Arne Duncan served as secretary of education for six years. During his time in office, he secured congressional support for President Obama’s investments in education. Such efforts included the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s $100 billion to fund 325,000 teaching positions, increases in Pell grants, reform efforts such as Race to the Top and Investing in Innovation and interventions in... read full bio
Avinash Kaushik is the “Digital Marketing Evangelist” for Google and the author of two bestsellers: Web Analytics 2.0, and Web Analytics: An Hour a Day. All of the proceeds from both books benefit The Smile Train, Doctors Without Borders and Ekal Vidyalaya. Kaushik is also the Co-Founder and Chief Education Officer of Market Motive. He is celebrated for his dynamic,... read full bio
Canadian indie/dream pop band Alvvays is made up of four members: Molly Rankin (vocals), Kerri MacLellan (keyboard), Alec O’Hanley (guitar), and Brian Murphy (bass guitar). When the band members met and formed Alvvays, they decided to move to Toronto. They all were able to find jobs that allowed them the occasional freedom to tour. They later supported other artists on... read full bio
Alice Merton is a singer based in Germany. Her first EP, ‘No Roots’, reached number two on German charts and number one on French charts. Merton’s songs are fueled by her wanderlust, she has moved a total of 11 times, which inspired the title for her first EP, ‘No Roots’. Her debut EP peaked at number 14 on the US... read full bio
Alexander Acha is Mexican singer, songwriter and pianist. He specializes in Latin pop just like his father, Emmanuel, who is also a well-known Mexican pop singer. Acha was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal where he began studying music at the tender age of five years old. He received piano lessons from piano maestros in Mexico, Holland, and the United... read full bio
Alli Webb is the Founder of Drybar, N.Y. Times Bestselling Author, Canopy President, Co- Founder Squeeze, Brightside and Becket + Quill. Drybar exploded into a nationally recognized and highly sought-after brand growing to over 150 locations and highly successful product line, which sold for $255 million. Staying true to her signature approach to beauty and self-care, Squeeze, follows suit in the affordable luxury... read full bio
Amy Robach is a news anchor for ABC’s Good Morning America. While receiving a mammogram on air to promote women’s health she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After undergoing intense treatment Robach returned to Good Morning America. She wrote a book about her journey, ‘Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held on to Hope, and Found Joy in My... read full bio
Amy Trask is the former CEO of the Oakland Raiders, and an author. Trask recently came out with a memoir titled, “You Negotiate Like A Girl” which tells of her time as the first female CEO of an NFL team. Trask studied at the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in political science, she then went on to study... read full bio
Audrina Patridge is an American reality television star, television presenter, actress, and model. Shes best known for starring in MTVs reality show, The Hills, alongside Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, and Whitney Port. She went on to compete in Dancing With the Stars and finished in seventh place. Patridge aspired to be an actress from a young age; she pursued that... read full bio
Abir is an up-and-coming artist from Morocco that is known to be a powerhouse vocalist. She started to gain popularity after working with Fabulous on the song Young OG II, and later went on to work with Masego on the single Waves. Her music is a mix of pop, soul, and R&B and she doesnt just stick to one genre.... read full bio
Ajay Agrawal is a professor of entrepreneurship and strategic management. Through his extensive research of artificial intelligence, science policy, entrepreneurial finance, and innovation, Agrawal teaches people around the world about whats coming in the future. He is the founder of the Creative Destruction Lab and an Academic Director at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Through his keynote speeches and... read full bio
Arlene Dickinson is an independent marketing communications entrepreneur. As one of Canadas most renowned marketing communications experts, Dickinson shows creativity and strategy throughout her business career. Dickinsons experience as the CEO of Venture Communications and YouInc.com has given her intel into the business world. She shares this intel with audiences and businesses worldwide, consulting and contributing to successes around the... read full bio
Aaron Staton is an American actor best known for his role as Ken Cosgrove on the television series “Mad Men”, and for his voice and facial acting on the Rockstar video game “L.A. Noire”. He graduated at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and went on to make his television debut as Andy in an episode of “Law & Order: Special... read full bio
Competitive swimmer Adam Peaty is a breaststroke specialist who has represented Great Britain at the FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. He is the 2015 world champion, the 2014 and 2016 European champion, 2016 Olympic Champion, and 2014 Commonwealth champion in the 100 metre breaststroke, the 2015 World champion and 2014 European champion in... read full bio
Three-time All-Star Alex Gordon is an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of the MLB. Since signing with the Royals, Gordon has been a five-time Gold Glove Award winner, Platinum Glove Award winner, Fielding Bible Award winner and World Series champion. At one point, he was the reigning Web Gem on Baseball Tonight for fifty straight days. He dominated the... read full bio
Adelaide Kane is an Australian actress best known for her roles in television such as, Lolly Allen in “Neighbours”, and Tenaya in “Power Rangers R.P.M.”. Kane’s role in Neighbours was her debut television role and first acting gig. She has gone on to play Cora in “Teen Wolf”, Queen Mary Stuart in “Reign”, Mala in “Dragons: Race to the Edge”,... read full bio
Amanda Brugel is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Michelle on the series “Seed”, and as Rita in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”. She studied at York University where she was apart of the Theatre Program and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She made her television debut in the television movie “Vendetta”. From there, she’s... read full bio
Amanda Bynes is an American actress, comedian, and fashion designer who was most popular as a child to a young adult. Some of her most popular roles included being the host and performer on “The Amanda Show”, a performer on “All That”, which she got her start from, playing Holly Tyler on “What I Like About You”, and for her... read full bio
Andy Weir began his career as a software engineer, until publishing the novel The Martian. His debut novel was adapted into a film directed by Ridley Scott. Due to his book, Weir won a John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Always interested in science fiction, Weir had been publishing science fiction writing pieces on his personal website for... read full bio
Anthony Chen is a Singaporean film director and producer, who gained fame after his debut film “Ilo Ilo” which he wrote, directed, and produced. He studied at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, which he graduated in film. Shortly after, he directed and wrote his debut short film, “G-23”, which won several awards in France, Korea, and Belgium. Over the years he went... read full bio
