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Aspen Ideas Festival: Admiral William McRaven, AI expert Kai-Fu Lee, journalist Maria Ressa

Speakers for the Day 2 of the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival
The second day of the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival includes discussions featuring Kai-Fu Lee, Maria Ressa and William McRaven.
Courtesy of Aspen Ideas Festival

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An abbreviated "digital-only" Aspen Ideas Festival is underway this week in Aspen, Colo., and the second day featured conversations with: retired Admiral and former Chancellor of the University of Texas William McRaven about ethical leadership; Kai-Fu Lee about the role of artificial intelligence in the COVID-19 crisis; and Filipino journalist Maria Ressa about freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

Andrea Mitchell of NBC News interviewed retired Admiral McRaven, who said K-12 education is America's No. 1 national security issue.

Nicholas Thompson of WIRED interviewed Kai-Fu Lee.

NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro interviewed Maria Ressa.

These speakers were part of Day 2 of the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival on Monday. Find more about the entire festival here.