The Dallas Institute Festival of Ideas: Focus Forum on Global Issues / Local Impact

In four separate Arts District venues, each guest speaker will join his or her Festival team – Dallas’ best panelists and moderator listed on the previous page – for a “Focus Forum.” The guest speaker will first make a brief presentation on the future of his or her area and then will engage with panelists for discussion, moderated by an expert facilitator. In the latter third of the session, the facilitator will open up the exchange to nclude the audience.

“Global Issues and their Local Impact”: Nicholas Kristof, with Lee Cullum and Dr. James Hollifield, moderated by Krys Boyd

Nicholas Kristof is an Op-ed columnist for The New York Times. He has lived on four continents, reported on six, and traveled to 140 countries, every Chinese province and every main Japanese island. Widely recognized for his involvement in the Sudan crisis, he is writing a book about women in the developing world.

Lee Cullum is a journalist and television commentator. A Fellow of the Dallas Institute, she is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and other international groups and hosts the KERA series "CEO."

Dr. James Hollifield is an SMU Professor of International Political Economy and Director of the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies. He has worked as consultant for numerous international organizations.

Krys Boyd is host and Managing Editor of "Think", KERA’s mid-day talk show. she formerly served as producer and co-host of the Emmy Award winning public affairs program "On The Record."

Pricing -

Tier A seating - $100

Tier B seating - $85

Seating capacity for Focus Forum is 175 - 200