Gijs van Wulfen

Founder of the FORTH Innovation Method

Taryn Southern

Award-Winning Artificial Intelligence Artist, Storyteller & Technology Futurist

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Dr. Tracey Wilen

Prominent Thought Leader on the Impact of Technology on Society, Work & Education

Lisette Titre-Montgomery

Veteran Video Game Artist; Advocate for STEAM Education & Diversity in the Gaming Industry

Marty Makary, M.D.

Healthcare Futurist, Johns Hopkins Surgeon & Professor of Public Health

Joel Makower

Expert in Sustainable Business, Clean Technology, and the Green Marketplace; Founder of GreenBiz.com

Peter Shankman

Thought-Leader in Communication & Customer Service

Robert Atkinson

Founder & President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Ayah Bdeir

Former CEO & Founder of littleBits

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

Slavoj Žižek

Philosopher & International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities

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

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"

Joe Sabia

Digital Artist, Celebrity Interviewer, TED Speaker & Franz Liszt Society Member

Jesse Schell

Game Designer, CEO of Schell Games & Author of "The Art of Game Design"

Jill Salzman

Founder of The Founding Moms, Author, TEDx Alum & Podcast Host