From: FORA.tv on Mon, May 09 2011 2:00 AM

Founder & CEO John Varvatos Fairchild Fashion Group - Mandarin OrientalJohn Varvatos, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, John Varvatos Enterprises Inc. Coming off a very strong 2010, this year’s event will focus on providing brands and retailers with the tools needed for continued growt...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, May 09 2011 2:00 AM

What’s in Store: Revolutionizing Retail Fairchild Fashion Group - Mandarin OrientalWhat's in Store: Revolutionizing Retail Tarek Hassan, President, The Tannery Fred Mossler, Zappos.com Inc. Elizabeth Rodbell, Executive Vice President, Merchandising, Lord & Taylor Ron White, Chie...

From: FORA.tv on Fri, Apr 29 2011 4:02 PM

Ian Morris: Why the West Rules — For NowThe Long Now Foundation - Marines' Memorial TheaterA Malaysian lawyer told a British journalist: "I am wearing your clothes, I speak your language, I watch your films, and today is whatever date it is because you say so." Do chaps or maps drive...

From: FORA.tv on Mon, Apr 18 2011 4:27 PM

Eric Schadt: Map Building Sage Bionetworks - Mission Bay Conference CenterEric Schadt: Map Building Reports from Communities of Interest APRIL 16, 2011 — PART 3: COMMITMENTS FOR 2011 The final part of the Congress will connect the strands of day 1 and consider what can be done. There wi...

From: FORA.tv on Sat, Apr 16 2011 2:33 AM

Compute Platform with Michael Kellen and Martin Morgan Sage Bionetworks - Mission Bay Conference CenterCommunity of Interest Workgroup E: Compute Platform with Michael Kellen and Martin Morgan Part 1: Survey of other efforts In part 1 of the platform workshop we will hear short presentations fro...

From: FORA.tv on Fri, Apr 15 2011 8:24 PM

Torah Closing Program and Reception Contemporary Jewish Museum - Contemporary Jewish MuseumThis dialogue between As it is Written: Project 304, 805 scribe Julie Seltzer and her teacher, Jen Taylor Friedman, celebrates the completion of Seltzer’s 16-month task of writing a Torah as part of the CJ...

From: FORA.tv on Fri, Apr 15 2011 3:37 PM

Patricia Fara: Triangular Relationships Gresham College - Barnard’s Inn HallAnd first, the fair PARABOLA behold, Her timid arms with virgin blush unfold!... Mathematical poetry may seem an unlikely form of satire, but 'The Loves of the Triangles' (1798) was not only a clever p...

From: FORA.tv on Wed, Apr 13 2011 6:53 PM

92Y: Newt Gingrich 92nd Street Y - 92nd Street YNewt Gingrich is former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Now a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Gingrich continues to advocate for smaller government and what he terms "fundamental values."Gingrich is also the author...

From: FORA.tv on Tue, Apr 12 2011 8:35 AM

Bonobos.com CEO Andy Dunn Fairchild Fashion Group - Mandarin OrientalANDY DUNNCo-founder & CEO, Bonobos.comWith new players and retail environments, the men’s wear category has never been hotter. The new Fairchild Fashion Group Men;s Wear Industry CEO Summit — celebrating the 2011 expansio...

From: FORA.tv on Fri, Apr 08 2011 10:10 PM

Talking in Different Languages: Social Media ABA Section of International Law - Hyatt Regency on Capitol HIllTalking in Different Languages: The Comparative Impact of Cultural and Legal Differences on Social Media in an International Context A probing survey on how social media is used in variou...

From: FORA.tv on Fri, Apr 08 2011 10:10 PM

92Y: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong with Michael Mayer 92nd Street Y - The 92nd Street YExperience talks, conversations and readings from the 92nd Street Y's vast archive, featuring Nobel Laureates and world leaders, giants of literature and science, legendary entertainers and artists, an...

From: FORA.tv on Thu, Apr 07 2011 10:34 PM

On the Rim of the Abyss: Military Intervention ABA Section of International Law - Hyatt Regency on Capitol HIllOn the Rim of the Abyss: Military Intervention to Neutralize a Potential Nuclear Threat Many have wondered whether Taliban or al Qaeda may wrest control of nuclear arsenals from Pakistan...

From: FORA.tv on Thu, Apr 07 2011 4:01 PM

Competitive Alternatives to Fossil Fuels ABA Section of International Law - Hyatt Regency on Capitol HIllCompetitive Alternatives to Fossil Fuels Electricity Generation The use of new methodologies to extract fossil fuels, including oil sands extraction and deepwater drilling, are being examine...

From: FORA.tv on Sun, Apr 03 2011 8:20 PM

92Y: Bill Gates: A Conversation with My Father 92nd Street Y - 92nd Street YMicrosoft founder Bill Gates leads a conversation with his father Bill Gates Senior, titled "A Conversation with My Father," in which the pair talk about parenting, philanthropy, commerce and citizenship.

From: FORA.tv on Sun, Apr 03 2011 8:19 PM

92Y: David Remnick on President Obama 92nd Street Y - 92nd Street YDavid Remnick on President Obama at the 92nd Street Y, moderated by Larissa MacFarquhar.David Remnick has been the editor of The New Yorker since 1998. A staff writer for the magazine from 1992 to 1998, he was previously the Wash...

From: FORA.tv on Sun, Apr 03 2011 8:19 PM

92Y: Joseph Stiglitz with Matthew Bishop 92nd Street Y - 92nd Street YMatthew Bishop interviews Joseph E. Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics, and the author of Making Globalization Work, Globalization and Its Discontents and The Three Trillion Dollar War.His most recent work ...

From: FORA.tv on Sun, Apr 03 2011 8:19 PM

92Y: Fareed Zakaria and Jon Meacham 92nd Street Y - 92nd Street YFor the first time, Jon Meacham, editor of Newsweek and Fareed Zakaria, current editor-at-large of TIME, appear together on the 92nd Street Y’s stage to discuss Americas role in the world. Jon Meacham is the editor of Newsweek and ...

From: FORA.tv on Sun, Apr 03 2011 8:18 PM

92Y: Jeffrey R. Immelt 92nd Street Y - 92nd Street YNow in it’s 11th year, the Captains of Industry series, hosted by BusinessWeek consists of interviews with leaders in the world of business. This year, in particular, focuses on how to navigate uncertainty and restore the strength of American b...

From: FORA.tv on Sun, Apr 03 2011 8:18 PM

92Y: Adam Carolla 92nd Street Y - 92nd Street YAdam Carolla is a comedian and the host and creator of "Loveline," "The Man Show" and "Crank Yankers" and author of In Fifty Years Well All Be Chicks And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy.

From: FORA.tv on Sun, Apr 03 2011 8:18 PM

92Y: Christopher Hitchens and Salman Rushdie 92nd Street Y - 92nd Street YIntroduced by Graydon Carter at the 92nd Street Y, Jun 8, 2010, Hitchens was interviewed by Salman Rushdie. They spoke of Hitchens' searing memoir entitled Hitch 22 that lays bare the many contradictions in his life a...