Skip to main content

Forum Archives

Our archive preserves the wisdom, insights, and ideas of more than 250 leading thinkers, analysts, innovators, artists, and activists sharing ideas on the issues that shape our world. 

Here you’ll find audio recordings for most presentations and video for presentations for lectures after 2004.

Recent Forums

JAMES COMEY

By SPRING 2026: ETHICS STILL MATTER

Our second Forum of our 45th Anniversary Spring Season, “Ethics Still Matter,” will feature Former FBI Director and #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author James Comey for a NOON Forum on Thursday, February 26th on “Ethics & Government: Wrestling with Truth & Democracy.”

Read More

MICHAEL OSTERHOLM

By SPRING 2026: ETHICS STILL MATTER

Dr. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, is a renowned expert on the epidemiology of infectious disease, serving as the Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health and the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, and co-founder of the Vaccine Integrity Project amongst other public health endeavors. He is also author of the new book, The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.

Read More