Alison Gopnik

Professor & World Leader in Children's Learning and Development

Charles Blow

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Shane Ortega

The US Army's First Openly Trans Soldier

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School; Former President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Avi Rubin

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

Apollo Robbins

Sleight-of-Hand Artist and Self-Described Gentleman Thief & Deception Specialist

Kai-Fu Lee

AI Expert; CEO of 01.AI; Chairman & CEO of Sinovation Ventures, Author of "AI Superpowers" & "AI 2041"

Deborah Rosado Shaw

Former SVP, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of Pepsico; Entrepreneur, Business Leader & Author of "Dream Big!"

Gerd Leonhard

Futurist, Humanist, Author, CEO The Futures Agency & Filmmaker

Sasheer Zamata

Comedic Actress, Former "SNL" Cast Member, Celebrity Ambassador for the ACLU & Co-Host of the "Best Friends" Podcast

Jeanne Meister

Partner at Future Workplace & Bestselling Author of "The 2020 Workplace"

Nonny de la Peña

Founder & CEO of Emblematic Group; Known as "The Godmother of Virtual Reality"

Shirley Ann Jackson

Theoretical Physicist & Inventor; President of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; National Medal of Science Recipient

Richard Lui

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

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Jennifer Pharr Davis

Long-Distance Hiker & Author; Overall Record Holder on the Appalachian Trail & The First Woman to Set That Mark

Outdoor School: Hiking and Camping: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide

Mitch Resnick

Mitchel Resnick is LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, Director of the Okawa Center, and Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.

Alfred Poor

Health Tech Futurist & Writer

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Ruha Benjamin

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

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

Alex Banayan

Author & World’s Youngest Venture Capitalist

John Register

Paralympic Silver Medalist, Desert Storm Veteran & Change Management Expert; 2024 Top Global Leadership Speaker