SAVE THE DATES! Upcoming San Francisco Bay Area Programming September 2015 to December 2015 SEPTEMBER 2015 SOCIETY OF FELLOWS VANGUARD DISCUSSION RECEPTION Featuring 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 pm Private Residence, San Francisco For Vanguard members and by invitation only, contact: [email protected]. MORRIS SERIES: LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION A conversation featuring Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation on: e Art of the Matter: Where Free Expression Meets Social Justice. Wednesday, September 30, 2015 6:30 - 8:00 pm e Walt Disney Family Museum 104 Montgomery Street e Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco By invitation only, contact [email protected] OCTOBER 2015 VANITY FAIR’S NEW ESTABLISHMENT SUMMIT Second 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, 2015 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco Registration required, visit: www.vfsummit.com Darren Walker SOCAP WELCOME RECEPTION Hosted by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), e Lemelson Foundation, e Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, and Opportunity Collaboration. Tuesday, October 6, 2015 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm Fort Mason, San Francisco By invitation only, contact [email protected] ASPENX AND SOCRATES RECEPTION Hosted 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, 2015 Kahn Academy, Mountain View For Vanguard and Socrates Members only, contact [email protected] SOCIETY OF FELLOWS DISCUSSION RECEPTION A 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 pm Private Residence, San Francisco For SOF members and by invitation only, contact [email protected] or 970-544-7980. NOVEMBER 2015 SAN FRANCISCO EVENING SEMINAR San 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. ey 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 pm Wildflowers Institute, 1144 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco By invitation only, contact [email protected] Gillian Tett