Karl Rove, Michael Oren, David Pogue Headed To Coachella Valley

PALM DESERT, CA — Desert Town Hall, a speaker series known to draw influential names to the Coachella Valley, is underway with David Pogue, Michael Oren and Karl Rove on tap.

The four-program series kicked off Jan. 21 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells. Admiral James Stavridis, vice chair, global affairs of The Carlyle Group, and chair of the Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees, was the speaker. Among Stavridis's achievements was spending 37 years in the Navy and rising to the rank of 4-star Admiral. He spoke about the war in Ukraine and geopolitics during the Desert Town Hall event.

The series continues at the resort with David Pogue scheduled to speak Feb. 8 on artificial intelligence, science and technology. Pogue was the New York Times weekly tech columnist from 2000 to 2013. He’s a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on CBS Sunday Morning, a New York Times bestselling author, a five-time TED speaker, host of 20 NOVA science specials on PBS, and creator/host of the CBS News/Simon & Schuster podcast Unsung Science, according to Desert Town Hall organizers.

Historian and statesman Michael Oren will follow on March 4 to speak about Israel. His background includes joining the IDF, fighting in the 1982 Lebanon War, and later serving as army spokesman in the Second Lebanon War and several Gaza operations, reaching the rank of major. He served as an advisor to Israel’s delegation to the UN, to former Foreign Minister Abba Evan, and to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Last up will be conservative political strategist Karl Rove on April 1. He served as senior advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000-2007 and deputy chief of staff from 2004-2007. He will be speaking at the Desert Town Hall on the "emerging shape" of American politics.

Get more information, including ticket pricing, here.

Desert Town Hall is being presented by Palm Desert's H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation.