Ideas Night Out

Thursday, October 1
6:30 PM
Separate Registration Required
Various Restaurant Locations

Join us on Thursday, October 1 for Ideas Night Out, informal gatherings that allow you to dine up close and personal with Festival Presenters and other attendees at a variety of Louisville restaurants. No program or agenda; just casual, interesting conversation with thinkers, doers and makers from around the globe. Please note that Ideas Night Out registration is not included in the Festival Pass.

Down One Bourbon Bar:  Michelle Lucas, Joe McCormack and Alisandra Puliti:  SOLD OUT

Mayan Café:  Bob Berman and Roman Yampolskiy:  SOLD OUT

Proof on Main:  Naveen Jain and Ndaba Mandela:  SOLD OUT

Marketplace:  Scott Barry Kaufman, Maurice Decaul and Ella Frances Sanders:  Register Now!

Vincenzo’s:  Bill Bishop and Nipun Mehta:  SOLD OUT

Rye:  Stephanie Freid will be joined by Jason Felts (IF 2014):  SOLD OUT

Milkwood:  Daniel Kish and Sage Galesi:  SOLD OUT

Lilly’s:  Daniel Altman and Traci Peterson:  SOLD OUT

Harvest:  James Ledbetter and Traci Mann:  SOLD OUT

IF Early Start: Next Gen ... S P A C E

Friday, October 2
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center

A new era of space exploration is rapidly emerging. Unprecedented access to space coupled with the rapid development of advanced micro-technologies, robots and big entrepreneurial ideas are driving 21st century space exploration. Join a discussion with space professionals, entrepreneurs and visionaries who are in the middle of shaping this new reality in space. Topics and ideas explored will include the big question “What if the next breakthrough in medicine isn’t on the planet Earth?

IF Kids

Thursday, October 1
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
SOLD OUT
Muhammad Ali Center / Kentucky Science Center

Middle school students from across the region will gather to again take part in a novel four-hour embedded IF track that exposes them to the various ideas and perspectives that undergird the Festival. Students are exposed to many of the same presenters from the IF Main Stage and will explore ideas surrounding creative thinking, discovery and imagination to recombine knowledge in new and unique ways. 

Daniel Kish

Thursday, October 1
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center

Dolphins and bats use echolocation to navigate the world…and so does Daniel Kish. Totally blind since an early age, Kish is literally redefining how blind people are perceived and how they perceive themselves. He has taught himself echolocation, which allows him to maneuver in unfamiliar territory that includes riding a bike in traffic, skating and camping out alone in the wilderness.

@waftb

Reimagining College: Higher Education for the 21st Century

Tuesday, September 29
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Muhammad Ali Center

REGISTER NOW

Agenda                 Presenters/Panelists

Accelerating advances in information technology and new media, combined with changing styles of learning, a reshaping of the economic landscape and evolving value proposition are reshaping higher education in ways that involve deep structural elements that likely cannot be accommodated through marginal and timid responses.

This “before IF” conference will involve higher education professionals, entrepreneurs, creative thinkers and high school and college students in a highly interactive and deep discussion of the disruptive challenges facing colleges, universities and companies in the 21st century.

Get a jumpstart on our discussion by joining us at the Kentucky Center to watch a special showing of "Ivory Tower", a documentary that questions the cost and value of higher education in the United States.  Two show times are available; separate registration is required. IMDB

Mon., September 21, 2015
11:30am-1:30pm - Ivory Tower Screening and Discussion

Tue., September 22, 2015
6:00pm-8:00pm - Ivory Tower Screening and Discussion

 

The Rise of Super Smart Machines...

Wednesday, September 30
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center

The Rise of Super Smart Machines...Work...and the Crash of Air France Flight 447

The age of super smart machines is no longer the stuff of science fiction. The reality of their arrival is presenting both great opportunities and profound challenges across a wide swath of our lives. Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert Roman Yampolskiy discusses the emergence of smart machines and their impact on human pursuits, work and the economy. Scott Kimel and Jenny Wu join the discussion for a broader perspective on the effects and implications of this new era. 

@romanyam

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