Joel Kurtzman

Joel Kurtzman is Chairman of the Kurtzman Group, a consulting and advisory firm.

David Sloan Wilson

SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University

Mubin Shaikh

Homeland Security & Counter Terrorism Specialist

Achenyo Idachaba

Head of MitiMeth, A Nigeria-Based Environmentally Aware Production Company

Alejandra Schrader

Award-Winning Author, Plant-Based Nutrition Certified Chef, Food TV Personality & Activist

Jess Ekstrom

Chief Creative Officer at Mic Drop Workshop, Founder of Headbands of Hope, Bestselling Author of "Chasing the Bright Side" & "Create Your Bright Ideas"

Dr. Monica F. Cox

Professor & Chair of the Department of Engineering Education at Ohio State University; CEO of STEMinent LLC

Michael Shellenberger

Founder & President of Environmental Progress; Expert on Energy, Climate, Security, Human Development and Politics

Nadia Lopez

Founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy; Best-Selling Author; STEAM & Mental Health Advocate

Brett T. Williams, Major General USAF (Ret.)

Thought Leader, Start-Up Founder, Cybersecurity Expert & Fighter Pilot

Molly McGrath Tierney

Former Director of the Baltimore City Department of Social Services; Known for Her TED Talk, "Rethinking Foster Care"

Alex Epstein

Founder, Center for Industrial Progress Author, Fossil Fuels Improve the Planet

Jamie Metzl

Technology & Healthcare Futurist; Sci-Fi Novelist; Geopolitical Expert

Jamie Metzl 2024 Speaker Reel

Mark Adams

SVP & Head of Innovation at VICE Media Group

Ric O'Barry

Wildlife Activist, Author & Founder of the Dolphin Project; Star of the Academy Award-Winning Documentary "The Cove"

Marc Brackett

Director at Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

Richard Lui

Journalist, Anchor of NBC News' "Early Today Show" & Author of "Enough About Me"

Michigan Ross Commencement 2023 Guest Speaker: Richard Lui ...

Ruha Benjamin

Sociology & African American Studies Scholar; Author of "People's Science" and "Race After Technology"

Imagination: A Manifesto

Sam Kass

Former White House Chef & Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition; Founder of TROVE

Greg Lindsay

Expert on Globalization, Cities & Innovation

Avi Rubin

Professor of Computer Science & Technical Director of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins University

Kai-Fu Lee

Founder, Chairman & CEO of Sinovation Ventures

Mark Mobius

Founding Partner Partner at Mobius Capital Partners; Known as "The Godfather of Emerging Markets"

Dave Ridley

Operating Partner for People and Leadership at Riata Capital Group & Former Senior VP and CMO at Southwest Airlines

Ai-jen Poo

Co-founder of National Domestic Workers Alliance; Director of Caring Across Generations, Co-founder of Supermajority

Richard Quest

Renowned CNN Business Correspondent

Adam Posen

President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Peter Hinssen

Cloud Computing & Technology Expert, Thought Leader & IT Strategist

Suzan Shown Harjo

Cheyenne-Holdulgee Muscogee Activist, Poet, Writer, Lecturer & Curator

Fulfilling Her Promise: Museums Honor Native Rights Advocate Suzan Harjo

Ayesha Khanna

Artificial Intelligence Solutions Expert; Leading Advisor on Our Intelligent Future; Co-Founder & CEO of Addo