Established in 2010 at Guild Hall, the Hamptons Institute (HI) began as a weekend symposium featuring leaders in their fields discussing ideas that shape the community and the world. HI was founded by Mickey Straus, former Guild Hall Board Chair, and Ellen Chesler, a Senior Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, New York, and produced by Tracy Marshall.
Past moderators and panelists have included Jacqueline Adams, Cyrus Amir-Mokri, Kurt Anderson, Ken Auletta, Kahlil Byrd, Robert Caro, Katie Couric, Howard Dean, Lisa Dennison, Paul Farmer, Leymah Gbowee, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kathy Hochul, Van Jones, Steven Kroft, Ken Miller, Cecile Richards, Jerry Saltz, Lynn Sherr, George Soros, Elizabeth Warren, and Jeff Zucker, among others.
Today, Hamptons Institute talks are programmed as single panel discussions throughout the season. The series features academics, creatives, journalists, and political leaders, and each conversation addresses a socially relevant subject from multiple points of view to cultivate purpose-driven civic participation.
Visit the Hamptons Institute archive of programs HERE.
Hamptons Institute will return in the Summer of 2025.
