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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
11:00 – 12:45	Session 1: The Observatory Hosted by Chris Anderson	Brian Greene Sarah Parcak Paul Gilding Peter Diamandis Susan Cain	Physicist Satellite archaeologist + TED Prize winner Writer Space activist Quiet revolutionary
2:15 – 4:00	Session 2: The Parlor Hosted by June Cohen	Quixotic Fusion Andrew Stanton Reuben Margolin Billy Collins Michael Tilson Thomas	Performance ensemble Filmmaker Kinetic sculptor Poet Musician, Conductor
5:00 – 6:45	Session 3: The Dinner Party Hosted by Chris Anderson	Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Steven Pinker Jonathan Haidt Atul Gawande Julie Burstein	Philosopher and writer Psychologist Social psychologist Surgeon, writer, public health innovator Writer and radio producer

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
8:30 – 10:15	Session 4: The Lab Hosted by Chris Anderson	Regina Dugan Jack Choi Marco Tempest Donald Sadoway Colin Robertson Vijay Kumar	Former director of DARPA Technologist Cyber illusionist Materials engineer Social energy entrepreneur Roboticist
11:00 – 12:45	Session 5: The Earth Hosted by Chris Anderson	Karen Bass Sharon Beals Wade Davis James Hansen T. Boone Pickens Civilians Investigative Theater	Natural history filmmaker Photographer Anthropologist, ethnobotanist Climatologist Entrepreneur and energy theorist Theater company
2:15 – 4:00	Session 6: The Crowd Hosted by June Cohen	Cameron Carpenter Reid Hoffman Lior Zoref Jennifer Pahlka Frank Warren Reggie Watts	Organist Social entrepreneur Crowdsourcing advocate Code activist Secret keeper Vocalist, beatboxer, comedian
5:00 – 6:45	Session 7: The City Hosted by Chris Anderson and Amy Novogratz	JR Edward Glaeser Eduardo Paes Suja Lowenthal Mama Foundation for the Arts: Gospel for Teens Choir	Street artist Economist Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Vice mayor of Long Beach Teen choir

Thursday, March 1, 2012
11:00 – 12:45	Session 8: The Courtroom Hosted by Chris Anderson	Jim Stengel Sherry Turkle Tali Sharot Taylor Wilson Bryan Stevenson	Marketer Cultural analyst Cognitive neuroscientist Nuclear scientist Public-interest lawyer
2:15 – 4:00	Session 9: The Design Studio Guest curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell	Chip Kidd Liz Diller David Kelley Thomas P. Campbell American Ballet Theatre John Hodgman John Hockenberry	Graphic designer Designer Designer, educator Museum director Dance company Expert Journalist
5:00 – 6:45	Session 10: The Campfire Hosted by June Cohen	Jared Ficklin Joshua Foer Philippe Petit Marco Tempest Jon Ronson Abigail Washburn	Visualizer Writer High-wire artist Cyber illusionist Writer, filmmaker Clawhammer banjo player

Friday, March 2, 2012
8:30 – 10:15	Session 11: The Classroom Hosted by Kelly Stoetzel and Rives	Bill Nye Ainissa Ramirez John Bohannon Al Vernacchio Kate Messner Angie Miller Awele Makeba Chris Anderson Aaron Reedy Rafe Esquith	Science guy Science evangelist Science writer Sexuality educator Author, educator, speaker Language arts teacher Storyteller, teaching artist Head of TED Teacher Educator
11:00 – 12:45	Session 12: The Moment Hosted by Chris Anderson	Henrik Schärfe Sebastian Wernicke Cesar Kuriyama Leymah Gbowee Brené Brown	Roboticist Data scientist Video maker Peace activist, Nobelist Vulnerability researcher