Kotchakorn Voraakhom is a Thai landscape architect and CEO of Porous City Network, an enterprise that increases urban resilience in Southeast Asia. Voraakhom is also a TED fellow and founder of the Koungkuey Design Initiative which rebuilds public spaces with communities. Voraakhom earned her bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from Chulalongkorn University and she went on to complete her graduate... read full bio
Kotaro Tamura was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a current member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He was a member of Prime Minister Abe's government, serving as his Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office of Economic and Fiscal Policy, where he worked toward opening up Japanese businesses to foreign investment. A... read full bio
Korie Robertson is an author, philanthropist, and reality television star who is best known for her role on the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty”. She is the daughter-in-law of Phil Robertson and is the wife of Willie Robertson. She studied at Harding University and has been jointly named alongside her husband as Outstanding Young Alumni. Robertson is an advocate for... read full bio
Addressing the problem of underage drinking, Koren Zailckas brings to light scientific evidence on how alcohol affects the still-developing teenage brain. She informs audiences of how the younger the age one starts drinking alcohol, the more likely that person is to become addicted. Most compelling, however, is her personal story, the description of her downward spiral, and the experiences that... read full bio
Komal Ahmad is a charismatic and well-respected person who has won honors and recognition for her outstanding efforts in a number of sectors. She has been honored as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's Most Powerful Women in the World, Fast Company's World's Most Creative People in Business, and InStyle's Top 50 Most Badass Women in the World, all of which serve... read full bio
Koh Dong-Jin is the co-CEO and President of Longterm Business Strategy of Samsung's mobile communications sector. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Industrial Engineering from Sungkyungkwan University and a Masters of Science in Technology Policy from the University of Sussex. After joining Samsung, Mr. Koh quickly rose the ranks of the company and held many executive positions in... read full bio
One of the most reputable economic journalists and business analysts in America is Knight Kiplinger. In his writing, talks, and appearances on significant television and radio networks, he deftly and presciently navigates the complexities of financial topics. The Kiplinger Letter, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, and KiplingerForecasts.com are all edited in chief by Mr. Kiplinger. After 13 years as a Washington... read full bio
Dr. Knatokie Ford is the founder and CEO of Fly Sci Enterprise, LLC and is a media innovation fellow for Simons Foundation. Fly Sci Enterprise is a consulting organization that specializes in creative science communications, content production, professional development services, and motivational speaking. Ford has earned her B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry from Clark Atlanta University. She... read full bio
Klyn Elsbury is a speaker, corporate trainer, and coach from San Diego, California. During her presentations, Elsbury uses neuroscience for coaching programs to create positive change, unleash energy, reignite passion and improve performance. Elsbury has studied at Iowa State Universities’ College of Business. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and is a Master Practitioner NLP from The... read full bio
Kjell Nordstrom is a Swedish economist, writer, and public speaker who has previously been the associate professor at the Institute of International Business at the Stockholm School of Economics. Nordstrom has previously studied to be an engineer before going on to earn his Ph.D. from the Stockholm School of Economics. He then went on to begin working as a professor... read full bio
At the U.S. National Institutes of Health, where she studied coronavirus biology and vaccine development, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett served as the team's scientific leader. A stabilized form of a spike protein, which is present on the surface of all coronaviruses, was revealed to be a major target for vaccines, therapies and diagnostics, which was a game-changing finding made during those six... read full bio
Kizuna AI is a Japanese virtual YouTube who first started uploading in November of 2016. Kizuna AI is credited as pioneering and even coining the term “Virtual YouTuber”, making her a pioneer in the VTuber field. The term comes from the fact that she describes the character avatar she uses as artificial intelligence. She has reached more than 3 million... read full bio
Kishore Mahbubani is a Singaporean civil servant, diplomat, and academic who is a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, at the National University of Singapore. Mahbubani was born in Singapore and earned his B.A. with first class honors in philosophy from the University of Singapore before going on to earn both his M.A. in philosophy and his honorary Ph.D.... read full bio
Kisa Heyer is the CEO of Dream Foundation, a dream-granting organization that makes final dreams come true for terminally ill adults and their families. The Dream Foundation arranges trips, family reunions, meetings with personal heroes, and they also work with veterans to reconnect their with aspects of their military lives or to help them visit monuments and memorials that hold... read full bio
Kirstie Ennis' narrative may have started when she lost her leg in Afghanistan after her chopper crashed, but it by no means comes to an end there. The former Marine sergeant has already done more than most people do in their lifetimes following more than 40 operations and the amputation of her leg, first below and then above the knee... read full bio
Kiron Skinner is an American former Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State. Skinner was born in Chicago, Illinois, and earned her A.A. from Sacramento City College where she won the Harry S. Truman Scholarship which led her to earn her B.A. in political science from Spelman College. She then went on to earn both her... read full bio
Kirk Cameron is a television and film actor, noted recently for his work in the inspirational film, Fireproof. He is also known for his memorable roles on ABC's Growing Pains, the Left Behind movies, and co-host of The Way of the Master televesion series. Kirk spends much of his time producing new television and film projects and speaking to people... read full bio
Dr. Kirke Borne is an astrophysicist and Principal Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton. Previously, he was a Professor of Astrophysics and Computational Science at George Mason University for twelve years. Prior to that, he supported NASA projects in a variety of roles, such as program manager in NASA’s Space Science Data Operations Office and Data Archive Project Scientist for... read full bio
Kiran Bir Sethi is the founder of Design for Change and The Riverside School in India. Sethi founded her company after her son started school and she noticed the teachers being sticklers to stay to the textbook and punishing any children that wanted to learn more. This led her to founding The Riverside School in Ahmedabad, which provides an alternative... read full bio
The Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is Kiran Ahuja. She was nominated by President Joe Biden for her current position before being confirmed by the US Senate after more than 20 years in the public sector and executive nonprofit work. She is t he first South Asian Asian American and the first Asian American woman to head... read full bio
