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2018 Sun Valley Forum

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2018 Speakers

The Moments that Moved the Room

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Turning Risk Into Opportunity: 
Vision Courage Innovation

In 2018, our task was ever more urgent: The World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Risks report, Fractures, Fears & Failures, found that three of our top five risks likely to happen in the next 10 years are environment-related: extreme weather events, natural disasters, and the failure to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The report stated that the world is entering a “critical period of intensified risks” and “we have been pushing our planet to the brink.” And yet, the opportunities to build prosperous, secure, thriving communities and economies have never been greater. To succeed at scale and urgency, we must address the interconnections and pursue strategies that serve multiple benefits. To that end, the Sun Valley Forum includes diverse topics and approaches, from energy and food to equity and human resilience and from policy and investment to technology and communications.

2018 PROGRAM
KEYNOTE: CRAIG BOUCHARD, CHAIRMAN & CEO, BRAIDY INDUSTRIES Building an Ecosystem of Leadership
28:38
Host: Aimée Christensen, Founder, Sun Valley Institute What can be done when a region’s economy is devastated by an event, such as America’s retreat from coal in Eastern Kentucky? Whether by disasters or longterm trends, from a changing global environment or shifting global economic forces, leaders must think in new ways as nothing is staying the same. Hear how public and private leadership and collaboration are providing the vision, courage and innovation to help create a long term, sustainable economy in Eastern Kentucky in a changing, globalized world. The annual Sun Valley Forum, hosted by the Sun Valley Institute, convenes approximately 200-250 national and international leaders and innovators from investment, policy, business, nonprofits, sports and entertainment and academia, as well as local leaders, visitors, and residents, to share strategies, broaden thinking, and ignite new partnerships, all with a goal of building greater resilience. Please see www.sunvalleyforum.com for more information; hosted by the Sun Valley Institute, www.sunvalleyinstitute.org.
THE GREAT ENERGY TRANSFORMATION PANEL: DAVID CRANE, MICHAEL COHEN & NICOLE STEELE
36:10
The energy sector is in the midst of a rapid, tumultuous transformation driven by conspiring innovation, economics and environmental factors. Hear from leading energy players at the forefront of this transformation as they speak to the implications of this transformation, including for our economies, land, people and communities. The annual Sun Valley Forum, hosted by the Sun Valley Institute, convenes approximately 200-250 national and international leaders and innovators from investment, policy, business, nonprofits, sports and entertainment and academia, as well as local leaders, visitors, and residents, to share strategies, broaden thinking, and ignite new partnerships, all with a goal of building greater resilience. Please see www.sunvalleyforum.com for more information; hosted by the Sun Valley Institute, www.sunvalleyinstitute.org.
Firing Up the Grain Economy
24:34
Sun Valley Forum: Matthew Dillon, Director of Agricultural Policy and Programs, Clif Bar; Dr. Stephen Jones, Director, The Bread Lab, Washington State University; and Brett Stevenson, Owner, Hillside Ranch The annual Sun Valley Forum, hosted by the Sun Valley Institute, convenes approximately 200-250 national and international leaders and innovators from investment, policy, business, nonprofits, sports and entertainment and academia, as well as local leaders, visitors, and residents, to share strategies, broaden thinking, and ignite new partnerships, all with a goal of building greater resilience. Please see www.sunvalleyforum.com for more information; hosted by the Sun Valley Institute, www.sunvalleyinstitute.org.
SAM ARONS: The Future of Mobility
24:20
Sun Valley Forum 2018: Sam Arons, Director of Sustainability, Lyft, on how the energy sector is in the midst of a rapid, tumultuous transformation driven by conspiring innovation, economics and environmental factors. Hear from leading energy players at the forefront of this transformation as they speak to the implications of this transformation, including for our economies, land, people and communities. The annual Sun Valley Forum, hosted by the Sun Valley Institute, convenes approximately 200-250 national and international leaders and innovators from investment, policy, business, nonprofits, sports and entertainment and academia, as well as local leaders, visitors, and residents, to share strategies, broaden thinking, and ignite new partnerships, all with a goal of building greater resilience. Please see www.sunvalleyforum.com for more information; hosted by the Sun Valley Institute, www.sunvalleyinstitute.org.
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