Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Popular Sex Therapist Known for "Sexually Speaking" a.k.a. "Dr. Ruth Show"; Author & Teacher at Columbia's Teachers College

Dr. Tracey Wilen

Prominent Thought Leader on the Impact of Technology on Society, Work & Education

Zerlina Maxwell

Political Analyst, Sexual Assault Awareness Advocate & Author of "The End of White Politics"

Bill Klein

Motivational Speaker, Star of TLC's "The Little Couple" & Author of "Life is Short"

Eric Mazur

Physicist & Educator at Harvard; Entrepreneur in Technology Start-Ups for the Educational and Photonics Markets

Warren Berger

Innovation Expert and Best-Selling Author of "A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas"

Anirban Basu

Economic & Policy Expert & CEO of Sage Policy Group in Maryland

Michelle Marciniak

Former WNBA Player; Co-Founder of SHEEX; LBGTQ & Alzheimer's Advocate

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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

Joel Makower

Expert in Sustainable Business, Clean Technology, and the Green Marketplace; Founder of GreenBiz.com

Bob Nelson

Leading Authority on Employee Recognition, Motivation & Engagement

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Ariel Garten

Founder & Chief Evangelism Officer at MUSE by Interaxon, The Brain-Sensing Headband

Heather Thomson

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Designer, Podcaster & TV Personality

Robert Atkinson

Founder & President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Viktor Mayer-Schönberger

Co-Author of “Big Data" and "Delete;" Expert on the Networked Economy

Rachel Haot

Former Executive Director of Transit Innovation Partnership & Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York

Slavoj Žižek

Philosopher & International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities

Giles Duley

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

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

Carlo Ratti

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