2026-2027 Season Interest Survey

Please indicate your level of interest in the following potential speakers and topics for the 2026-2027 Connecticut Forum Season.

These are just some ideas to get you thinking. There is an opportunity to share your suggestions below. We read and consider all of your suggestions; thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback!
1.Kamala Harris
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Not familiar with this person.
2.Scott Galloway
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3.Glennon Doyle
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4.Questlove (Ahmir Thompson)
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5.an expert panel on the future role of AI
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Not familiar / don't know. 
6.Ann Patchett
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7.experts on medical breakthroughs and healthcare innovations
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8.Melinda French Gates
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9.speakers on the future of work
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10.speakers focused on the state of journalism
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11.a conversation about the societal impacts of social media
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12.James McBride
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13.Jelani Cobb
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14.Justin Trudeau
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15.Tracee Ellis Ross
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16.Jonathan Haidt
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17.Misty Copeland
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18.Salman Rushdie
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19.Anderson Cooper
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20.Fareed Zakaria
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21.President George W. Bush
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22.Adam Grant
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23.Ian Bremmer
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24.Trevor Noah
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25.Kara Swisher
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26.Norah O'Donnell
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27.Simone Biles
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28.Brené Brown
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29.Anna Wintour
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30.a panel discussion on the science of our brains
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31.Antony Blinken
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32.Lin Manuel Miranda
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33.a panel of popular and renowned fiction authors
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34.Who would you like to see at The CT Forum next season? 
35.What topics would you like to see addressed at The CT Forum next season? 
36.What is your age?