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LECTURES

Lakeside Lecture Series

Mark J. Bebie ’70 Memorial Lecture | Oct. 19, 2022

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha

AUTHOR OF the bestselling book “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City,” Hanna-Attisha is founder and director of the Michigan State University and Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative, an innovative and model public health program in Flint, Michigan. A pediatrician, scientist, activist, and author, she has testified four times before Congress and was awarded the Freedom of Expression Courage Award by PEN America. She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and recognized as one of USA Today’s Women of the Century for her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and leading recovery efforts. Most recently, Hanna-Attisha received the 2020 CDC Foundation’s Fries Prize for Improving Health.

Jerry St. Dennis Speaker on Economics | Dec. 15, 2022

Per Espen Stoknes

PER ESPEN STOKNES is a TED Global speaker, a psychologist with a Ph.D. in economics, and the director of the Centre for Sustainability and Energy at the Norwegian Business School in Oslo. An experienced foresight facilitator and academic, he’s also a serial entrepreneur, including co-founding clean-tech company GasPlas. He is the author of several books, including “Money & Soul” (2009) and the award-winning “What We Think About When We Try Not to Think About Global Warming” (2015). He has served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament and on the board of directors for EU Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change, and has been a central contributor to the Club of Rome’s Earth4All.life project.

Note: The economics lecture is a school-day visit for students only, with no evening lecture.

Bernie Noe Endowed Lecture on Ethics and Politics | Feb. 9, 2023

Michael Sandel

MICHAEL SANDEL, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard, has been described as “the most relevant living philosopher,” a “rockstar moralist” (Newsweek), and “currently the most popular professor in the world” (Die Zeit). His writings — on justice, ethics, democracy, and markets — have been translated into 27 languages. His legendary course “Justice” is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on television. It has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world, including in China, where China Newsweek named him the “most influential foreign figure of the year.” Sandel’s books relate the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of our time. His BBC programs “The Public Philosopher” and “The Global Philosopher” explore the philosophical ideas underlying news headlines around the world, including violence against women, corruption and everyday life, and the daunting global challenges of climate change and mass immigration.

Dan Ayrault Memorial Lecture | March 15, 2023

Tess Rinearson ’11

LAKESIDE GRADUATE Tess Rinearson leads the newly formed crypto team at Twitter. She came to Twitter from the Interchain Foundation, where, as vice president of engineering, she led teams building open-source infrastructure for many leading blockchain networks, including Cosmos. Among other things, these teams were responsible for Tendermint Core, a popular proofof-stake consensus engine, and the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol, a leading interoperability standard. As an engineer or a leader of engineering teams, Tess has been working since 2015 in the blockchain industry, developing new protocols and integrating cutting-edge cryptography. Rinearson studied computer science at the University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University before leaving to join the early engineering team at Medium. A frequent panelist and presenter at both developer and blockchain conferences, she serves on the board of the Mina Foundation, which is building the world’s lightest blockchain protocol.

LECTURES IN THE SERIES take place on the Lakeside School’s Upper School campus and — with the exception of the economics lecture — are free and open to the Lakeside community. Speakers are chosen by a selection committee drawn from Lakeside faculty, staff, parents/ guardians, alumni, students, and trustees. The views and opinions expressed by speakers are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Lakeside School. Learn more: lakesideschool.org/about-us/lakeside-lecture-series

Per Espen Stoknes Tess Rinearson '11 Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Michael Sandel