KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Paleontologist Michael Archer is working to bring back his favorite extinct animal: the Tasmanian tiger.

Minister Of Basic and Senior Secondary Education & Chief Innovation Officer for the Government of Sierra Leone

Nobel Laureate, Professor of Biochemistry, and Director of the Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington

Addiction Psychiatrist, Mindfulness Expert, Neuroscientific Researcher

Physician, Clinical & Molecular Geneticist

Director at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity and Urban Health Institute

Former NASA Rocket Scientist, AI Author, TED Speaker & Artificial Intelligence Ethics Professor

President & CEO of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Cancer Research Specialist

Evolutionary Biologist Specializing in Ancient DNA; Professor of Anthropology at McMaster University

Entomologist; Focused on Practical Applications to Protect Honey Bee Populations

Expert & TED Talker on Biological Systems & How Cells Work

Actor, Bestselling Author, Advocate & Wounded U.S. Army Veteran; Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Optimism

Former All-Star for the Charlotte Hornets & NBA Ambassador; Founder of the Muggsy Bogues Family Foundation

Author of "Getting Things Done", Productivity Expert, Executive Coach

Children's Books Author & Illustrator Known for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

Motivational Speaker for At-Risk Youth; Authority on Development Soft Skills & Empowerment; Managing Partner of Soft Skills for STEM (S3TEM)

Former NFL Football Player; Vietnam Veteran & Purple Heart Recipient; Inspiring Veteran's Advocate

English Journalist & NYT Bestselling Author Known for "The Bedford Boys" & "The Longest Winter"; Honorary Colonel in the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division

Chef, NYT Bestselling Author & Emmy-Nominated Host of Netflix's "Queer Eye" & "No Taste Like Home"