Bill George: Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis Bill George, Professor, Harvard Business School; Former CEO, Medtronic; Author, Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis As the US continues to feel the devastating effects of the economic meltdown and widespread job losses, George reminds us that it i...
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When Government Works and When It Doesnt William Eggers, Co-author, If We Can Put a Man on the MoonGetting Big Things Done in Government Frustrated by the growing list of high-profile failures, Americans have rarely expected so much from our government while also having so little public confiden...
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for warming hearts and bellies. Though the temperature may be dropping, the Bay Areas premier pastry provocateurs are rising to the occasion to satisfy your sweet tooth. Our panel of culinary artists will expand your sweet-smarts and your waistlines as they share the secrets of their custom conf...
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Pearls, Politics and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead Madeleine Kunin, Former US Ambassador to Switzerland; Former Governor of Vermont; Author, Pearls, Politics and Power The first woman elected governor of Vermont, Kunin held positions of power during the Bush Sr. and Clinton administrations, ...
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Gullivers Troubles: How America Lost Its Groove in the Middle East Aaron David Miller, Former Middle East Advisor, US State Department Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Journalist; Author, Al America Moderator Miller contends that America is in an investment trap in a highly unstable region: it can...
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, CA Steven Z. Pantilat, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Alan M. Kates and John M. Burnard Endowed Chair in Palliative Care, UCSF (moderator) An emerging focus in the health-care debate is the ethical implications of making end-of-life decisions. Where do policy and practice intersect? This ...
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Fred Kaufman asserts that genetically modified food is not only here to stay, but also the greenest way to handle food production in the future.Click here to learn more about this issue about find out what you can do.
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barely walk down some streets without bumping into a taco truck, a sausage stand or the tamale lady. San Francisco just held its first-ever Street Food Festival, and the local Creme Brulee Man was recently written up in The New York Times, signifying that Bay Area street food has moved beyond pr...
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Minds for Sale Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law, Harvard University; Author, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It In conversation with Amanda Congdon, Co-president, Oxmour Entertainment; Co-owner, Rocketboom; Independent Videoblogger, Starring Amanda Congdon Imagine a future in which...
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, Journalist; Visiting Lecturer, Stanford University; Author, The Devils Tickets What can card games teach us about marital tensions in the 1920s and 30s and today? Celebrated nonfiction author Pomerantz gives a richly detailed account of how bridge became a nationwide craze during the Depressio...
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David Hellman, Associate Librarian, San Francisco State University Moderator Will the printed word become obsolete? Access to information is constantly changing, and the popularity of e-books and online material is on the rise. To survive, publishing companies are trying to adapt to new forms of...
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What Americans Really Want Really Frank Luntz, Pollster; Political Consultant; Communications Expert; Author, What Americans Really WantReally Joseph Tuman, Professor of Political and Legal Communications, San Francisco State University; Political Analyst, CBS5 News and KCBS Radio - Moderator Wh...
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