Daniel Pauly

Daniel Pauly is the principal investigator at the Sea Around Us Project, which studies the impact of the world's fisheries on marine ecosystems. The software he's helped develop is used around the world to model and track the ocean.

Jonathan Trent

Former Director of Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae; Founder of UpCycle Systems

Alice Waters

Executive Chef, Founder & Owner of Chez Panisse; Sustainable Agriculture Advocate

Darin Olien

Co-Host of Netflix "Down To Earth" with Zac Efron, Best-Selling; Original Formulator of "Shakeology;" Healthy Living & Superfoods Expert

Victoria Herrmann

Managing Director of The Arctic Institute

Douglas McCauley

Professor at UC Santa Barbara, Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley & Director Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory

Vani Hari

Food Activist & Blogger

Tundi Agardy

Marine Conservationist & Founder of "Sound Seas," Research and Policy Project to Help Protect the Oceans and Ocean Life

Dr. Michio Kaku

World-Renowned Futurist & Theoretical Physicist

Dr. Julio Friedmann

Chief Scientist at Carbon Direct & Non-Resident Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA

Sarah Schlafly

CEO of Mighty Cricket, FoodTech & HealthTech Entrepreneur

Robyn O’Brien

TEDx Speaker, Food Industry Advisor, Former Financial Analyst & Author of "The Unhealthy Truth"

Joanne Chory

Professor & Director of the Plant Molecular & Cellular Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute; Climate Change Researcher

Rick Doblin

Psychedelics Researcher; Founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

Angel Hsu

Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill & Founder/Director of the Data-Driven EnviroPolicy Lab

Katharine Hayhoe

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

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

Marla Spivak

Entomologist; Focused on Practical Applications to Protect Honey Bee Populations

Bart Knols

Scientist, Author, Entrepreneur

Amber Jenkins

Applied Science Engineer, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Editor, NASA Climate Change Website

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.

Maria Popova

Editor of Brain Pickings; Author of "Figuring"

Daniel Glickman

Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Former Congressman (D-KS); Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center

Matt Damon

Actor, Screenwriter & Producer; Co-Founder of Water.org; Expert Advocate on Global Water & Sanitation Crisis

Robert Zubrin

Aerospace Engineer, Founder of Pioneer Astronautics & Bestselling Author of “The Case for Nukes: How to Beat Global Warming and Create a Free, Open, and Magnificent Future"

Andrew Busch

Artificial Intelligence & Technology Futurist; Economist; First Chief Market Intelligence Officer for the US Government

AM2024: Growth Opportunities in a Period of Change

Jacques Pépin

Master French Chef; Food Columnist; Cookbook Author Educator

Jim Carroll

Leading Global Futurist, Trends & Innovation Expert & Authority on Rapid Business Model Changes

What's in store for the meetings and events industry in 2024?

Agam Pandit

Director of Operations and Managing Partner at ADC Energy, Inc., Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

Scott W. Tinker

Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology; State Geologist of Texas; Geosciences Professor at The University of Texas at Austin

Ed Gillespie

Environmental Entrepreneur, Futurist & Author of "Only Planet"