Formerly, an advisor to the CEO of Motorola and chief evangelist of Apple, Guy Kawasaki’s in-depth knowledge of the high-tech industry united with his years of management experience enable him to address a wide range of audiences. Currently, Kawasaki is chief evangelist of the Sydney based company called Canva, which is an online graphics tool that allows you to create,... read full bio
The TED Radio Hour, How I Built This, and Wow in the World are three highly regarded NPR programs that Guy Raz is a prolific host, creator, and editorial director of. According to The New York Times, he has cemented his status as one of the most important podcasters in history with his charming presence and smart interviews. Over 19... read full bio
Gwynne Shotwell is the President and Chief Operating Officer at SpaceX. She has been noted by Forbes magazine as the 76th most powerful woman in the world. Shotwell began her research at the Aerospace Corporation. Later, she joined Microcosm Incorporated, and then SpaceX. Well-versed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, Shotwell educates people worldwide about the future of technology and... read full bio
Gary Grice, better known by his stage name GZA a.k.a. The Genius, is an American hip-hop artist and founding member of the seminal hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan. Within the group, he is known as the “spiritual head,” being both the oldest and the first to receive a record deal. Steve Huey of Allmusic has called him “one of the... read full bio
Hasshi Sudler is a highly accomplished technology management professional, cyber security expert, and professor at Villanova University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. With over 25 years of experience in the field, Sudler is the Chairman and CEO of Internet Think Tank, a prominent cyber security firm. He is a fluent Japanese speaker and has held several IT management positions... read full bio
He Jiankui is a Chinese biophysics researcher who has been an associate professor in the Department of Biology of the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. He is best known for claiming he created the first human genetically edited babies, the twin girls known as Lulu and Nana. Jiankui was born in Xinhua County, Loudi, Hunan and... read full bio
Dr. Heather Berlin is a psychological expert. She is a cognitive neuroscientist, trained in clinical neuropsychology at the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Berlin uses her studies to explore treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders. She has an interest in consciousness, unconscious processes, and the brain’s role in creative action. Dr. Berlin has been named on... read full bio
Heather Payne is a technology expert and advocate for women and youth. As the founder of Ladies Learning Code, a national non-profit organization focused on teaching women and girls coding, Payne is known as an expert in the technology world. Payne was named one of Canadas 100 Most Powerful Women by the Womens Executive Network and is on her way... read full bio
Hector Xavier Monsegur is an American computer hacker and one of the co-founders of the hacking collective LulzSec. He is also known by the online alias Sabu, which he uses. Monsegur, who was facing a sentence of 124 years in jail, turned informant for the FBI. He worked with the agency for almost ten months to assist them in identifying... read full bio
Dr. Hugh Thompson is a computer security expert who has been an Adjunct Professor in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University and the Chief Technology Officer of Symantec. He has also been the Program Chairman of RSA Conference and is co-author of the book “The Plateau Effect”. Thompson is also well known for his role in the HBO documentary... read full bio
Fast Forward Labs was founded by Hilary Mason, who is also the Data Scientist in Residence at Accel and the founder of the machine intelligence research firm. She formerly held the position of Chief Scientist at bitly. She is a member of NYCResistor, co-host of DataGotham and co-founder of HackNY. Hilary thinks that technology should endow us with superpowers. They are creating these... read full bio
Hod Lipson is an American robotics engineer who is the director of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab. Lipson was born in Haifa, Israel, and he has earned his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Technion Israel Institute of Technology. Lipson began his career working as an assistant professor at Brandeis University’s Computer Science Department. He has also previously been... read full bio
Kabam, the market leader in the western world for free-to-play core games, was co-founded by Holly Liu, who also serves as the company's Chief of Staff. Holly is also responsible for the management of Kabam's corporate culture and talent, which is in charge of communicating Kabam's vision, goal, and values to the company's more than 775 workers located in offices... read full bio
Hope Jahren is an American geochemist and geobiologist who works at the University of Oslo in Norway. She is known for her work using stable isotope analysis to analyze fossil forests dating to the Eocene, which has earned her several awards such as the James B. Macelwane Medal of the American Geophysical Union. Jahren was born in Austin, Minnesota, and... read full bio
Hugh Herr is an American biophysicist, engineer, and rock climber. Growing up, Herr was a prodigy rock climber and by only 8 years old he had scaled the face of the Mount Temple in the Canadian Rockies and at only 17, he was known to be one of the best climbers in the United States. After getting caught in a... read full bio
Ian Beacraft is a respected counsel to the most cutting-edge businesses in the world and is regarded as one of the leading voices in developing technology. As the company's founder and chief futurist, Ian oversees a strategic foresight firm that helps businesses navigate the quickly evolving digital landscape and identify significant paths to innovation that have a positive effect on... read full bio
Ian Crosby is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bench, a design focused technology business that is spearheading the movement toward automating the bookkeeping process, while operating as North America’s largest bookkeeping service for small businesses. Bench provides a combination of custom-built software and professional online bookkeepers to organize the financials of small businesses. Ian has been named at the top... read full bio
Ian Pearson is a leading futurist and author who has been the former head of BT Laboratories. Pearson has previously earned his degree in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from Queens University in Belfast. He then went on to begin working in Shorts Missile Systems where he focused on areas which included mechanical engineering and battlefield strategy simulation. From there,... read full bio
Iddris Sandu is a Ghanaian software engineer and architectural technologist who was born in Accra, Ghana, and was raised in Compton, California. Sandu is best known for creating the world’s first smart retail store experience entitled, “The Marathon Store”, alongside the late Nipsey Hussle. Sandu’s work with The Marathon Store includes coding and creating algorithms and the store would allow... read full bio
J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., is regarded as one of leading scientists of the 21st century for his invaluable contributions in genomic research. He is founder and president of the Venter Institute and the J. Craig Venter Science Foundation, and Founder and Chairman of The Institute for Genomic Research, not-for-profit, basic research and research support organizations dedicated to human genomic research... read full bio
