*Creator and writer of HBO's award-winning series The Wire *Author of the narrative non-fiction books Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets an The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood *Co-created the HBO series Treme and is the writer and producer of the HBO miniseries Generation Kill and Show Me A Hero *Does prose work for... read full bio
Dr. Lucy Kalanithi is the widow of the #1 New York Times Best-Selling author of When Breath Becomes Air, neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Kalanithi. Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society inductee at Yale, Lucy is an internal medicine physician and faculty member at the Stanford School of Medicine. Her career as a medical professional and her journey alongside her... read full bio
Filmmaker, lecturer, and creator of Imagination.org and Interconnected Media, Nirvan Mullick is headquartered in Los Angeles. With millions of views, Nirvan's short video Caine's Arcade went viral and transformed the life of a nine-year-old boy with artistic abilities. Nirvan started Imagination.org after Caine's Arcade to encourage children's creativity all across the world. He also came up with the Global #CardboardChallenge, which... read full bio
Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and other international hot spots. He starred in the hit film Act of Valor, which is based on true SEAL adventures. His New York Times bestseller, Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, takes... read full bio
Bob Baffert, recognized as one of the most successful horse trainers in history, is the trainer of American Pharaoh, the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 37 years. His horses have won a total of four Kentucky Derbies, six Preakness Stakes, two Belmont Stakes, and two Kentucky Oaks. He is a three-time winner of the Eclipse Award for... read full bio
Dan Lin is a prolific film producer, including the LEGO movie series. Honored as one of Varietys 10 producers to watch, he is the CEO of Lin Pictures, a film production company that he formed eight years ago. Lin also currently serves on the board of directors for the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and is a mentor for... read full bio
Former Navy SEAL, Kaj Larsen is now a journalist for Vice News. He formerly worked for the Vanguard international news documentary investigative reporting show on Current TV, and then a producer/ correspondent for CNN. Kaj helped develop the Vanguard journalism series, which received an Emmy Award. He had himself waterboarded on television and was the first western television journalist in... read full bio
Eric Boles assists organizations in breaking down time, achieving goals rapidly, and operating in accordance with their mission and values through a combination of coaching, consulting, and training. Organizations get tangible and significant outcomes. With passion and cooperation from the entire company, he assists companies like Dunkin' Brands, Starbucks, Aviva, Alaska Airlines, New Season Markets, and others in making significant... read full bio
Ron Garan is not only an astronaut he is also a highly decorated Fighter Pilot, Social Entrepreneur and Humanitarian. Garan has spent 178 days in space and completed 4 space walks. Ron also possesses an impressive social media following (over 3.5 million) and is included on Google Plus' ""Top 25 Followed"" and Kred's ""Top 1% Influencer"" lists. Ron has been... read full bio
"As the founder and CEO of Operation Underground Railroad, an organization dedicated to liberating children who have been kidnapped, trafficked, or exploited, Tim Ballard is deeply passionate about human rights and keeping children safe across the globe. Ballard worked for 12 years as a special agent and undercover operator for the Department of Homeland Security. During his career, he went... read full bio
Jessica Mah is the Founder and CEO of inDinero, passionately helping entrepreneurs run better businesses. She established inDinero with the goal of assisting entrepreneurs with all of their accounting and tax needs, after experiencing similar challenges with her own business. Jessica has built inDinero from zero to multi-million dollar revenues with more than 150 full-time employees. It has raised over... read full bio
Mikko Hypponen is the Chief Research Officer for F-Secure. Hypponen has assisted law enforcement in the United States, Europe and Asia on cybercrime cases and advises governments on cyber crime. His team has been responsible for taking down the Sobig.F botnet. Hypponen has keynoted or spoken at various conferences around the world, including, Black Hat, DEF CON, DLD, Hack In... read full bio
Dr. Daniel Kraft is the Faculty Chair for Medicine & Neuroscience at Singularity University, as well as Founder and Chair of Exponential Medicine, which studies convergent, rapidly developing technologies and their future in biomedicine and healthcare. A Stanford and Harvard trained physician-scientist, inventor and entrepreneur; Dr. Kraft has more than 25 years under his belt working in clinical practice, biomedical... read full bio
Steve Sammartino is the co-host of #techtopia, and one of Australias most renowned futurists and business technologists. He has a remarkable talent for deciphering how new technologies affect different industries. Steve has established numerous technology startups, including the creation of one of the first Sharing Economy startups Rentoid.com, before Uber or Airbnb. A connoisseur of extreme projects, Steve is an... read full bio
Keren Elazari is a former hacker turned cyber security expert, sought-after speaker, industry analyst with GIGAOM Research and author on the topics of cyber security and privacy. Her popular TED talk, seen by millions and translated into 25 languages, helped form the discussion of hackers and their significant role in society. It was also named among TED’s Most Powerful Ideas... read full bio
Peter Hinssen is a serial entrepreneur, adviser and keynote speaker on the topics of radical innovation, leadership and the impact of all things digital on society and business. He highlights the consumer adoption of technology, the impact of the networked digital society, and the connection between business and IT. He has delivered several keynotes across the globe, including for Google... read full bio
Gerd Leonhard is one of the worlds leading futurists, amassing more than 1500 speaking engagements in over fifty countries and a collective audience of over 1 million. Gerd is an expert on near-future, nowist observations and actionable foresights in the areas of humanity, society, business and commerce, media, technology and communications. He has been hailed by The Wall Street Journal... read full bio
Kevin Warwick is a renowned scientist and Deputy Vice Chancellor at Coventry University. His areas of expertise include artificial intelligence, control, robotics, and biomedical engineering. A Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering & Technology, Warwick is the youngest person ever to become a Fellow of the City & Guilds of London Institute. He has authored or... read full bio
As the former Director of Enterprise Services at Amazon, John Rossmans most well known accomplishment is launching and scaling the Amazon Marketplace business, which now accounts for more than 50% of all Amazon goods sold and shipped. In his role at Amazon, he oversaw global services to enterprise clients like Target.com, Toys R Us, Sears, Marks and Spencer, and the... read full bio
John O'Leary's life is an awe-inspiring tale of resilience and triumph, a life that was initially recounted within the pages of his parents' book, "Overwhelming Odds," published in 2006. Originally intended as a limited release for friends and family, the book garnered unprecedented attention, selling over 60,000 copies. It was this very narrative that spurred John to fully embrace his... read full bio
