Gloria Ladson-Billings

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Scott Galloway

Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, Serial Entrepreneur & New York Times Best-Selling Author

2024 Predictions on Tech, Business, and the Election

Christopher Voss

International Crisis & Negotiation Expert; Public Health Advocate

Safiya Noble

AI & Algorithmic Discrimination Expert; Associate Professor at UCLA; Researcher on Race, Gender, Technology & Design

Kenji Yoshino

Professor at NYU School of Law & Author; Director of the Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Katharine Hayhoe

Atmospheric Scientist, Professor of Political Science & Director of Climate Science Center at Texas Tech, Lead Scientist with The Nature Conservancy

Erik Brynjolfsson

Foremost Authority on Generative AI & the Future of Work; Director of the Stanford University Digital Economy Lab

Ayanna Howard

Pioneering Innovator, Entrepreneur & Inventor of Robotic Technologies & Artificial Intelligence; Dean of the College of Engineering, The Ohio State University

Hava Siegelmann

Computer Science Professor; Leader in Lifelong Learning, AI & Computational Neuroscience

Tania Israel

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Julianne Malveaux

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Mike Massimino

Astronaut, Columbia Professor, Media Personality & Author

Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Dr. Roman V. Yampolskiy

Professor of Computer Science, Author, AI Safety & Cybersecurity Researcher

Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AI

James Hendler

Tetherless World Professor & Artificial Intelligence Researcher

Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins

Educator, Writer, Activist & First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

Fania Davis

Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Tommie Smith

World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon Famous for Black Power Salute at the Olympics

Heather Cox Richardson

Author of "To Make Men Free," American History Professor at Boston College

Olympia LePoint

Former NASA Rocket Scientist, Author, TED Speaker & Artificial Intelligence Ethics Professor

Vasant Dhar

Artificial Intelligence Researcher & Data Scientist, Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business