Dr. Sudip Bose is a leading emergency physician, a media health correspondent and a Bronze Star Recipient for serving one of the longest combat tours by a physician since World War II. Bose is experienced in emergency medicine, disaster care, PTSD and mass casualty. Bose has been a former major in the US Army and while serving as a physician,... read full bio
Dr. Steven Pantilat, MD is the chief of the Division of Palliative Medicine at UC San Francisco. But this man of many hats has more to him than that. For example, he loves poetry and speaking to people all over the world about alleviating pain and palliative care. In fact, he’s a renowned expert on hospice and palliative care and... read full bio
Dr. Steve Allen, Jr. combines his expertise as a Board Certified family physician with his family's gift of humor. The son of famous TV comedian Steve Allen, he delights audiences with his unique approach to managing stress. He teaches everyone in the audience to juggle brightly colored scarves as the lesson through which they learn to play and laugh their... read full bio
Geoscientist Dr. Proctor is also an astronaut, space artist and adventurer. She was the Inspiration4's mission pilot and the first black civilian astronaut. Inspiration 4 is the first all-civilian orbital mission ever. The Explorer's Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World, a multidisciplinary, professional association devoted to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration and resource conservation, includes Dr. Proctor as one of... read full bio
Dr. Scott Parazynski is a remarkable person with accomplishments in a wide range of fields, including mountaineering, medicine, aviation, invention, and innovation. The astonishing career of Parazynski, known for his feats as an astronaut, Everest climber, doctor, pilot, and even the "MacGyver of the Extreme," captures a life of unmatched success and unrelenting pursuit of the unusual. Parazynski spent more than... read full bio
KEY AUDIENCES: Corporate Wellness Events Professional Women Group Events Health/Wellness Events Inspirational/Motivational Group Events SAMPLE TOPICS: - Live a Life of Courageous Boundaries and Have The Audacity to Keep Them. In this talk, Dr. Dalton-Smith challenge women to stop being afraid to create boundaries around the priority areas of their life including their physical health, mental health, relationships, career, and emotions. She tackles the obstacles women... read full bio
Since 2006, Dr. Sanjay K. Jha has been a full professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering. He also serves as the UNSW Institute for Cybersecurity's deputy director (IFCYBER). He has a Ph.D. from the Australian University of Technology in Sydney. Over 300 of Sanjay's publications have been published in prestigious journals and conferences. He is a co-editor of... read full bio
Dr. Sandra Lee, better known as Dr. Pimple Popper, is a board-certified dermatologist based in California. She first gained popularity when she started an Instagram to show people what it was like being a dermatologist; there she showed videos of consults, surgeries, and in-office procedures. She thought this would be an interesting way to show her field but had no... read full bio
As a biracial, bicultural, and bilingual citizen of the world, Dr. Betances has worked in all fifty states, all six U.S. territories and in various countries including Japan, Korea, Germany and Mexico. Decades of university teaching, publishing articles and consultantships with private and public organizations bring to each event a breadth and depth of understanding on how we must make... read full bio
Growing up in Newark, one of the poorest places in New Jersey, Dr. Sampson Davis was the fifth of six children. Dr. Davis was raised in small quarters amid broken families, criminal activity, and drug use. He managed to balance being intelligent and being socially acceptable on the streets, but he was still an excellent student. According to Dr. Davis,... read full bio
Dr. Samantha Ravich is a senior advisor, former CEO and current managing partner of A2P, and a board member and chairman of various organizations. Ravich is known for having experience with risk management and mitigation skills with an expertise in cyber, supply chain management, and geo-political risk whom has worked nearly 30 years in the U.S. intelligence, defense, and various... read full bio
Dr. Rumman Chowdhury is passionate about the nexus between humans and artificial intelligence. In the realm of applied algorithmic ethics, she is a trailblazer, developing innovative socio-technical solutions for transparent, ethical, and explicable AI. With bylines in the Atlantic, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, MIT Technology Review, and VentureBeat, she actively participates in the conversation on responsible technology. In... read full bio
Dr. Romie Mushtaq is a physician, keynote speaker, expert on the brain and mental health, a chief wellness officer and consultant for Evolution Hospitality, and a physician. Mushtaq has earned her MBBS and MD from Fatima Jinnah Medical College. She went on to begin her residency at the Medical University of South Carolina where she gained more insight into neurosurgical... read full bio
Dr. Roch Parayre is a scenario planning and decision analysis expert. His knowledge ranges from strategizing business decisions to using creativity and innovation to flourish economically. Dr. Parayre works with Decision Strategies International Incorporated and is also a Senior Fellow in the Mack Center for Technological Innovation and the University of Pennsylvania. The accomplished businessman has consulted and educated businesses... read full bio
Doctor Robi Ludwig is a psychotherapist and reporter. She has won a multitude of awards for her reporting skills, covering topics like intimate partner homicide, parenting issues, psychology of good heart health, and the power of reinventing your life. Dr. Ludwig is a contributor to the Investigation Discovery Networks Scorned, which reenacts and analyzes marital homicide. She also appears on... read full bio
Dr. Roberta Bondar, after many years of training, became Canada's first female astronaut when she flew on the space shuttle Discovery in January 1992. She currently conducts research into blood flow in the brain during microgravity and various pathological states. Dr. Bondar is keenly interested in physical fitness and in educating students about environmental issues. She has received many honours,... read full bio
America's best known cosmetic surgeon, who is also each year goes to South America and works to help the poor in need of cosmetic surgery to help disfigurement without charge. Dr. Robert Rey specializes in minimal scar plastic surgery. By treating a large number of film, television and fashion industry patients, Dr. Rey is keenly aware of the importance of... read full bio
Dr. Robert Kriegel teaches bold, innovative, out of the box strategies for keeping ahead of the changes, challenges and competition in todays dynamic marketplace. Author of How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damned Hard, as well as the international bestseller, If It Aint broke_BREAK IT!, Dr. Kriegel has been called by U.S. News & World Report one of... read full bio
Robert Emmons, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at UC Davis and is a researcher in the field of personality psychology, emotion psychology, and psychology of religion. Emmons is also the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology. He completed his undergraduate psychology degree at the University of Southern Maine, Portland and went on to earn his M.A. from the... read full bio
