Arts & Culture

Silvia's scientific background and curiosity about the human brain.

Walter Isaacson is a Professor of History at Tulane and an advisory partner at Perella Weinberg, a financial services firm based in New York City. He is the past CEO…

Kevin Smith spent nearly twenty years making filthy movies like Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, and most recently Red State. He also spent nearly…

Guillermo del Toro is among the most creative and visionary artists of his generation, whose distinctive style is showcased through his work as a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and author.

In April 2020, Sarah Copper went viral with her brilliant satirical lip-sync impressions of our current president. She has been retweeted and praised by the likes of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben…

Ronan Tynan is truly a modern day “Renaissance Man.” Faced with numerous challenges throughout his well documented life, he has persevered with enormous passion and determination.  He attributes his success…

Amanda Kloots is a former Broadway dancer and Radio City Rockette turned entrepreneur and celebrity trainer. Now, a co-host on CBS’s The Talk. Amanda approaches life with positivity despite what challenges…

Award-winning, bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer engages audiences in thoughtful dialogue on his books, culture, and society, how we define ourselves, and the choices we make in food, in love,…

A teacher of peak performance, author of impactful books and presentations, and a lifelong student of success, happiness, and achievement, Dan Thurmon is on a mission. To encourage attendees’ uniqueness…

Caroline Randall Williams is a catalyst. She makes change possible by bringing art and joy into the room in such a way that the grit of real challenge and limits…

Janine Turner is an Emmy and three-time Golden Globe-nominated actress known to millions of fans for her role in the hit CBS television show, Northern Exposure. She recently completed filming the…

Emmy-Nominated Celebrity Chef Jeff Mauro was born and raised in Chicago where he was determined from an early age to become the funniest chef in the world. After years spent…

In 2006, at the age of 23, Helder Guimarães became the youngest ever World Champion of Card Magic.

Chrissy Teigen is a New York Times #1 bestselling author, TV personality and the founder of Cravings.  In 2019 Teigen was included on TIME Magazine’s prestigious annual list of the “100 Most Influential People” as…

Lindsey Stirling is one of the biggest artist development breakthrough stories in recent years. An acclaimed violinist from Gilbert, Ariz., Lindsey has entered a futuristic world of electronic big beats…

Jenna Fischer is best known for playing Pam Beesly on the acclaimed television show The Office for which she received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress and two SAG Awards for…

Schwartz can be seen alongside Thomas Middleditch in their Netflix specials, Middleditch & Schwartz. The specials are based on their completely improvised two person show that they took on tour through…

Daniel Levy is an Emmy® Award-winning showrunner, writer, actor, director, and producer, best known for his work on one of the most beloved shows on television, Schitt’s Creek, which he co-created…

Kumail Nanjiani is an Oscar-nominated writer and critically acclaimed actor and comedian.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. His acting career spans three decades, and ranges from television (3rd Rock from The Sun) to arthouse (Mysterious Skin, Brick) to multiplex…

Beanie Feldstein is an American actress and singer. She received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for her starring role as a high school…

Martin Short, a celebrated comedian and actor, has won fans and accolades in television, film and theater since his breakout season on Saturday Night Live almost 30 years ago and…

Kardea Brown is a contemporary Southern cook born in Charleston, South Carolina, and host of Food Network’s Delicious Miss Brown.

Kwame Alexander is the New York Times bestselling author of 35 books, a regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, and the Founding Editor of VERSIFY, a publishing imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt whose mission is…

Adam Met is an interdisciplinary thinker, performer, humanitarian and academic. He is a 12X platinum award winning musician with the band AJR and completed his BA, MA and will submit…

Chelsea Peretti starred as ‘Gina Linetti’ on the hit FOX comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine opposite Andy Samberg and Terry Crews. Most recently, she can be seen in the romantic drama The Photograph directed by Stella…

Rami Malek won an Oscar for his ground-breaking performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Jenny Slate is a stand-up comedian, actress, author, and creator. Her debut original comedy special STAGE FRIGHT was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Special, and can…

Celebrated journalist and author Joel Stein is a sharp, thoughtful, and hilarious moderator and emcee for events worldwide. As a speaker, he also provides insights on today's political climate and cultural moment, and…

Actor, comedian, and podcaster Tom Segura is one of the biggest names in the comedy business, with chart-topping stand-up albums and multiple hit Netflix specials. Segura is a regular on…

Mahershala Ali is quickly becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in film, television, and theater. is quickly…

Emmy Award-winning science correspondent, host, and podcaster Alie Ward is an expert in curiosity, engaging audiences across mediums with her explorations in science, inventions, and food.

Fans of Felicia Day know her as one of their favorite actresses from such shows as Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Supernatural, and as creator of The Guild, the hit web series about gamers.

With award-winning cartoons covering a gamut of topics from global politics, to pop culture, to gender equality, New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly proves that pen and ink are a powerful catalyst…

Emmy-nominated Padma Lakshmi is internationally known as a food expert, model, actress and bestselling author, and activist. Lakshmi serves as host and an executive producer of Bravo’s Emmy award-winning Top Chef,…

Edward Norton is an award-winning actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is a visionary entrepreneur and committed social and environmental activist. Norton is a founding partner of CrowdRise, a web-based…

Chad is a former tech entrepreneur turned writer and creator. Chad started his career at Google working around the world from Silicon Valley to New York to London, then took…

Weisel has the gift, in her art, writing and speaking to inspire and encourage others to live fully and deeply.