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Professor in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics at UC Berkeley & Director Berkeley Robot Learning Lab,
Pieter Abbeel is Professor in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics and Director of the Robot Learning Lab at UC Berkeley since 2008.
Award-Winning Comedian, Actor, Director, Producer, and Writer
Mike Myers, one of the most multifaceted performers of his generation, has brought an astonishing array of memorable characters.
Pulitzer Prize-Winner for Co-Writing 'Sunday in the Park with George' New York Times Bestselling Author of 'Putting it Together'
Winner of three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, James Lapine is a writer, director, and Broadway legend. Known for genre-defining.
Director and Producer
Award-winning screenwriter and director, New York Times bestselling author, and U.S. Navy veteran Antwone Fisher is a renowned poet, storyteller, and advocate for children. Following eleven years of service in the U.S.…
Executive Director, World Food Programme (2009-2017)
Ertharin Cousin possesses more than thirty years of national and international non-profit, government.
Emmy and Golden Globe-Nominated Co-Creator and Star of 'Russian Doll' & 'Orange is the New Black'
Award-winning actor, writer, director, and producer Natasha Lyonne has been a versatile creative.
Co-Creator, Co-Showrunner, Director, and Executive Producer of Netflix's 'Gentefied'
Linda Yvette Chávez is the co-creator, co-showrunner, director, and executive producer of Netflix’s hit series Gentefied, a TV series produced by America Ferrera and MACRO. Gentefied's first season was a Peabody Award nominee…
Emmy and Grammy Award-Nominated Director and Producer
David Gelb is an Emmy and Grammy-nominated producer, director, and founding partner of Supper Club, a production company. Best known for his critically acclaimed documentary feature Jiro Dreams of Sushi, he…
Advocate for Diversity and Inclusion
Pioneering television showrunner, producer, writer, director, and founder of Little Chicken Productions, Ilene Chaiken is best known for creating the hit Showtime series The L Word, which made history as television’s first ensemble…
Internationally Recognized Expert on Racial Equality in Athletics and Human Rights Activist
Human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, author Richard Lapchick has leveraged his standing in the sports world to advocate for inclusion, encouraging players to speak out against injustice for…
Regular Contributor for MSNBC & Leading Authority on Global Sentiment, Opinion, and Influence in the Digital and Social Media Age
Youth expert, pollster, strategist, and bestselling author John Della Volpe is the Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, where he leads polling initiatives on understanding…
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Inventor, Philanthropist
During more than three decades of movie making and theatre, John Ratzenberger has enjoyed success as a screenwriter, director,
motor racing executive, public speaker, media commentator and director
With nearly three decades experience in international motorsport, including senior roles with the Jordan and Red Bull Racing
Director of the Gillin Sleep and Chronomedicine Research Center
Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, Director of the Gillin Sleep and Chronomedicine Research…
Directs the National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine and Commission on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences
Robert Cook-Deegan, M.D., is director of the Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy at Duke's Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy. He is also Research Professor in Public Policy…
Strategy Expert & Global Brand Builder
JP Kuehlwein is the co-founder of 'Ueber-Brands' a consultancy that helps owners elevate their brands to make them peerless, priceless, and profitable. He previously was Executive Vice President at Frederic…
Author of "Lead Like a PIRATE" - Award-Winning Teacher and Principal
Shelley has served as an award-winning teacher, principal, Director of Student Achievement, and Assistant Superintendent of Educational Leadership. Her highly respected work focuses on building leadership capacity through coaching, collaboration,…
An American cinematographer. Supervising Technical Director for Pixar Animation Studios
Danielle Feinberg is a Supervising Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studios.
31 Year Veteran of CIA, Author of Hard Measures
Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr. is a 31-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency. When he retired in January 2008 he was the Director of the National Clandestine Service, the head…
Co-Founder and Director of the MIT Media Laboratory author
Nicholas Negroponte is the co-founder (with Jerome B. Wiesner) of the MIT Media Lab (1985), which he directed for its first 20 years. A graduate of MIT, Negroponte was a…
Secret Service agent to JFK and Jackie Kennedy President Director
CLINT HILL will forever be remembered as the courageous Secret Service Agent who leapt onto the back of the presidential limousine.
Associate Professor at the University of BC, Award Winning Teacher and Researcher and TEDx Keynote Speaker
Dr. Holder earned his Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. He then completed his postdoctoral training at the Brain Research Institute at UCLA where he conducted brain transplants…
Renowned Executive Coach, Leadership Speaker and Inclusion Expert
Rene is one of the world's leading executive coaches, working with some of the Fortune 500's and FTSE 100's top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and their executive teams.
Best Selling Author: Kids Deserve It! & Teachers Deserve It; "NSBA 20 to Watch"; Empowering Teachers and Leaders to Be Awesome for Kids!
