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Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and partner at Greylock, sits down with Mark Suster to discuss his book Blitzscaling and the state of technology and venture capital.

Kai-Fu Lee discusses the rapid progress and adoption of artificial intelligence in China and the implications this has on the present and the future of global technology markets.

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams sits down with Lisa Borders to discuss her historic run as the first African-American woman nominee of any major party in the history of the United States. She discusses the record turnout across demographics, the changing electorate her campaign was able to drive, and the fractures facing American democracy when it comes to the ability to vote.

Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA 28th District) sits down to discuss his role as Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, the Russia investigation, and several other issues that have a restored focus with the recently sworn in Democrat majority House.

Charles Grob and Bob Jesse sit down with Joe Green to discuss the reemergence of psychedelic research. Charles Grob, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine and Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He conducted the first government-approved study of MDMA, and was the principal investigator of an international biomedical psychiatric research project in the Brazilian Amazon of the plant, ayahuasca. He is currently conducting an investigation of the effects of psilocybin on anxiety in cancer patients. Robert Jesse is convenor of the Council on Spiritual Practices. Through CSP, he was instrumental in creating the psilocybin research team at the Johns Hopkins University, and he is one of its co-investigators. Prior to CSP, he worked as a consultant in information technology for AT&T Bell Labs and others, then in several capacities for Oracle Corporation, lastly as a vice president of business development.

Ted Bunch discusses his organization "A Call to Men" and their mission to educate and train young men and boys. He addresses how masculinity forms early in childhood, and how it affects men and women into adulthood.

David Marcus, VP of Messaging at Facebook and board member at Coinbase, sits down with Julia Boorstin at Upfront Summit 2018.

Anne-Marie Slaughter discusses with the Upfront Summit audience how care, craft, and the circular economy will shape the future of work.

Tye Sheridan (lead) and Chris deFaria (executive producer) sit down with Brent Weinstein to discuss their movie Ready Player One.

Michael Carney sits down with Garry Tan, Nick Tomaino, and Preethi Kasireddy to dig into key issues involving blockchain technology.