Wednesday 2026 Schedule
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM:
Flags, Borders and Belonging: The Politics of Nationalism
Description:
How are countries protecting their national identity in an increasingly globalized world?
Location: Limelight Flatiron 1
Speakers:
Dr. Ruth Alminas
Ernesto Araújo
Joe Cirincione
Natasha Lindstaedt
Moderator:
Luca Vincenzo Scuriatti
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/5rYFslX4Q88?feature=share
Art in the Open: A Catalyst for Community
Description:
How public art can foster connection and spark dialogue.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 3
Speakers:
Guillermo Galena Galindo
Seth Shafer
Lynn Warshafsky
Moderator:
Melissa Fathman
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/DdSMik4-pJ0?feature=share
Africa: Opportunity in the World's Richest Continent
Description:
How is the the world of international business reshaping the African continent?
Location: Limelight Flatiron 2
Speakers:
Aboubakr Jamai Berraoui
Azadeh Khalili
Luvuyo Rani
Lizzy Shackelford
Moderator:
Erick Mueller
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/Wi2qHNw_PH4?feature=share
150th: From Cadet Corps to Space Force: CU Boulder’s Military Legacy
Description:
From cadet training to connections with the U.S. Space Force, our military legacy has influenced campus life and generations of Buffs who have served.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 4
Speakers:
CAPT (ret) Stew Elliott
Capt Jorge Cervantes
Lt Gen (ret) David S. Nahom
Maj Daniel Vancil III
Moderator:
Cadet Nicole Schmoll
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/aqXWuAjBEaw?feature=share
11:15 AM - 12:25 PM:
AI Wild West – Who is in Charge?
Description:
Examine who holds AI responsibility and how policy, institutions and public trust are evolving as the rules continue to take shape.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 1
Speakers:
Asher Jay
Sofia Romansky
Sheila Warren
Ling Xin
Moderator:
Kayleigh Bishop
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/HIU_Bg8IvPE?feature=share
Population Decline: Crisis or Cure?
Description:
How will plummeting birth rates impact the future of human society?
Location: Limelight Flatiron 3
Speakers:
Kevin Kuruc
Nalini Nadkarni
Dr. Leslie Root
Lizzy Shackelford
Moderator:
Professor Jane Menken
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/HTJ1xrdwBJ0?feature=share
Occupied States of America: Balancing Power and Civil Liberties
Description:
When domestic tranquility becomes state-sanctioned chaos, what do para-military and military presence in cities cost the American people?
Location: Limelight Flatiron 2
Speakers:
Charlotte Clymer
Major General (Ret) Bob Latiff
Dr. Natasha Lindstaedt
Benjamin R. Teitelbaum
Moderator:
Georgia Butcher
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/TxDqlUjDyxY?feature=share
Trad Wives and the Conservative Movement
Description:
Women's perspectives on rising conservatism and how it's shaping feminism.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 4
Speakers:
Hadley Manning
Hadar Harris
Cynthia James
Moderator:
Soledad Diaz
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/UIwuvTNQaTI?feature=share
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM:
Why We Need to Preserve Independent Cinema
Description:
A discussion with leading curators and archivists on the challenges of saving indie films and the social and historical benefits for doing so.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 3
Speakers:
Maya S. Cade
Sandra Schulberg
Moderator:
Dr. Andy Uhrich
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/FC3FSvgcRgU?feature=share
New World, New Arsenal
Description:
How new defense technology is redefining the future of conflict, who holds power and what else is at stake for humanity.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 1
Speakers:
Joe Cirincione
Major General (Ret) Bob Latiff
Ken Liu
Sofia Romansky
Moderator:
Ariel Conn
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/0bSQzD7LzLg?feature=share
2:30 PM - 3:40 PM:
Buy Now, Pay Forever: The Financial Traps Facing Young People
Description:
From buy-now-pay-later and crypto to sports betting and prediction markets, what is the impact of modern financial traps targeting young people?
Location: Limelight Flatiron 1
Speakers:
Diana Moss
Diane Hirschhorn
Carl Quintanilla
Moderator:
Dennis Paul
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/eEJ-S2YjClg?feature=share
Empowering Citizens: Civic Education, Information and YOU
Description:
How do we equip citizens to understand, assert and defend their rights in a divided, anti-intellectual era?
Location: Limelight Flatiron 2
Speakers:
Devon Gray
Hadar Harris
Jaisal Noor
Ellen Weintraub
Moderator:
Jan Burton
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/xd5IU76eY04?feature=share
From Rubble to Reconstruction: What Comes Next?
Description:
How societies coming out of a period of violent conflict can recover and rebuild successful governments.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 4
Speakers:
Meghna Guhathakurta
Laura I Harder
John Heffernan
Luvuyo Rani
Moderator:
Dr. Ruth Alminas
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/FJK2lRe-GZM?feature=share
Rewriting the Historical Narrative with Artifacts in Art
Description:
How have artists used and transformed cultural objects from the past and present to tell powerful, visual stories?
Location: Limelight Flatiron 3
Speakers:
Guillermo Galena Galindo
Pushpamala N
Moderator:
Nancy J. Stevens
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/CQOzAGEbDxY?feature=share
4:00 PM - 5:10 PM:
Risk-y Business: The Strategic Game of Geopolitical Conquests
Description:
Examine how shifting global power dynamics affect security, economies and everyday life, and why it matters now more than ever.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 1
Speakers:
Ernesto Araújo
Paul Bierman
Dr. Meghna Guhathakurta
Moderator:
Dr. Mathias Nordvig
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/gDhhW1ryhuA?feature=share
Young, Wild & Free: How to Find your Niche and Build your Career
Description:
How younger generations can create new opportunities for themselves and make a difference in the world.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 2
Speakers:
Devon Gray
Asher Jay
Alexa Mohsenzadeh
Dr. Scott Sherman
Moderator:
Jessi Follet
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/Uo9I8wq2arE?feature=share
From Headlines to Hashtags: Who gets to be a Journalist?
Description:
In an age when everyone can have a platform, how can audiences separate fact from viral spectacle?
Location: Limelight Flatiron 3
Speakers:
Charlotte Clymer
Carine Hajjar
Jaisal Noor
Moderator:
John Masulit
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/LIyiXrmHLqM?feature=share
150th: Shaping a Sustainable World: How Buffs Have Enabled Global Impact
Description:
Buffs have built a strong foundation for a more sustainable future and continue to drive global impact and lead what comes next.
Location: Limelight Flatiron 4
Speakers:
Sean Benjamin
Joe Hartter
Colleen Scanlan Lyons
Will Toor
Moderator:
Andrew Mayock
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/XJREp_G_iHA?feature=share
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Sundance Film Festival is coming to Colorado. Now what?
Description:
Join host Ryan Warner (Colorado Public Radio) for a conversation on the future of film and independent storytelling. Featuring producer and Sundance Institute board member Gigi Pritzker, filmmaker Lulu Wang, and CU Boulder Cinema Studies.
Followed by a free screening of Lulu Wang’s film, The Farewell, at the International Series at Muenzinger Auditorium!
Location: Limelight Flatiron 1
Speakers:
Gigi Pritzker
Lulu Wang
Kate Yezzi
Moderator:
Ryan Warner
Recording Link:
https://youtube.com/live/kNecQEocnNc?feature=share