Slavoj Žižek

Philosopher & International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities

Jose Antonio Vargas

Journalist, Filmmaker & Immigration Activist

Melody Barnes

Executive Director Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Professor at the Miller Center & Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

Giles Duley

CEO of the Legacy of War Foundation, Award-Winning Photographer, Writer, Chef & Triple Amputee

Ryan Hamilton

Named one of Rolling Stone's five comics to watch and with standout appearances on NBC's "Last Comic Standing"

Rachel Dratch

Comedian, Actress, and Former SNL Cast Member

Costas Markides

Business & Strategy Expert

Robin Wright

Foreign Policy Analyst, Journalist & Author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World"

Shirin Ebadi

Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Iranian Activist & Lawyer

Dr. Rick Goodman

Is a Keynote Speaker, Author and Team Building Expert on Leadership, Healthcare and Customer Service

Cheryl Cran

Future of Work & Change Leadership Expert; Author of "The Art of Change Leadership"

Kristen Johnston

Emmy Award Winning Actress; Best Known for "3rd Rock From The Sun"

Tina Seelig

Executive Director of the Stanford University Technology Ventures Program

Mark Kramer

Co-founder of FSG, Author & Co-Creator of Shared Value Concept

Fran Hauser

Media Executive, Startup Investor, Women's Empowerment Speaker & Best-Selling Author of "The Myth of the Nice Girl"

2024 Award Winners: The 100 Women to KNOW In America Award

Salamishah Tillet

Creative Writing Professor at Rutgers University-Newark; Co-founder of A Long Walk Home; Feminist Activist & Scholar

Laura Carstensen

Stanford University, Professor of Psychology & Public Policy; Expert on Longevity & Aging

Dr. Tali Sharot

Leading Expert on Human Decision-Making & Optimism; Cognitive Neuroscientist & Author

Simon Mainwaring

Best-Selling Author, Podcaster, Business Futurist & CEO of We First

Dan Cobley

Marketing Director at Google & TED speaker

Carlo Ratti

Architect & Engineer; Director of MIT's SENSEable City Lab; Founding Partner of Carlo Ratti Associati

Edward Tenner

Smithsonian Institution Distinguished Scholar & Author of "Why Things Bite Back" and "Our Own Devices"

Kathryn Schulz

Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist & Author; Staff Writer at The New Yorker

Mikko Hypponen

Computer Security Expert; Chief Research Officer at WithSecure & Principal Research Advisor at F-Secure

If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable

Thomas Suarez

Engineer & TEDx Speaker

Joe Sabia

Digital Artist, Celebrity Interviewer, TED Speaker & Franz Liszt Society Member

Michelle Bernstein

Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Host of "Check, Please! South Florida" and "SoFlo Taste"

Emily Henderson

Designer, Stylist & Author; Winner of HGTV's "Design Star" Season 5 & Host of "Secrets From A Stylist"

Amanda Freitag

Celebrity Chef & TV Personality, Judge on "Chopped," Competitor on "Iron Chef" and "Next Iron Chef" & Contributor on "Unique Eats"

Anne Sweeney

Member of the Board of Directors for Netflix, Former Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks & Former President of Disney-ABC Television Group