On the Presidential campaign trail this year we’ve repeatedly heard the call for change. Some have called for transformational change, others have even said that America is at a defining moment in its history. Are we in a transformative moment in our politics and the world at large? To take a deeper look at this moment in American history come to a free day-long gathering on March 12th at the Capitol Hilton in Washington DC, put on by NDN and the New Politics Institute.

Consider what is happening all around us. A fundamental restructuring to a very different global economy. A reworking of the world order with the rise of 21st century powers like China, India and Brazil. A vast migration of the world’s peoples across borders, and an America going through its most profound demographic transformation in its history. An across-the-board transition to new technologies like wireless telecommunications, biotech and clean energy technology. And the emergence of a new array of 21st century challenges ranging from climate change to global pandemics to global terrorism.

We’re also witnessing a dramatic shift in fortunes between the two political parties, from Republican to Democrat, and between ideologies, from conservative to progressive. We’re watching the rise of new constituencies and political actors like Hispanics and the young Millennial Generation. And we are seeing how powerful new media and technology tools are changing the way Americans connect to politics. American politics is now filled with demands for bold new strategies, ambitious new agendas, and deep systemic change – in short what many might call transformational change.

We’ll have a line-up of terrific speakers laying out this new narrative, including some newly confirmed: Orville Schell, author of nine books on China and Director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society, Harvard’s Elaine Karmack, soon to be co-chair of the newly founded Climate Task Force, and Matt Bai, of the New York Time’s Sunday magazine, will be on a panel of big picture journalists.

They join those already announced, including Amory Lovins, the famous head of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who has long championed transformative yet practical policies for rapidly greening the economy, as laid out in his most recent book: Winning the Oil Endgame. Other speakers are just coming out with big books: Robert Shapiro, author of Futurecast: How Superpowers, Populations, and Globalization Will Change the Way You Live and Work, and Morley Winograd and Michael Hais, coauthors of Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future of American Politics.

We will have plenty of time for discussion among those who gather like yourself. So hold the date. Be sure to check back with us in the meantime for more information, updates, etc.

To get more information on the speakers, click here.

Date: March 12th, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Place: Capitol Hilton, 1001 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
RSVRP: Click here to RSVP

For more information, contact Tracy Leaman at 202-544-9200 or tleaman@ndn.org

Best,

Simon Rosenberg
President
NDN

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