Global Cooperation
In our polarized world, debate has never been so important
We are living in an era of polarization and partisan division, where people espousing contrarian or dissenting viewpoints are shut down. The solution? Reviving debate.
Clea Conner
As the CEO of Open to Debate, Clea Conner is on a mission to restore civility, respect, and intelligence to the public square. Clea has produced more than 200 award-winning public policy programs spanning technology, culture, economics, law, and global affairs, convening the world’s most influential voices on the most provocative questions of our time. Named one of Crain’s New York “40 Under 40,” Clea developed “Up For Debate” and “That’s Debatable” as television programs on Bloomberg, PBS, and Newsy, and produced the first debate between artificial intelligence and a human debater in partnership with IBM’s historic Project Debater. She holds more than two dozen awards for excellence in public affairs programming in radio, television, and podcasting.
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