OZY Fest Reveals Full Lineup and Schedule

(New York, NY) July 16, 2018 - Today OZY Media, the daily news source for “the change generation” (Forbes) revealed the full 2018 OZY Fest lineup and schedule (see details below). OZY Fest, now two days, takes place Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22 at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park.  Saturday July 21st will also feature a free and open to the public OZY Fest Bandshell.

Described by The New York Times as “part music festival, part TED talk, part food fair,” and by CNBC as “New York’s answer to SXSW, “ OZY FEST features world-class entertainers, innovators, esteemed thought leaders, artists and some of the world’s best food. This year’s lineup includes musicians Passion Pit, Common, Grouplove, and Young the Giant; comedians Chelsea Handler, Hasan Minhaj and Michelle Wolf; entrepreneurs Ruth Zukerman (Flywheel), Tim Brown (Allbirds), Cindy Mi (VIPKID); authors Malcolm Gladwell, Steven Pinker, Roxane Gay and Salman Rushdie; performers Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan and Laverne Cox; celebrity chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Roy Choi, and many more.

OZY FEST is something you experience — not something you just attend. OZY FEST 2017 attracted over 5,000 guests who engaged with art, opened their minds to technology, politics and provocative speakers, tasted inventive foods and partied to live music, all in one place. 

OZY FEST SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, JULY 21

The Platform:

      12-12:10: Intro Remarks (Carlos Watson)

      12:10-12:40: ChangeUp: The Future of Entrepreneurship Alex Rodriguez (Carlos)

      12:50-1:30: How to Succeed In Business Without a Rule Book: Alex Rodriguez, Ruth Zukerman, Tim Brown, Ryan Williams (Carlos Watson)

      1:40-2:20: Love You Like A Love Song Baby (Eureka)

      2:30-3:00: The Future of Conservative Movement Under Trump: Grover Norquist, Mark Sanford (Fay Schlesinger)

      3-3:30: Democracy Interrupted: Should Dems Do More Than #Resist?: Tom Perez (Dana Bash)

      3:40-4:10: #MeToo With Rose McGowan (Jake Tapper)

      4:20-4:50: Incarceration Nation With Common (Lizzie O'Leary)

      5-5:40: Hillary Rodham Clinton in Conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs

      6:50-7:40: Common

      7:50-8:50: Hasan Minhaj

      9-9:55: Young the Giant

Townsquare Stage:

      12:10-1: Cooking Up a Storm with Marcus Samuelsson: Pasta La Vista Baby

      1:10-1:40: Borderless With Salman Rushdie (Fay Schlesinger)

      1:50-2:30: Facing Your Fears: Beth Comstock, Tony Gonzalez, Sgt King (Fay Schlesinger)

      2:40-3:10: Cooking Up a Storm with Marcus Samuelsson: Marcus Pollo

      3:20-3:50: Education, Entrepreneurship, and Building an Empire: Cindy Mi (Carlos)

      4-4:30: The Future of Fashion: Isaac Mizrahi, Christian Siriano (Dana Bash)

      4:40-5:10: Outspoken with Roxane Gay (Fay Schlesinger)

Bandshell:

      12-12:40: Cynthia Nixon

      12:45-1:10: How Technology Is Transforming Healthcare (Intel)

      1:20-1:50: The Future of Everything: Steven Pinker, Cindy Mi, Mike Moe (Lizzie O’Leary)

      2-2:30: Modern Day Heroes (Ally)

      2:40-3:10: Breaking Big: Ruth Zukerman, Christian Siriano, Roxane Gay (Carlos Watson)

      3:20-3:50: Close Your Eyes: Hypnotherapy With Grace Smith

      4-4:30: We Need to Talk About Guns: Kristin Lemkau, Grover Norquist, Art Acevedo (CarlosWatson)

      4:40 - 5:30: Ground Game: What to Make of the Midterms: Carlos Curbelo (McClatchy)

SUNDAY, JULY 22

The Platform:

      12-12:10: Intro Remarks (Carlos Watson)

      12:10-1: Impeachment is a Strong Word: Chelsea Handler, Tom Steyer (Carlos Watson)

      1:10-2: Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell (Carlos Watson)

      2:10-3: Savage Questions: Scott Rogowsky

      3:10-4: Special Guest

      4:10-5: Grouplove

      5-6: Michelle Wolf

      6-7: Passion Pit

Townsquare:

      12:10-1: The Future of Hollywood: Laverne Cox, Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan (Rebecca Sun)

      1:20-2: Karl Rove

      2:10-2:40: Ladies of Liberty: Sen. Gillibrand, Chelsea Handler (Ana Kasparian)

      2:50-3:20: Foul Play with Jemele Hill

      4:20-4:50: Roy Choi (Eugene Robinson)

      5:10-5:40: Cooking Up a Storm with Roy Choi

OZY Fest is sponsored by Ally, Infor, Volvo, Showtime Documentaries, Lufthansa, iHeart Media and Intel.

To learn more visit:

http://www.ozy.com

OZY.com/ozyfest

https://www.facebook.com/OZYFEST

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