Civic Imagination

Nothing shapes the possibilities we dream and the solutions we discover quite like stories. And, who better to help us tell the story of the future of Kentucky than individuals who are working toward building it? These stories will inspire people throughout Kentucky and beyond to think about a future here for themselves. Recorded at Waterfront Botanical Gardens in Louisville.

Dana Canedy is senior vice president and publisher of Simon and Schuster, the first African American to lead a top U.S. publishing imprint. She speaks with Richard Green, former editor of the Courier Journal, about her career and growing up in Kentucky.

Global education strategist and Kentucky native Dr. Vicki Phillips speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Matthew Barzun, about taking the power of public education and transforming it into a system that can move Americans to the highest levels of performance in the world, including utilizing Kentucky's citizens, businesses, and others to help support this important mission.

Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Phillip A. Sharp is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), co-founder of Biogen, Inc., and founder of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He discusses growing up on a farm in Kentucky and his pursuits in science, from his past accomplishments to his vision for the future of biotechnology with writer Jenni Laidman.

This program focuses on Louisville's own Global Game Changers (GGC), a nonprofit seeking to empower children to discover their inner superpower through educational programs and partnerships. Sam Corbett, president of the Jefferson County Public Education Foundation, moderates a discussion with GGC co-founders Jan Helson, her daughter Rachel Annette Helson, as well as Anne and Justin Walker.