Scott Barry Kaufman is a psychologist and human potential enthusiast. A psychologist at Columbia University, Kaufman researches the mind at an individualistic level. He uses his work to showcase how we can live more meaningful lives. Kaufman contributes to Scientific American on a weekly basis in his column Beautiful Minds. He also hosts The Psychology Podcast, a popular podcast that... read full bio
Amber MacArthur, best known as Amber Mac, is an entrepreneur, author, blogger, and media host. Starting off her career in San Francisco during the dot-com boom, Mac has been heavily involved in emerging technology ever since. Collaborating with Microsoft to build a female-focused lifestyle portal, Mac garnered experience in software and the start-up space. She has worked with Tony Robbins,... read full bio
John Ibbitson is a seasoned journalist and author, focusing on our population and the future of our planet. Ibbitson authored the best-selling book titled Empty Planet, which covers our population’s future when undergoing a sizeable decline. Empty Planet discusses human life in all spectrums, including environmental change, work, and lifestyle. Ibbitson, apart from his book, has written for Ottawa Citizen,... read full bio
Rahaf Harfoush is a digital anthropologist. She studies the impact of technologies in relation to social infrastructure. Harfoush is also a teacher, speaker, and author. She teaches Innovation and Disruptive Business Models at SciencePo’s Masters of Finance and Economics Program and is the Executive Director of the Read Thread Institute of Digital Culture. Her work has led her to supportive... read full bio
Ian Chen is an American actor who is best known for playing Evan Huang on the television series “Fresh Off the Boat”. He was born in Los Angeles, California. By the time he was only 5 years old, Chen started working on national commercials and in print. He later made his acting debut in an episode of the television series... read full bio
Forrest Wheeler is a young American actor who is best known for playing Emery Huang on the television series “Fresh Off the Boat”. Wheeler was born in Santa Monica, California, and he started his acting career after playing the role of a Cambodian Boy on the film “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”. Since then, Wheeler’s television credits have gone on to... read full bio
Martin Ford, in essence, is a futurist. An expert in technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and their effects on economy and society, Ford is an impactful keynote speaker that has been featured on outlets like TED Talks. Ford founded a Silicon Valley-based software development firm, has consulted on artificial intelligence for Lyxor/Societe Generale, and has authored several books on the aforementioned... read full bio
Sean Giambrone is an American actor who is best known for playing Adam Goldberg in the television series “The Goldbergs” and for voicing Jeff Randall on the television series “Clarence”. Giambrone was born in Michigan and he started his acting career at 9 years old in television commercials for McDonald’s and Friendly’s Restaurants. Giambrone later made his film debut in... read full bio
Ames McNamara is a young up-and-coming actor from Hoboken, New Jersey. He has recently gained popularity after playing the role of Mark Conner-Healy on the reboot of “Roseanne” and it’s spin-off television series “The Conners”. McNamara has been acting since he was five years old in his local musical theater. Apart from acting, McNamara loves to read and play tennis... read full bio
Tamlyn Tomita is a Japanese-American actress and singer who is best known for playing Allegra in the television series “The Good Doctor”, Kumiko in the film “The Karate Kid Part II”, Waverly in the film “The Joy Luck Club”, and Janet in the film “The Day After Tomorrow”. Tomita was born in Okinawa, Japan, and she later moved to Los... read full bio
Chris Clearfield is a systems expert. From finance to physics to biology, Clearfield has studied exactly why things fail and how to mitigate failure. Clearfield is the founder of System Logic, which works to solve complex challenges with independent research. This risk-analyzer has worked in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong for Jane Street, a quantitative trading firm. His writing... read full bio
Jeff Hobson is a comic magician who has performed all over the world. Since his start, he has appeared on series such as “Masters of Illusion”, “World’s Greatest Magic”, “The Illusionists”, and many more. He’s also toured for seven years with The Illusionists. Hobson’s clients include numerous Fortune 500 companies and he is known for breaking the ice and immersing... read full bio
Steven Brundage is a magician and entertainer who gained popularity after performing on the reality television series “America’s Got Talent”. Brundage first popped into the scene after releasing his YouTube video ‘Magician gets out of Speeding Ticket with Magic’, which became a viral hit. In the video, Brundage shocks the police officers by solving a Rubik’s Cube in 20 seconds... read full bio
Rich Bloch is an American attorney, and a practicing legal arbitration, who is also a magician. He has been featured in Magician of the Month and Genii Magazine. Bloch has been a headliner numerous times in Las Vegas as well as Atlantic City. He has been a nominee five times for Stage Magician of the Year at the world famous... read full bio
Steve Bedwell is an English magician and performer who was a Doctor who focused on the neuroscience of perception. He left the medical field to become an entertainer and speaker. Bedwell specializes in corporate events, convention entertainment, motivational training and trade shows. Bedwell started his magic career after leaving England to Orlando, Florida, to compete in the Close-Up competition. He... read full bio
Steven Shaw, better known as his stage name Banachek, is an English mentalist, magician, writer, mind reader and skeptic. He came to popularity after appearing in James Randi’s Project Alpha experiment. He has since gone on to be director of the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, which was conducted by the James Randi Educational Foundation. He is also a fellow... read full bio
Bill Blagg is a magician and illusionist who is best know for his show ‘The Magic of Bill Blagg Live!’. Blagg found his love for magic after being gifted with his first magic book from his great-grandfather. This led him to building magic props with his dad and not too long after Blagg was performing his own show. Blagg is... read full bio
Mark L. Busch is an international business expert. Currently, he is the Karl F. Landegger Professor of International Business Diplomacy at Georgetown University. His area of focus encompasses trade policy and law, business, and non-market strategy. Busch is a renowned teacher, having won awards including the Frank Knox Teaching Excellence Award for his work at Queen’s University. He has been... read full bio
Eric Jones is an American magician, author, and consultant who is best known for making it to the semifinals on the reality television series “America’s Got Talent”. Jones is known for performing close-up magic and has a master of sleight-of-hand. Jones has also been on the television series “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” where he successfully fooled the duo. Jones... read full bio
Eric Mead is a magician, mentalist, comedian, author and keynote speaker. He has performed on the television series “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”, has given a TED Talk entitled ‘The Magic of Placebo’ which has earned over one million views, and has collaborated with Joshua Bell. As a speaker, Mead has spoken nine times at The Entertainment Gathering Conference, and... read full bio
