Cheryl Currid is an industry analyst and former IT executive. In addition, she is an award-winning journalist. Currid challenges people to learn about the world around them by utilizing technology. She has lectured internationally on topics such as computer science, social networking, and organizational efficiency. She has authored 14 books and over 1,200 articles, journal papers, and columns. Currid is... read full bio
Dan Goods is a creative visual strategist who is currently leaving his mark at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA. His job entails the skill of turning complex ideas into stories that anyone can understand, which is essential for transferring complicated concepts across disciplinary boundaries. Dan's artistic works have adorned public venues, museums, and outer space all within NASA. His remarkable... read full bio
The Aesthetics of Joy was founded by acclaimed designer, author, and novelist Ingrid Fetell Lee. Her work emphasizes how design may increase our sense of joy by exposing the strong connection between our environment and our emotions. Through her website, The Aesthetics of Joy, Lee spreads ideas and knowledge on how even modest design adjustments may have a big effect... read full bio
Johnny Quinn is an American U.S. Olympian bobsledder, professional speaker, author, and former gridiron football player. He has competed in the Winter Olympics and is a member of the U.S. National Bobsled Team. In high school, Quinn was a big part of his school's football and track and during his time there, he played in the Oil Bowl. From there,... read full bio
Keela Robison was recently the VP of Product Management for Google before taking a sabbatical. She was also the Vice President of Technology and Product for Expedia, Inc. where she led the global engineering and product teams. Prior to working for Expedia, Robison has been a Senior Associate Consultant for Bain & Company, General Manager for RealNetworks, Director of Web... read full bio
Liv Boeree is a science communicator, British poker player, television presenter, speaker and writer. She has been a World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour champion, and has been the only female in history to hold both of these titles. Boeree graduated from the University of Manchester with a First Class Honours degree in Physics with Astrophysics. She started... read full bio
Mark Stevenson is an author, broadcaster, businessman, speaker, futurologist, and on top of it, also a musician and comedian. As an author, Stevenson has published two bestselling books, “An Optimist’s Tour of the Future” and “We Do Things Differently”. Stevenson graduated from the University of Salford with a first-class honors degree in Information Technology. From there, he started working for... read full bio
Michelle Howard is a retired United States Navy officer who was the first female to become a four-star admiral. She accomplished several firsts through her career including being the first African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, was the first admiral selected from the U.S. Naval Academy class for rank rear admiral. She was also the first African-American and... read full bio
Nathaniel Ru is the co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of the restaurant sweetgreen. Sweetgreen is a restaurant that serves to give their community real food and works with local farmers to create their menus based off of what’s in season and what’s fresh. All of sweetgreen’s food is made from scratch and they use produce delivered the morning it’s made.... read full bio
Sean M. Carroll is a cosmologist, and a theoretical physicist that specializes on the subjects of dark electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, gravitation, statistical mechanics, foundations of physics, and poetic naturalism. Carroll has been a research professor at the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology and has also been a contributing writer for the blog Cosmic Variance, and publications... read full bio
Sophia Amoruso is an American entrepreneur who is best known for being the founder and owner of the women’s fashion retailer, Nasty Gal, which has previously been named one of the fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine. Since then, Amoruso has been featured in Forbes as one of the richest self-made women in the world. She has founded Girlboss Media,... read full bio
Stan Phelps is an author, Forbes contributer, speaker, and IBM futurist. As a speaker, Phelps is a TEDx speaker and has spoken on every continent and for several Fortune 100 brands such as UPS, Target, ESPN, Citi, and more. During his speeches, Phelps tells his clients that their most important stakeholders are their customers and employees. He focuses on loyalty... read full bio
Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital. She grew Backstage Capital from the ground up, all while she was homeless. Backstage Capital is a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Since Hamilton started Backstage Capital from scratch, it has... read full bio
Lisa Sun is CEO & founder of GRAVITAS. Gravitas is a clothing company whose mission is to catalyze confidence in women. Sun first heard the word gravitas during her first professional review and from that point on, she looked to seek gravitas to be successful in her life and business. She found gravitas in being inspired and inspiring her peers,... read full bio
Michael Coates is the former CISO at Twitter and Former Head of Security at Mozilla. He has worked in the information security space for several years working to protect hundred of millions of people worldwide. Currently, Coates is the CEO and co-founder of Altitude Networks. Prior to his work with Altitude, Coates worked securing Twitter’s systems and user data. As... read full bio
Dr. Jeff Chen MD/MBA is the Founder and Executive Director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative. He is known for being the nation’s leading expert on the play between the policy, business, and science of cannabis, hemp, and CBD. Chen is a graduated for the dual degree MC/MBA program at UCLA. He has spent four years working to accelerate research... read full bio
Nina Easton is an American author, journalist, TV commentator, and entrepreneur. She is co-founder of SellersEaston Media, a private-client service that curates stories of the legacies of leaders in business, public service, and philanthropy. She is co-chair of the Fortune Global Forum, which brings CEOs from around the world together, and chairs Fortune Most Powerful Women International. Easton has emceed... read full bio
Patti Solis Doyle is an American political operative who has previously been a senior adviser to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. She is an alumna of Northwestern University where she graduated with a B.A. in communications. She started her career working on Richard M. Daley’s campaign for Mayor of Chicago. She went on to Little Rock where she became... read full bio
Jessica Yellin is an American journalist who has previously been Chief White House Correspondent for CNN in Washington, D.C. Yellin graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude where she was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She joined CNN as a Capitol Hill correspondent before making her way to Chief White House correspondent. During her time with CNN she... read full bio
Susan Etlinger is an industry analyst with Altimeter Group. Her work with Altimeter includes conducting research on how the explosion of data is affecting individuals and institutions. As an adviser, Etlinger has been asked by several Fortune 500 companies, startups and the public sector to advise on data strategy. She is best known for authoring two reports, “The Social Media... read full bio
