . . .

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The 50th Anniversary of “Valley Curtain” and the Artists’ Legacy

Although it only lasted a mere 28 hours in the winds of the Grand Hogback Mountain Range in 1972, Christo and . . .

Preparing for the Worst: Eagle County Emergency Preparation with Barron, Vardaman, Bauer & Van Beek

A pandemic that has raged for more than a year, annual wildland fires that are the new normal, and mudslides . . .

Declining Global Population and Its Consequences with Dr. Darrell Bricker

For half a century, statisticians, pundits and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon . . .

Cryptocurrency and Digital Currency: The Future of Money with Bob Bench and Puneet Singhvi

The future of money will be here faster and be more diverse than you think. What are cryptocurrency and digital . . .

The Power and Beauty of the Brain w/ Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and Dr. Sue Morter

In 1996 at the age of 37, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir “My Stroke of . . .

Long Haulers: The COVID-19 Aftereffects that will Continue to Reverberate Globally w/ Thomas Wright

COVID-19 spread across the globe like a true tsunami: almost imperceptible at the outset, building inexorably, . . .

High Tide: America’s Mounting Challenges From China, Climate Change & Globalization with Bruce Jones

Dr. Bruce Jones, author of the recent, bestselling book “To Rule the Waves: How Control of the World’s Oceans Shapes . . .

Cold Comfort: Investigating a Mysterious Disappearance on Everest - Jeremy Evans on Marco Siffredi

Marco Siffredi was the first person to make a complete snowboard descent of Mount Everest in 2001 and was regarded by . . .

Beyond Belief: Considering Evidence for Life After Life with Dr. Eben Alexander and Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD.

Believing in the afterlife is one thing… proving it is another. This year, people from around the world competed in an . . .

No Strings Attached w/ Alex Honnold