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Four leaders with expertise in AI research, political psychology, ethics, and social science explore what it means to be human as technology reshapes intuition, attention, and connection. Through personal stories of faith, loss, and care, the panel wrestles with humanity's biggest challenge: not technology itself, but the wisdom to keep pace with it.
The conversation moved from emotional intelligence and the erosion of social trust to what leaders owe the people who follow them.
Speakers:
Al-Zain Al-Sabah, Ambassador to the United States from the State of Kuwait (Middle East Leadership Initiative)
John Clippinger, Co-founder, First Principles First
Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, Director of Research, Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford
Stephen Hawkins, Global Director of Research, More in Common
Daniel Bernard Roumain, Musician, Composer, and Professor, SOZO Media and Arizona State University (Michael D. Eisner Arts & Culture Fellowship)
Dar Vanderbeck, Vice President, Aspen Global Leadership Network (Central America Leadership Initiative)
Moderated by: Chris Varelas, Founder, Finance Leaders Fellowship and Technology Leaders Initiative; Aspen Institute Trustee
About the Resnick Aspen Action Forum
Each summer, the Resnick Aspen Action Forum offers the opportunity for the Aspen Global Leadership Network to come together to reflect, refresh, and recommit to confronting some of society’s greatest challenges.
More than a conference or a reunion; the Action Forum is a space where AGLN Fellows gather to search, challenge, and inspire one another. It’s where timeless questions spark bold commitments — and where we move together from thought to action.
About the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN)
The Aspen Global Leadership Network develops authentic, high-integrity leaders committed to proactively confronting societal challenges, individually and collectively, in order to create a more just, free, and equitable society. The network has fostered a worldwide community of more than 4,200 high-integrity, entrepreneurial leaders from business, government, and the nonprofit sector in more than 62 countries. Because of their demonstrated accomplishments and abilities, they have been selected to join one of 16+ geographic or sector-specific AGLN Fellowships around the world. Through Fellowship programs, global gatherings, and direct capital support, the AGLN equips exceptional individuals with the support to address humanity’s greatest challenges — working to create a world where everyone thrives.
AGLN’s website: aspeninstitute.org/agln
Instagram: instagram.com/aspenagln
Linkedin: linkedin.com/showcase/aspen-global-leadership-network
Four leaders with expertise in AI research, political psychology, ethics, and social science explore what it means to be human as technology reshapes intuition, attention, and connection. Through personal stories of faith, loss, and care, the panel wrestles with humanity's biggest challenge: not technology itself, but the wisdom to keep pace with it.
The conversation moved from emotional intelligence and the erosion of social trust to what leaders owe the people who follow them.
Speakers:
Al-Zain Al-Sabah, Ambassador to the United States from the State of Kuwait (Middle East Leadership Initiative)
John Clippinger, Co-founder, First Principles First
Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, Director of Research, Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford
Stephen Hawkins, Global Director of Research, More in Common
Daniel Bernard Roumain, Musician, Composer, and Professor, SOZO Media and Arizona State University (Michael D. Eisner Arts & Culture Fellowship)
Dar Vanderbeck, Vice President, Aspen Global Leadership Network (Central America Leadership Initiative)
Moderated by: Chris Varelas, Founder, Finance Leaders Fellowship and Technology Leaders Initiative; Aspen Institute Trustee
About the Resnick Aspen Action Forum
Each summer, the Resnick Aspen Action Forum offers the opportunity for the Aspen Global Leadership Network to come together to reflect, refresh, and recommit to confronting some of society’s greatest challenges.
More than a conference or a reunion; the Action Forum is a space where AGLN Fellows gather to search, challenge, and inspire one another. It’s where timeless questions spark bold commitments — and where we move together from thought to action.
About the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN)
The Aspen Global Leadership Network develops authentic, high-integrity leaders committed to proactively confronting societal challenges, individually and collectively, in order to create a more just, free, and equitable society. The network has fostered a worldwide community of more than 4,200 high-integrity, entrepreneurial leaders from business, government, and the nonprofit sector in more than 62 countries. Because of their demonstrated accomplishments and abilities, they have been selected to join one of 16+ geographic or sector-specific AGLN Fellowships around the world. Through Fellowship programs, global gatherings, and direct capital support, the AGLN equips exceptional individuals with the support to address humanity’s greatest challenges — working to create a world where everyone thrives.
AGLN’s website: aspeninstitute.org/agln
Instagram: instagram.com/aspenagln
Linkedin: linkedin.com/showcase/aspen-global-leadership-network
