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    FTWeekend Festival: U.S. edition

    20 May 2023
    In-Person & Digital | The REACH at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
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    Spend this Saturday, May 20, discussing the most pressing issues of the day with sessions including

    Hear Hillary Rodham Clinton live in conversation with FT's US national editor and columnist, Edward Luce

    Question Martin Wolf, Gillian Tett, and Sarita Gupta on the crisis of capitalism and how we can fix it.

    Ask Salman Rushdie live virtually about his new novel, Victory City, and his long career as an author.

    Debate if the US can win the tech race with China with author Chris Miller and the FT's Rana Foroohar

    Discuss crypto after the crackdown with former chair of the FDIC, Sheila Blair, Cboe Digital’s John Palmer and the FT’s Brooke Masters and Joshua Oliver

    Hear from award-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis on a life in acting in a changing Hollywood

    Hear from luminaries including:

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    Hillary Rodham Clinton
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    Salman Rushdie
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    Jamie Lee Curtis
    actress, producer, children's author and activist
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    Martin Wolf
    FT chief economics commentator
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    Ta-Nehisi Coates
    author and journalist
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    Sheila Bair
    former chair of the FDIC

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    To sponsor this event, please contact Hannah Lockwood to discuss partnership opportunities that work for you and your business objectives

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    Have you listened to the FTWeekend podcast yet?

    Don’t forget to listen to FT Weekend, our flagship podcast, where we explore today's culture, big ideas, nuanced questions and what it means to live a good life. Join our host Lilah Raptopoulos every Saturday for inspiring conversations, in-depth storytelling, a bit of escapism and a lot of fun. 

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    *This event is an external rental presented in coordination with the Kennedy Center Campus Rentals Office and is not produced by the Kennedy Center.

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