Modeled after the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Hudson Valley Ideas Festival brings together six authors, journalists, politicians, and entrepreneurs to invite attendees to think "Beyond the Algorithm." The audience will hear from Atlantic writer Thomas Chatterton Williams on "Unlearning Race," actor Dane DeHaan on "Hollywood in the Streaming Age," digital creator and cultural commentator Jules Terpak on "The Future of TikTok," journalist and novelist Ross Barkan on "The Great New York Novel," and speaking coach Michael Hoeppner, who'll discuss "Speaking Presidentially." Forward Party founder and the Hudson Valley Ideas festival creator Andrew Yang himself will be taking the stage to talk about "The Path to Political Reform." Though Yang's 2020 run for the Democratic presidential nomination failed to pan out, he rebounded to found the Forward Party ("Not Left. Not Right. FORWARD.") in 2021. Teams in 34 states (New York included) are continuing to build a platform while recruiting candidates who rep the Forward goals, like rebuilding democracy from the bottom up, putting data ahead of ideology, and promoting old-fashioned ideas like integrity and civic engagement.
