Eric Schmidt: Lack of Growth Is a 'National Crisis'<br />The Atlantic - Newseum<br />Eric Schmidt<br />Executive Chairman<br />Google Inc.<br /><br />Gwen Ifill<br />Moderator and Managing Editor<br />PBS' Washington Week<br /><br />Inspired by The Atlantic's enduring partnership with the Aspen Ideas Festival, the third-annual Washington Ideas Forum gathers an audience of 600 people, including government officials, top business executives, global thought leaders, academics, and celebrities. It is the place to hear - and meet - the most prominent thinkers of our time.<br /><br />This October 5 and 6, the Forum will once again bring the best and brightest to the table for debate, conversation, and idea-sharing.