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Kunda Dixit

Nepali Times Editor

Nepal Faces the Future

12/11/13, 7:30 PM, Dinner
Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel

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Butterfly's Dream

Film Screening with Q&A

12/16/13, 7:30 PM, Screening
Laemmle Royal Theatre

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The US Economy Over the Next Four Years

Lawrence H. Summers

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Britain, The US and a World of Opportunities

William Hague, British Foreign Secretary

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Making US Education Competitive Globally

Michelle Rhee

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Inventing the Future

Elon Musk told 1,200 members and guests of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on Monday night how his companies SpaceX and Tesla narrowly avoided going bust in 2008 and 2009 respectively, how he gets some of his best ideas from science fiction, how running a car company and a rocket company gives him useful cross-pollination of ideas - and why he didn’t put coat hooks in the back of the Tesla.The full video of the talk with Elon Musk is available here: LAWAC on YouTube

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Young Professionals