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Aspen Institute announces summer speaker lineup

Courtesy, Steve Case Foundation

The Aspen Institute’s summer became a little bit clearer yesterday, as the group announced speakers for the Hurst Lecture Series, McCloskey Speaker Series and the Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit series.

The speaker comes to town July 7. Joel Kotkin, a professor at Chapman University, will talk about how urban planning has changed the way we live.

The next week, AOL founder Steve Case will talk about what he believes the next innovations in the tech fields will be.

Later in the summer, as the presidential election gets closer, the talks take on a more political bent.

Panels of republican and democratic governors will speak, while General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will discuss national security.

 

Patrick Fort grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, nurturing a love for ice hockey and deli sandwiches. After moving to Colorado in 2010 to attend the University of Colorado to study music, Patrick discovered his love for journalism. In 2013, Patrick created and hosted the award-winning radio program Colorado Stories, a news program that covered CU and the surrounding community. An avid mountain and road cyclist, Patrick also referees youth ice hockey. He loves '60s pop bands and and trying new recipes ranging from milk-braised carnitas to flourless cakes.