The Rena and Angelius Anspach Institute of the University of Pennsylvania sponsors a well-attended annual public lecture at Penn that brings leading thinkers and public intellectuals to our campus.
Past Rena & Angelius Anspach Lecture
Election 2024: Implications for Foreign Policy
David Sanger, New York Times Correspondent
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AI and Robots: As Science Fiction Turns Real, What Do We Need to Know?
Peter W. Singer
2023-2024 Anspach Lecture
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The New Geopolitics of Energy: How the Drive to Combat Climate Change is Transforming Global Politics
Meghan O'Sullivan, Harvard University
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Leadership Lessons on Keeping Critical Missions on Track
Brett McGurk
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Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth & How to Fix It
Dambisa Moyo
Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker who was named to the list of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World. She writes for Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's,…
Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time
Rt. Hon. David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee
David Miliband is President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), where he oversees the agency’s humanitarian relief operations in more than 40 war-affected countries and its refugee resettlement and…