Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum

Arn Chorn-Pond, founder of Cambodian Living Arts, is a Cambodian-American refugee and the subject of the critically acclaimed book, Never Fall Down. Born into a family of performers and musicians, Chorn-Pond escaped death in a Khmer Rouge work camp by playing his flute for the camp’s guards. He is an internationally recognized human rights leader, speaker, and trainer and currently resides in Cambodia, where he continues to be chief advocate of Cambodian Living Arts "Child of War, Man of Peace"

The potential value of the Internet of Things (IoT) has been estimated in the trillions of dollars. However, missing from the vast estimates are specifics about how businesses can tap into those trillions to create - and ultimately realize - actual revenue and value-add benefits from an Internet connectivity strategy. Panelists Darin Anderson ’87 and Mayumi Matsuno ’01 will discuss the opportunities for improving our world via the IoT without completely surrendering our privacy and data security. Stephen Siegel ’87 will moderate. "Internet of Things: Rewards and Risks" (12:00 p.m. program)

Michael S. Greve is a faculty member at George Mason University School of Law, where he teaches constitutional law. He was previously a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and also the founder and co-director of the Center for Individual Rights. A prolific writer, Greve is the author of nine books and many other publications. He has an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Cornell University. "The Rise of Executive Federalism"

Jeremy Lim '16 is a 3 plus 2 CMC junior studying economics and engineering; he will head to Columbia in the fall for his engineering studies. He attained his diploma in piano performance from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in 2008, and has been pursuing piano studies at Scripps under the mentorship of Hao Huang, professor and chair of music. Lim has also performed at numerous student recitals organized by the Scripps College Department of Music. This concert will feature a selection of solo piano works including pieces by Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninov, and Ravel.

Linda Rottenberg, co-founder and CEO of Endeavor, the 2015 recipient of the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership, will accept the award on behalf of the organization. Endeavor’s mission is to catalyze long-term, global economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating promising high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging and growth markets around the world. "Endeavor-2015 Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership" (12:00 p.m. program)

Ruth Weisberg, artist, professor of fine arts, former dean at the Roski School of Art and Design at USC, is the director of the USC Initiative for Israeli Arts and Humanities. Weisberg’s work is included in 60 major museums, among them the Metropolitan Museum, the Whitney, the National Gallery and the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently the Foundation for Jewish Culture’s 50th Anniversary Award (2011), and the Southern Graphic Council International’s Printmaker Emeritus Award (2015). "Contemporary Trends in Israeli Art" (12:00 p.m. program Parents Dining Room)