A panel discussion with
Debra Cleaver
Founder & CEO, Vote.org
Leah Greenberg
Co-Founder, Indivisible
Andrea Hailey
Founder, Civic Engagement Fund
Amanda Litman
Founder, Run for Something
Jess Morales Rocketto
Digital Community Organizer, OccupyAirports
Meighan Stone (moderator)
Entrepreneurship Fellow, Spring 2017, The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, HKS
President, Malala Fund

Panelists Debra Cleaver, Founder & CEO of Vote.org; Leah Greenberg, Co-Founder of Indivisible; Andrea Hailey, Founder of Civic Engagement Fund; Amanda Litman, Founder of Run for Something; and Jess Morales Rocketto, Digital Community Organizer for OccupyAirports joined moderator Meighan Stone, a Spring 2017 Entrepreneurship Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and President of Malala Fund for a panel discussion on the women-led “Resistance” against the current White House. The panelists discussed recent events in voter and candidate outreach, especially on the local level, in achieving their efforts to advance Democratic causes in the upcoming 2018 and 2020 elections. The event was co-sponsored by The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy; the Women and Public Policy Program; and the Women’s Initiative in Leadership.

A panel discussion with
Oren Cass
Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Domestic Policy Director, Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign 2012
James Pethokoukis
Columnist and Blogger, American Enterprise Institute
April Ponnuru
Senior Advisor, Conservative Reform Network
Kristen Soltis Anderson (moderator)
Co-Founder, Echelon Insights
Author, The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America
Institute of Politics Resident Fellow, 2014

Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow, Oren Cass, American Enterprise Institute columnist and blogger, James Pethokoukis, and Conservative Reform Network Senior Advisor, April Ponnuru joined Institute of Politics Fellow and Co-Founder of Echelon Insights, Kristen Soltis Anderson for a discussion on the future of the American conservative agenda. The speakers addressed topics ranging from the future of the Affordable Care Act and healthcare policy to the ability of the republicans to follow through on platform issues like tax cuts, to Donald Trump’s power over environmental regulations and the EPA.

Jon Finer ‘98
Institute of Politics Resident Fellow, Spring 2017
Chief of Staff and Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State (2016- 2017)
Foreign and National correspondent, Washington Post (2003 -2009)
Sarah Hurwitz `99
Institute of Politics Resident Fellow, Spring 2017
Chief Speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama (2010-2017)
Harvard Law School JD '04
Douglas Elmendorf (moderator)
Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Panelists and IOP Fellows Jon Finer, Former Washington Post Correspondent and State Department Chief of Staff, and Sarah Hurwitz, Chief Speechwriter for former First Lady Michelle Obama, joined moderator Douglas Elmendorf at the Forum for a discussion on public service. The conversation touched on the panelists’ paths to careers in public service, the transition from campaigning to working in government, and how the future of public service will be shaped in the age of the Trump Administration.

A conversation with
Iris Bohnet
Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Director of the Women and Public Policy Program, HKS
Co-chair, Behavioral Insights Group, HKS
Cynthia Dwork
Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard Paulson School of Engineering
Radcliffe Alumnae Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Alex “Sandy” Pentland
Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Toshiba Professor, MIT
Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program Director, MIT
Sheila Jasanoff (moderator)
Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard Kennedy School
Director, Program on Science, Technology and Society, HKS

Panelists Iris Bohnet, Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School,Director of its Women and Public Policy Program and Co-chair of its Behavioral Insights Group; Cynthia Dwork, the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; and Alex “Sandy” Pentland, Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program Director at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology joined moderator Sheila Jasanoff, the Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Director of the Program on Science, Technology and Society at the Harvard Kennedy School for a panel discussion to reflect on the future of artificial intelligence. The panelists specifically discussed the role bias has played—and will play—in the construction of AI programs, particularly given the human subjectivity inherent in programming.

Khizr Khan
Constitutional Rights Advocate 
Intisar Rabb
Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Director, Islamic Legal Studies Program, HLS
Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor, Harvard University Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
 

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Constitutional rights advocate and Gold Star father Khizr Khan joined Harvard Law School Professor of Law, Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Harvard University Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Director of HLS's Islamic Legal Studies Program Intisar Rabb, in conversation at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. Mr. Khan discussed the current national political situation generally but particularly focused on the necessity of valuing the American Constitution and the importance of action in the face of forces seeking to undermine our constitutional rights.

