Robert Atkinson

Founder & President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Ayah Bdeir

Former CEO & Founder of littleBits

"Science Bob" Pflugfelder

Science Communicator, Teacher, Author & Television Personality

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

Dana Cowin

Host of the podcast 'Speaking Broadly.' Culinary connector & Consultant. Former Editor-in-Chief, Food & Wine Magazine.

Missy Robertson

Star, A&E's "Duck Dynasty"

Slavoj Žižek

Philosopher & International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities

Matt Chandler

Author & Lead Pastor at The Village Church

Giles Duley

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

Michel Martin

Weekend Host of "All Things Considered" & Former Host of "Tell Me More"

Dr. Rick Goodman

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

Anna Olson

Culinary Master and Host of the Food Network's Fresh with Anna Olson

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

Dr. Tali Sharot

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

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"

Thomas Suarez

Engineer & TEDx Speaker