Monika Bulaj

Monika Bulaj’s stunning, painting-like photographs blur religious and cultural divisions, exploding stereotypes. She is a TED Fellow.

Rory Stewart

Foreign Affairs & Human Rights Expert

How Not to Be a Politician: A Memoir

Misha Glenny

Award-Winning Journalist, Author; Expert on Cybersecurity, Global Organized Crime & Geopolitics

Misha Glenny Speaker Showreel

Paul Snelgrove

Paul Snelgrove led the group that pulled together the findings of the Census of Marine Life -- synthesizing 10 years and 540 expeditions into a book of wonders.

Neil MacGregor

The writer and presenter of the BBC Radio 4 series "A History of the World in 100 Objects" and the accompanying book.

Allan Jones

As CEO of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, Allan Jones leads an ambitious project to build an open, online, interactive atlas of the human brain.

Charles Hazlewood

Award-winning conductor and musical revolutionary; Speaker, and Artistic Director of Paraorchestra

Hasan Elahi

When Hasan Elahi’s name was added (by mistake) to the US government’s watch list, he fought the assault on his privacy by turning his life inside-out for all the world to see.

Geoffrey West

Theoretical Physicist, Distinguished Professor & Past President of Santa Fe Institute

Lee Cronin

With his research group, Lee Cronin is investigating the emergence of complex self-organising chemical systems -- call it inorganic biology.

Svante Paabo

Max Planck Institute Director, Department of Genetics

Yves Rossy

Military-Trained Pilot & Aviation Enthusiast

Daniel Wolpert

A neuroscientist and engineer, Daniel Wolpert studies how the brain controls the body.

Peter Fankhauser

Peter Fankhauser is the leader of a team of students working on Rezero, a robot that balances on a single sphere.

Justin Hall-Tipping

The Energy Evangelist, Justin Hall-Tipping works on nano-energy startups -- mastering the electron to create power.

Todd Kuiken

Biomedical Engineering Manager at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Markus Fischer

Markus Fischer led the team at Festo that developed the first ultralight artificial bird capable of flying like a real bird.

Nadia Al-Sakkaf

Former Yemeni Minister & Politician; Former Editor in Chief of the Yemen Times

Nathalie Miebach

The Intersection of Art and Science

Alex Steffen

Author of "Carbon Zero: Imagining Cities That Can Save the Planet"

Richard Wilkinson

Studied the Social Effects of Income Inequality and How Social Forces Affect Health

Pavan Sukhdev

President, WWF International; Environmental Economist

Oprah Winfrey

CEO of Oprah Winfrey Network, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient & National Women's Hall of Famer

Oprah Winfrey: Broken Open | Oprah's Super Soul | OWN Podcasts ...

Gabrielle Union

Actress, Voice Artist, Activist, Author & Investor

Angelica Ross

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & Actress in the FX Drama "Pose"

Mayim Bialik

Neuroscientist, Mental Health Advocate & Actress Known for "The Big Bang Theory"

Laura Ling

Acclaimed Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; Host of "E! Investigates;" Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside"

Rita Moreno

Award-Winning Actress, Dancer, Singer; Health Advocate & New York Times Bestselling Author

Majora Carter

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant

Joy-Ann Reid

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America