Paul Snelgrove

Paul Snelgrove led the group that pulled together the findings of the Census of Marine Life -- synthesizing 10 years and 540 expeditions into a book of wonders.

Yang Lan

Co-Founder & Chairperson of the Sun Media Group & Sun Culture Foundation; Called the 'Oprah of China'

Jennifer Doudna

Nobel Laureate, Technology Co-Inventor of CRISPR- Cas9

A Crack in Creation: The New Power to Control Evolution

T.J. Hills

Best-Selling Author, Breast Cancer Prevention & Women's Health Activist

Misha Glenny

Award-Winning Journalist, Author; Expert on Cybersecurity, Global Organized Crime & Geopolitics

Cynthia Kenyon

Molecular Biologist & Biogerontologist; Vice President of Aging Research at Calico

Danielle de Niese

Her voice described as a sweet gleaming soprano, Danielle de Niese breathes new life into opera, astonishing critics and making audiences sit up and listen.

Yasheng Huang

Yasheng Huang asks us to rethink our ideas about China and other large emerging economies.

Elizabeth Murchison

Elizabeth Murchison studies a mysterious (and contagious) cancer that threatens to wipe out Tasmanian devils.

Helmy Eltoukhy

Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO of Guardant Health

Helmy Eltoukhy | Milken Institute Global Conference

Jarreth Merz

Jarreth Merz\' new film, \"An African Election,\" follows the 2008 presidential elections in Ghana from start to finish.

Sonaar Luthra

Sonaar Luthra is the creator of Water Canary, a water-testing device that collects real-time water-quality data from the field.

Mike Biddle

Co-founder, MBA Polymers

Isha Datar

Executive Director at New Harvest, Co-founder of Perfect Day Foods, Cellular Agriculture Pioneer

Isha Datar: How we could eat real meat without harming animals | TED

Monika Bulaj

Monika Bulaj’s stunning, painting-like photographs blur religious and cultural divisions, exploding stereotypes. She is a TED Fellow.

Peter Fankhauser

Peter Fankhauser is the leader of a team of students working on Rezero, a robot that balances on a single sphere.

Charles Hazlewood

Innovative Conductor, Founder of British Paraorchestra, TV Presenter

Neil MacGregor

The writer and presenter of the BBC Radio 4 series "A History of the World in 100 Objects" and the accompanying book.

Janina Jeff

Human Geneticist, Creator & Host of "In Those Genes" Podcast

Afrofuturism Through the Power of the Genome | Dr. Janina Jeff | TEDx

Ian Ritchie

Ian Ritchie is chair of iomart plc. and several other computer and learning businesses, including Computer Application Services Ltd.