A Conversation with
Katherine Baicker
C. Boyden Gray Professor of Health Economics, Department of Health Policy and Management,
T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
President’s Council of Economic Advisers (2005-2007)
Jonathan Gruber
Ford Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Technical Consultant, Obama Administration on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2009-2010)
Avik Roy
Co-Founder and President, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute (2011-2016)
Gail R. Wilensky
Senior Fellow, Project HOPE
Director, Medicare and Medicaid (1990-1992)
Amitabh Chandra (moderator)
Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy and Director of Health Policy Research, Harvard Kennedy School

Moderator Amitabh Chandra, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy and Director of Health Policy Research at the Kennedy School, was joined by Professor Katherine Baicker, former member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, Jonathan Gruber, Ford Professor of Economics at M.I.T., Dr. Avik Roy, Co-Founder and President on the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, and Gail R. Wilensky, Senior Fellow at Project HOPE and former Director of Medicare and Medicaid, to discuss possible alternatives to the Affordable Care Act. The panelists discussed an array of issues relating to the nuances of the Affordable Care Act, including the inevitable trade-off between coverage and cost, adverse selection, and the structuring of premium support. The panelists also took questions from the audience on alternatives to the individual mandate as well as how payment reform will affect “high-cost” groups like the disabled.

A conversation with
Norman L. Eisen
Fellow, The Brookings Institution
U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2011 – 2014)
Special Assistant and Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform (2009-2011)
Mary Graham
Co-Director, Transparency Policy Project, Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School
Author, Presidents’ Secrets: The Use and Abuse of Hidden Power
Archon Fung (moderator)
Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship and Academic Dean, Harvard Kennedy School

Norman L. Eisen, a fellow at the Brookings Institute and the former U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic, and Mary Graham, co-director of the Transparency Policy Project at the Ash Center, joined moderator Archon Fung, Academic Dean of the Kennedy School, for a historical conversation on Presidential secrecy, ethics, and transparency. The panelists discussed a wide range of transparency in the young Trump administration through a historical lens, discussing topics such as tax returns, personal health, and financial disclosures. The panelists also took questions from the audience on e-mail and cell phone security as well as the role of the media in ensuring government transparency. 

This event has been postponed. Please stay tuned for updated information.

A Conversation with
Henry A. Kissinger
Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
56th Secretary of State

Graham T. Allison
Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School

***THIS EVENT IS TICKETED***
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CNN State of the Union  with Jake Tapper

Kellyanne Conway
Campaign Manager, Trump-Pence
Robby Mook
Campaign Manager, Clinton-Kaine

Doors will open at 5:00 PM and will close at 5:45 PM.

CNN will broadcast the Forum event on December 4, 2016.
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Tickets are free, but will be distributed by lottery. Enter the lottery HERE. The deadline for entries is Monday, November 28th at 10:00 PM. Winners will be notified via email on Tuesday, November 29th . Winners must pick up their tickets at the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy school:
Tuesday, November 29th 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday, November 30th 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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The Seymour E. and Ruth B. Harris Lecture by
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy
United States Surgeon General

Amitabh Chandra (Moderator)
Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Director of Health Policy Research, Harvard Kennedy School

Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, United States Surgeon General and Harvard Alumnus joined Amitabh Chandra, the Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy and Director of Health Policy Research at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government at the JFK Jr. Forum for a conversation about America's healthcare challenges. Murthy offered inspiring insight on America's healthcare issues relating to gun violence, opioid addiction, and changes to healthcare laws under the new administration. He stated that healthcare coverage must be protected and expanded, as 2.8 million Americans suffer from substance abuse, which is double the amount of people suffering from cancer, yet only 1/10 people are receiving treatment, which would never be permitted for cancer patients. However, Murthy is optimistic about future progress, stating that healthcare is a bipartisan issue, and that the next goal is to rebuild America's connections. He concluded the Forum with an eloquent and inspiring call for young students to pursue careers in government to create real change.