Adam has been a teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal and Director of Innovation for a district with 35,000 students. He was a '20 To Watch' with the National School Board Association,…
What's Ahead For The Economy
Chris Kuehl is pronounced Keel, like the bottom of a boat...
Former Starbucks President and Architect of Starbucks’ People First Culture.
Howard Behar is a renowned business leader, author, speaker, and mentor who has influenced the lives of numerous men and women at all stages of their careers and at all…
Ed.S - Ranked Top 100 YouTube Educator, Google Innovator, Apple Distinguished Educator, Author, Producer, Podcaster, Founder of Tarver Academy
Tyler Tarver, Ed.S is the Dean of NLC College. He has a wife named Amanda, and three kids with various names. Tyler speaks at conferences across the country on various…
Speaker, Author, and Founder of Day One Leadership
Prior to founding Day One, Drew spent 8 years as the Director of one of Canada's largest leadership development programs at the University...
Deep payment industry knowledge and first hand experience in corporate governance issues
Lance Blockley is a Director of Edgar, Dunn & Company, an international consultancy focused on the financial services industry and headquartered in the USA. He has over 25 years experience…
Founder and Director of Life Mastery International and LifeKraft Centers
Liah Kraft-Kristaine, J.D. is an international speaker, host of a highly successful PBS television special entitled The Myths of Happiness and author of life-transforming books, including the best-selling 30 Days…
Author, Director, Writing Specialist, Storyteller, and Motivational Speaker
As an author, Darren J. Butler has written four books in the Abbie, Girl Spy series - The Case of the Missing Locket, The Ducks and Diamonds Mystery, The Secret of Crybaby Hollow, and The Masterpiece.…
Actot ,Director, Songwriter, singer
Formerly one of Franklin Covey Company's highest rated trainers, Tom Blaisse brings more than 25 years of knowledge and experience from a variety of industries including financial, manufacturing, technology, hospitality, pharmaceutical, health…
CyberSecurity Speaker & Technical Director of the JHU Information Security Institute
Dr. Aviel D. Rubin is Professor of Computer Science and Technical Director of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Rubin was a research…
Executive Director for the American Center for Law and Justice, Pro-Life & Human Rights Defender
Jordan Sekulow is the Executive Director for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). He is the host of the Jordan Sekulow Show, a syndicated radio program that provides cutting…
Former Director of the DuPont Center for Creativity & Innovation
David Tanner, former Director of the DuPont Center for Creativity & Innovation is the author of Total Creativity in Business & Industry and his new book Igniting Innovation Through the…
Creative genius and senior director at LEGO
Christian Majgaard was creative genius and senior director at LEGO until 2000, responsible for their global brand, product and campaign development of their core business (toys) as well as their…
Executive Director of The George W. Bush Institute and Expert on Issues Involving Economics, Technology and Financial Markets
Ambassador Glassman's career spans politics, technology, media, economics, diplomacy, business, and academia. Drawing on his knowledge of all these areas, he generally speaks on "What's Ahead for the Economy and…
professor of education policy and research director at the Gonski Institute for Education, University of New South Wale
Pasi Sahlberg is a professor of education policy and research director at the Gonski Institute for Education, University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He is a Finnish educator…
One of the world's best-known trends experts
Daniel Levine is a trusted consultant to major companies and brands worldwide. He is regularly featured in newspapers and magazines and is often on television and radio including CNN, NBC…
Director of Innovation and Technology, Author of The Fire Within and Creator of The Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking
Mandy Froehlich is currently a Director of Innovation and Technology and a Google for Education Certified Trainer, but has been involved in education in a variety of positions from teacher…
Former Amazon Executive, Managing Partner at Rossman Partners and Expert on Disruption, Innovation & IoT
John Rossman is most known for launching and scaling the Amazon Marketplace business which now accounts for over 50% of all Amazon units sold and shipped. While at Amazon he…
Author, Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education & Co-Director, IGEMS
Pedro Noguera is the Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. His research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced…
Executive Director, Institute for the Future
During Gorbis' tenure with IFTF and previously with SRI International, she has worked with hundreds of organizations in business, education, government, and philanthropy, bringing a future perspective to develop vision…
One of the Original Story Creators at Pixar
Matthew Luhn, Former Pixar Story Artist, is a writer, story consultant, creative writing instructor and keynote speaker with over 25 years' experience creating stories and characters at Pixar Animation Studios,…
Director, Writer
Tony Award-winning Director, Writer, and Dramaturg Rachel Chavkin is one of the most distinctive and innovative directors working on Broadway. She is best known for her award-winning musicals Hadestown and Natasha, Pierre, &…
award-winning director, writer, and producer.
Matthew A. Cherry is an award-winning director, writer, and producer. His animated short film, HAIR LOVE, follows the relationship of an African-American father, his daughter, and her hair. It won the Academy…