A community of
leaders rooted in a
physical campus
in Austin, Texas.
A Force for Flourishing
Feb 18, 2025
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Fireside with David Booth
Welcome to ARENA hall
Arena Hall is a community that explores ideas, tells stories, and funds projects–all to advance American ideals.
Arena Programs
Most great movements in history begin in a place. This is where yours begins.
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Arena Events
Upcoming events
Fireside with Nasdaq President Nelson Griggs
Fireside with David Booth
Previous events
Uber Seed Bill Gurley and VC Sal Churi: Dismantling the Regulatory State through Ventures
Bridgewater's CIO Karen Karniol-Tambour--Managing $125b and Other Hard Things
Don't Pedal Faster, Change the Rules: Mike Maples on Building Category-Defining Companies
In the Arena: Fireside w/ Stacy Hock, MacKenzie Price, Kristina Baehr, and Nicole Nosek
Arena stories
In the Arena
We’re on a mission to recruit more leaders to build scalable ventures that solve the biggest challenges we face.
Ep 11: Rethinking global supply chains for a post-pandemic world | Jack Buffington and Evan Baehr
Globalization is great for the consumer– it keeps prices low and quality and variety high. But what weaknesses does our global supply chain have?
Ep 10: How new tech is shaping warfare | Gabe Dominocielo and Evan Baehr
Thought our military tech was the world's best? China's building for 2030 while we're stuck funding battleships from 1996 - but a new wave of defense startups is changing that game.
Ep 9: The cure for cancer is early detection. AI makes this easier. | Emi Gal and Evan Baehr
The 30-Minute Full Body Scan That Could Change Everything: AI Meets Cancer Detection
Ep 8: No boss, no problem. How employees thrive without managers. | Todd Rose and Evan Baehr
The Great Workplace Delusion: Why Everything You Think About Work is Wrong
Ep 7: This expert wants the US to lean more heavily into nuclear power. Here’s why. | Maria Korsnick and Evan Baehr
Nuclear Power: The Clean Energy Solution We're Too Scared to Use
Ep 6: AI is shifting the workforce constantly. Here’s how you can keep up. | Gautam Tambay and Evan Baehr
Your parents had 1-2 jobs their entire life. You'll have 15. And that college degree you're paying for? It might be obsolete before you finish paying it off.
Ep 1: Johns Hopkins expert says psychedelic medicine can solve our mental health crisis | Dr. Matthew Johnson and Evan Baehr
Could long-misunderstood psychedelics be the key to revolutionizing mental health treatment and addiction recovery?
Ep 2: How food and Pharma are destroying American competitiveness, one human at a time | Dr. Casey Means and Evan Baehr
Could a 'McDonald's for healthy food' help solve America's metabolic health crisis?
Ep 3: Revolutionizing energy: The battery breakthrough that could supercharge our future | Justin Briggs and Evan Baehr
Could a new kind of battery revolutionize electric vehicles and help solve our energy storage challenges?
Ep 4: The marketing of suburbia was a lie. Here’s how we can fix it. | June Williamson & Ellen Dunham-Jones with Evan Baehr
America's dying malls and vacant strip centers hold the key to solving our housing crisis - if we're bold enough to reimagine them.
Ep 5. Why does everything look the same? The key to a new type of building | Andrew Staniforth and Evan Baehr
Reinventing how we build: Why the solution to our housing crisis might come from a Boeing assembly line
FRIENDS of arena
Speakers, allies, and members
Speakers, allies, and members
Renji Bijoy
Arthur Brooks
Gay Gaddis
Pat Gelsinger
Bill Gurley
Jay Hartzell
Stacy Hock
Bryan Johnson
Pano Kanelos
Garheng Kong
Joe Lonsdale
Nicole Nosek
MacKenzie Price
Reihan Salam
Codie Sanchez
Magatte Wade
Bari Weiss
Simone Wicha
Renji Bijoy
Arthur Brooks
Gay Gaddis
Pat Gelsinger
Bill Gurley
Jay Hartzell
Stacy Hock
Bryan Johnson
Pano Kanelos
Garheng Kong
Joe Lonsdale
Nicole Nosek
MacKenzie Price
Reihan Salam
Codie Sanchez
Magatte Wade
Bari Weiss
Simone Wicha
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