Jerome Adams is an American anesthesiologist and former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who has most previously served as the 20th Surgeon General of the United States. Adams was born in Maryland and he went on to study at the University of Maryland Baltimore County before going on to earn his B.S. in biochemistry and... read full bio
Philip E. Tetlock is a Canadian-American writer who is expert on political forecasting, political psychology, forecasting and decision making. Tetlock was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and he has finished his undergraduate work at the University of British Columbia before going on to earn his Ph.D. from Yale University. Tetlock has previously served on the faculty of the University of... read full bio
Barbara Mellers is an educator who is the I. George Heyman University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and is the Chief Scientist for Good Judgment, Inc. Mellers has previously earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley before going on to earn her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mellers began her... read full bio
Michele Norris sparks important dialogue on current events, social issues and the power to make change as she adeptly breaks down commonly-held beliefs and attitudes on race, diversity and bias. From the radio airwaves to primetime television and leading news publications, Michele is one of the most trusted voices in American journalism. For a decade, as host of National Public... read full bio
Jessica Lahey is a best-selling author, educator, and columnist, who is best known for her books “The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed” and “The Addiction Inoculation.” Lahey was born into a family with a history of alcoholism and drug abuse. Lahey later found herself an alcoholic and didn’t find... read full bio
Mike Veny is a mental health speaker and a best-selling author who is known for his book ‘Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero and The Transforming Stigma Workbook.’ He has previously been a PM360 ELITE Award Winner, which has led him to be one of the most influential people in the healthcare industry. Veny’s story starts at... read full bio
Gok Wan is a British fashion consultant, author, television presenter and DJ who is best known for his work as a host for series which include “How to Look Good Naked” and “Say Yes to the Dress Lancashire.” Wan was born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, and grew up in Whetstone. Later in life, Wan decided he wanted to be an... read full bio
Dr. Robert Sapolsky is an American neuroendocrinology researcher and author who is currently the Professor of Biology, Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University. Sapolsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, and he has earned his B.A. in biological anthropology summa cum laude from Harvard University. After earning his degree, Sapolsky went on to study baboons in the... read full bio
Charles Patrick Garcia is best known for his consulting, merchant bank, and venture capital firm, Garcia Trujillo LLC, where he served as the CEO. Currently, Garcia is the CEO of Tendrel, which is a global community of social impact leaders. Garcia grew up in Panama City, Panama, and he earned his bachelor’s degree from the United States Air Force Academy.... read full bio
Max Tegmark is a physicist and AI researcher, and has been the President of the Future of Life Institute and Professor of Physics at MIT. Tegmark was born in Sweden and while in high school, Tegmark created a word processor which was written in pure machine code. Tegmark has earned his B.Sc. in Physics from the Royal Institute of Technolgy... read full bio
James Taylor is a creativity expert who has previously began his career managing rock stars before moving on to be a keynote speaker and leader of business creativity and innovation. Taylor has been the founder of C.SCHOOLTM and he has been an advisor for CEOs, entrepreneurs, educators, governments, and leaders all over the world. Through his work as an advisor,... read full bio
Marc Tarpenning is an American engineer and entrepreneur who has been the co-founder of Tesla Inc. alongside Martin Eberhard. Tarpenning was born in Sacramento, California, and he has earned his B.A. in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. After earning his degree, Tarpenning began working for Textron in Saudi Arabia before going on to develop software and firmware... read full bio
Audrey Tang is the Digital Minister of Taiwan and a software programmer who is best known for revitalizing the computer languages Perl and Haskell. Tang was considered a child prodigy at the age of five as Tang was reading classical literature and went on to be performing advanced mathematics before six years old and was learning computer programming before eight.... read full bio
Nadja Swarovski is an Australian businesswoman who has worked for the Swarovski family company for most of her career. Through her work with her family company, Swarovski has been the first female on the executive board and has led the global brand strategy and communications side of the business. She has also been head of the sustainability strategy, their Swarovski... read full bio
Carole Spiers is a British entrepreneur, author, and public speaker who is an expert on stress management, counseling and employee wellbeing. Spiers is the founder and CEO of the Carole Spiers Group which is an international stress management employee counseling consultancy that works in the UK as well as the Middle East. As a keynote speaker, Spiers has given talks... read full bio
Ted Souder is a businessman who is currently Head of Industry in Retail for Google. Souder is best known for his nearly 20 year career with Google after starting as a client service specialist. Souder has previously earned his BSBA in Business from the University of Denver and he went on to begin his career working as an account executive... read full bio
Robert J. Gordon is an American economist and the Stanley G. Harris Professor of the Social Sciences at Northwestern University. Gordon is an exceptionally experienced professor, regarded as one of the leading experts on long-term economic growth as well as unemployment and inflation. In 1962, he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and received... read full bio
Eric Cole is a world renowned cybersecurity expert who is an expert on breadth and depth experience in integrated cyber security. Through his work, Cole solves problems with a business and technology mindset. Cole is founder of Secure Anchor Consulting and through his work there, he has been a speaker and expert on SCADA and critical infrastructure cyber security. Prior... read full bio
Roger Spitz is a leading futurist wo is the founder of Techistential, which is a global foresight strategy and futures intelligence platform. He is also a startup and board advisor where he sits on a number of advisory board, venture capital funds, and academic institutions. He is also chairman of the Disruptive Futures Institute. Through his work as a leader... read full bio
Mutale Nkonde is the founding CEO of AI For the People, a non-profit communications agency, a UN advisor on Artificial Intelligence, and a fellow at Stanford. Through her work with AI for the People, Nkonde and the organization’s mission is to help representation of black professionals in the American technology sector by 2030. Through this work, Nkonde and the organization... read full bio
