Chicago Ideas Week kicks off with Daley, Emanuel; Elizabeth Smart, Buzz Aldrin, Mario Batali among speakers

Monday, October 14, 2013

Elizabeth Smart talks with a reporter before an interview Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Park City, Utah. Smart said she's elated to hear about three Cleveland women who escaped Monday after they disappeared a decade ago."I am so overjoyed so happy to hear another happy ending," Smart said Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America", adding that the escape is proof families and victims should not give up hope. Smart was kidnapped from her bedroom in Salt Lake City when she was 14. She was freed nine months later when she was found walking with her captor on a suburban street in March 2003. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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October 14, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The current and former mayors of Chicago are expected to be on hand as Chicago Ideas Week kicks off Monday.

The effort brings together hundreds of the world's brightest leaders on a broad spectrum of subjects. More than 25,000 people could take part.

Click Here for the complete list of speakers for 2013

Key speakers this year include astronaut Buzz Aldrin, activist and speaker Elizabeth Smart, chef Mario Batali, and movie director M. Night Shyamalan.

Among Monday's highlights: former Mayor Richard Daley leads a tour of the future Maggie Daley Park.

Current Mayor Rahm Emanuel also is set to lead a Divvy bike ride through the city and to talk about the program.

Monday afternoon, analysts from BuzzFeed, Cars.com, and other companies were scheduled to talk about how retailers use technology and social media to study consumers' buying habits.

Additional information:
https://www.chicagoideas.com/

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