Living Without Limits Conference Booklet

W I T H O U T l i m i t s

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—Howard Thurman

Don’t ask what the world needs,ask what makes you come al ive and do it .Because what the world needs is people who have come al ive.”

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That’s the question that got our gears turning. The idea that led to a conversation and ultimately more questions; suddenly we were starving for answers. Under the impression that we weren’t alone in our pursuit of truth, we set out on a journey to satisfy our questioning souls.

the research, interviews, the laughter and tears confirmed our suspicions: people were hungry. Along the way we met some incredible people; a range of seekers and doers, of hopers and dreamers, all longing to live out the fullest version of their lives, whatever that may be.

what would you do IF YOU WEREN’T AFRAID?

We needed more people to know that it’s possible to do more than just exist; that if they had the courage to dare to dream, then we would offer something in return: the challenge to try.

Our answers made one thing clear:

withoutfear

We know that big ideas are best when shared; people need to know they aren’t alone in their pursuit. No matter your circumstance, that’s what this conference is about: a call to live bravely and fully.

Over the next two days you will experience a variety of speakers that have challenged us with their stories. For us, they have set the bar higher and successfully embody the practice of living without limits. Our hope is to encourage your hunger, to awaken a few sleeping giants.

dare to COME ALIVE

dare to COME ALIVE

All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or dance,

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just don’t t iptoe .”—Shane Claiborne

KEYNOTES

A mechanical engineer by training, Nye uses his comedy skills to painlessly and memorably share big ideas from physics, chemistry, algebra and green living. His Emmy-winning show Bill Nye the Science Guy has spun into a math series called Solving for X. These days he’s the CEO of the Planetary Society, the world’s largest non-governmental space interest organization. He wants everyone to know and appreciate the P, B, and J—the Passion, Beauty, and Joy—of science and math.

Everyone you’ll meet

that you don’t.”

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Bill NyeScience Guy

Bill Nye is a man with a mission: to help people understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work.

knows something

Frank Warren is the creator of the PostSecret Project, a collection of highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world, displaying the soulful secrets we never voice. Since November 2004, Warren has received more than 500,000 postcards, with secrets that run from sexual taboos and criminal activity to confessions of secret beliefs, hidden acts of kindness, shocking habits and fears. PostSecret is a safe and anonymous “place” where people can hear unheard voices and share untold stories.

Be wise enough not to be reckless,

to take great risks.”

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KEYNOTESFrank Warren Secret Keeper

Frank Warren is the creator of the PostSecret Project, a blog of secrets anonymously shared via postcard.

but brave enough

FRIDAY 4 pm Check-In

The Lobby

5 pm Meet & Greet The Main Ballroom

OPENI NG session

7 pm Bill NyeScience Guy

8 pm Layman Gibowee Nobelist and Peace Activist

9 pm Rebecca Newberger-Goldstein Philosopher, Linguist, Psychologist

SATURDAYMORNING session8am Regina Dugan

Director of DARPA

9am Jack Choi Technologist

10am Karen Bass Natural History Filmmaker

11am Brené Brown Vulnerability Researcher

12pm L U N C H

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY AFTERNOON session2pm James Hansen

Climatologist

3pm Thomas P. Campbell Museum Director

4pm Atul Gawande Psychologist and Journalist

5pm D I N N E R

EVENING session7pm Reid Hoffman

Social Entrepeneur

8pm Wade Davis Anthropologist and Ethnobotanist

9pm Tali Sharot Cognitive Neuroscientist

10pmFrank Warren Secret Keeper

All sessions will be held in Main Ballroom. During break times a social area will be set up in the Potomac Ballroom. Drinks and light refreshments made available by the Prince George Ballroom.

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