Jeffrey Rothstein

Director and Founder of Robert Packard Center for ALS Research; Founder, Answer ALS Research Program

ALS

Dr. Richard Bedlack

Professor of Neurology, Duke University; Director & Neurologist, Duke ALS Clinic

Dave Shore

Chief Operating Officer at the ALS Association North Carolina Chapter

Chris Pendergast

Founder of Ride for Life; ALS Awareness Advocate

Jason Becker

Musician, Songwriter & Composer; Longest Currently Living Person with ALS

Lolo Spencer

Disability Lifestyle Influencer & Content Creator

Darcy Olsen

Founder & President of Generation Justice; Author of "Right to Try"

Abby Kraftowitz

Freelance Portrait and Editorial Photographer; Work Featured in TIME Magazine

Sally Light

Chief Executive, Motor Neurone Disease Association

Dr. Steve Perrin

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer at the ALS Therapy Development Institute

Tony Nathan

Former Running Back for the Miami Dolphins; ALS Awareness Advocate

Dr. Lucie Bruijn

Chief Scientist of the ALS Association; Senior Advisor at the Dementia Discovery Fund

Alisa Brownlee

Clinical Manager, Assistive Technology Services at ALS Association

Barbara Newhouse

CEO, Children’s Heart Foundation; Former President & CEO of The ALS Association

Nancy Frates

CEO of Team Frate Train; Mother Behind the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge; Business Leader, Mentor & Performance Coach

Steve Gleason

Former New Orleans Saints Football Player Living with ALS

O.J. Brigance

Former Professional Football Player Living with ALS

Benedict Cumberbatch

English Actor Best Known for "Sherlock;" Ambassador for the Motor Neurone Disease Association

Aaron Lazar

Keynote Speaker: Award-Winning Actor, Singer, & Broadway Star Living with ALS. Motivational Speaker on Hope, Resilience and Purpose

Aaron Lazar's Keynote at Duke University

Nancy Wexler

President, Hereditary Disease Foundation; Professor of Neuropsychology, Columbia University; Leading Researcher in Huntington's Disease