James McLurkin is a daring innovator who has helped to push the frontiers of microrobotics. With his initiative, creativity and extraordinary inventiveness, McLurkin is a natural speaker and educator. In his lectures, he discusses the possibilities of robotic research and the future of his swarm robots, and for younger audiences illustrates the fun in inventing and engineering.... read full bio
James Veitch is a UK comedian, musician and writer, responsible for the fastest ever TED Talk to reach more than ten million views in the history of TED. He is celebrated for the unashamedly nerdy and hilarious digital content within his presentations. A former Apple Store Genius, Veitch delivers high-tech comedy: picking apart, parodying (and pranking) the ever-evolving and complex... read full bio
Before joining Mythbusters, Jamie was a jack of all crafts, having worked as a diving master, yacht skipper, and wilderness survivalist in addition to being fluent in Russian. He has lifetime memberships in the National Science Teachers Association and the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators. Jamie's many years testing weird and risky scenarios for Mythbusters were a trial by... read full bio
In addition to being a dynamic speaker, Jamie Metzl is a respected and in-demand authority on the dynamic global sociopolitical and biotechnology landscapes. Metzl is praised as "a fantastic authority" (HSBC) and "an absolute tour de force" (Network 20/20) and is certain to leave your audience interested and educated. Metzl has spoken on geopolitical outlook, how a rising China is... read full bio
Janelle Shane is an American optics research scientist, AI researcher, writer, and speaker, who is best known for her blog, AI Weirdness. She is also known for her debut book, “You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How AI Works and Why It’s Making the World a Weirder Place.” Shane has previously studied electrical engineering at Michigan State... read full bio
Janine Benyus works as an innovation consultant, natural sciences writer, author, and speaker. Known as an expert on a subject called biomimicry, Janine has written several books on the topic. Her books include Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, Beastly Behaviors: A Zoo Lovers Companion, Northwoods Wildlife: A Watchers Guide to Habitats, The Secret Language & Remarkable Behavior of Animals, Christmas... read full bio
Dr. Janis Amatuzio lectures on many topics pertaining to forensic pathology and related sciences. The lecture, Beyond the Threshold of Death: A Forensic Pathologists Perspective on Living reflects upon the real-life stories and messages in her book, FOREVER OURS. ... read full bio
Janna Levin is an expert in physics and astronomy. She is the Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College, a counterpart of Columbia University. Levin has authored a variety of books, covering topics of the early universe, chaos, and black holes. Her novel, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, won a PEN/Bingham Fellowship for Writers. Levin has worked at... read full bio
Jared Diamond teaches geography to UCLA undergraduates; doing field research on the birds of New Guinea and other Southwest Pacific islands; writing books about human societies, aimed at the broad public; and promoting sustainable environmental policies, as a director of the international environmental organizations World Wildlife Fund and Conservation International. ... read full bio
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Jason Silva is a Venuzuelan-American media artist, futurist, philosopher, keynote speaker and TV personality. He is the creator of Shots of Awe, a short film series of ""trailers for the mind"" that serve as philosophical espresso shots exploring innovation, technology creativity, futurism and the metaphysics of the imagination. Shots of Awe has received more than 13 million views on YouTube.... read full bio
Jay Bregman is the Founder & CEO of Verifly, an on-demand drone insurance app for both recreational and commercial flights in just two taps. Verifly is funded by Slow Ventures, in addition to numerous other top investors. Jay was previously Founder & CEO of Hailo, a user-friendly taxi-hailing app, which recently sold a majority stake to Daimler. Jay has been... read full bio
Electrical engineer and toy inventor Jay Silver is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab PhD program and the first Maker Research Scientist at Intel. He is the founder and CEO of the Kickstarter funded ($500,000 raised) JoyLabz/MaKey MaKey - An Invention Kit for Everyone. The toy allows users to connect everyday objects like fruit or silverware to computers. The... read full bio
After specializing in Energy Systems Engineering at Stanford University, Straubel quickly established himself in the business. After graduating from college, he worked with Rosen Motors to build a new hybrid car drivetrain. Straubel was one of the original members of the Pentadyne Power Corporation team that contributed to the advancement of this technology. After that, Straubel was the Chief Technical Officer... read full bio
Jeanette Manfra is one of the most experienced cybersecurity professionals in the United States. She formerly worked as the Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Manfra is currently a global director of security and compliance at Google Cloud. Manfra has a strong track record of leadership. Manfra oversaw a diverse portfolio... read full bio
Jeff Clavier is the Founder and Managing partner of SoftTech VC, one of the most prominent seed venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, with over 190 investments. An early angel investor in Web 2.0, Jeff and his team have funded successful startups including Mint (Intuit), Kongregate (GameStop), Brightroll (Yahoo), LiveRamp (Acxiom), Milo (eBay), Wildfire (Google), Blacher Report (Turner), Gnip (Twitter),... read full bio
Jeffrey Ma (or Jeff Ma), was a member of the MIT Blackjack Team in the 1990s. Ma is CEO and Founder of tenXer, a startup that is designed to make work better and your work better which was eventually sold to Twitter. On top of tenXer, Ma helped start GolfSpan.com, CircleLending, and Citizen Sports. Ma also works for ESPN as... read full bio
Jeffrey Lu is an entrepreneur who invests in Internet, software and services companies. Currently, Jeff is the Vice President at Battery Ventures, which invests in tech companies worldwide. Previously, he was the CEO and co-founder of Daily Aisle, an Opentable-like service for wedding venues. The company was funded by prestigious seed investors in Silicon Valley. Before that, Jeff led Brokers... read full bio
Jer Thorp is an active public speaker, artist, and writer from Brooklyn, New York. An avid examiner of the ties between data, art, and culture, Thorp provides a unique perspective on the categories via many venues. He is currently the Innovator-in-Residence at the Library of Congress and a professor at New York University. Prior to his participation in these roles,... read full bio
Samuel Jerrold Jerry Kaplan, (best known as Jerry Kaplan), is an American computer scientist, Artificial Intelligence expert, author, technical innovator, futurist, and an entrepreneur. He is known in the field for pen computing, and tablet computers. Kaplan is the founder of GO Corporation, the co-founder of OnSale, and co-founder of Winster. He is also a Fellow at the Stanford Center... read full bio
