Post on 12-Mar-2016
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—Howard Thurman
Don’t ask what the world needs,ask what makes you come al ive and do it .Because what the world needs is people who have come al ive.”
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That’s the question that got our gears turning. The idea that led to a conversation and ultimately more questions; suddenly we were starving for answers. Under the impression that we weren’t alone in our pursuit of truth, we set out on a journey to satisfy our questioning souls.
the research, interviews, the laughter and tears confirmed our suspicions: people were hungry. Along the way we met some incredible people; a range of seekers and doers, of hopers and dreamers, all longing to live out the fullest version of their lives, whatever that may be.
what would you do IF YOU WEREN’T AFRAID?
We needed more people to know that it’s possible to do more than just exist; that if they had the courage to dare to dream, then we would offer something in return: the challenge to try.
Our answers made one thing clear:
withoutfear
We know that big ideas are best when shared; people need to know they aren’t alone in their pursuit. No matter your circumstance, that’s what this conference is about: a call to live bravely and fully.
Over the next two days you will experience a variety of speakers that have challenged us with their stories. For us, they have set the bar higher and successfully embody the practice of living without limits. Our hope is to encourage your hunger, to awaken a few sleeping giants.
dare to COME ALIVE
dare to COME ALIVE
All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or dance,
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just don’t t iptoe .”—Shane Claiborne
KEYNOTES
A mechanical engineer by training, Nye uses his comedy skills to painlessly and memorably share big ideas from physics, chemistry, algebra and green living. His Emmy-winning show Bill Nye the Science Guy has spun into a math series called Solving for X. These days he’s the CEO of the Planetary Society, the world’s largest non-governmental space interest organization. He wants everyone to know and appreciate the P, B, and J—the Passion, Beauty, and Joy—of science and math.
Everyone you’ll meet
that you don’t.”
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Bill NyeScience Guy
Bill Nye is a man with a mission: to help people understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work.
knows something
Frank Warren is the creator of the PostSecret Project, a collection of highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world, displaying the soulful secrets we never voice. Since November 2004, Warren has received more than 500,000 postcards, with secrets that run from sexual taboos and criminal activity to confessions of secret beliefs, hidden acts of kindness, shocking habits and fears. PostSecret is a safe and anonymous “place” where people can hear unheard voices and share untold stories.
Be wise enough not to be reckless,
to take great risks.”
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KEYNOTESFrank Warren Secret Keeper
Frank Warren is the creator of the PostSecret Project, a blog of secrets anonymously shared via postcard.
but brave enough
FRIDAY 4 pm Check-In
The Lobby
5 pm Meet & Greet The Main Ballroom
OPENI NG session
7 pm Bill NyeScience Guy
8 pm Layman Gibowee Nobelist and Peace Activist
9 pm Rebecca Newberger-Goldstein Philosopher, Linguist, Psychologist
SATURDAYMORNING session8am Regina Dugan
Director of DARPA
9am Jack Choi Technologist
10am Karen Bass Natural History Filmmaker
11am Brené Brown Vulnerability Researcher
12pm L U N C H
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON session2pm James Hansen
Climatologist
3pm Thomas P. Campbell Museum Director
4pm Atul Gawande Psychologist and Journalist
5pm D I N N E R
EVENING session7pm Reid Hoffman
Social Entrepeneur
8pm Wade Davis Anthropologist and Ethnobotanist
9pm Tali Sharot Cognitive Neuroscientist
10pmFrank Warren Secret Keeper
All sessions will be held in Main Ballroom. During break times a social area will be set up in the Potomac Ballroom. Drinks and light refreshments made available by the Prince George Ballroom.