Speakers from Illinois

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Podcast Host & Encourager of Women

Former Technology Executive; Change, High Performance Culture, Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Expert; Contributor to the New York Times Bestseller "Performing Under Pressure"

Co-Founder & CEO of Riva Health; Former CEO & Co-Founder of Viv Labs & Siri; Authority on Tech Innovation & the Future of AI

Founder of Living Lands & Waters, Environmental Speaker & Bestselling Author

Environmental Epidemiologist, Engineer & Historian; Author of "Packing Them In"; Founder of Environmental Health Research Associates

Independent Scholar, Environmental Policy Expert, Former Business Executive

Motivational Author, Non-Profit Executive, Social Work Expert

Sports Analytics Pioneer, Global AI Evangelist, IT Industry Leader

Bestselling Author, Medical Intuitive, Founder of CMED

Cell & Molecular Biologist & Science Communication Advocate; Faculty Lecturer at University of Illinois; Co-Host of "Read Science!"

Television Personality, Entrepreneur & Preservationist; Creator & Star of "American Pickers"; Founder of Antique Archaeology

Aerospace Engineer & Space Exploration Pioneer; First Private Citizen to Visit International Space Station; Founder of Wilshire Associates

Global Business Strategy Expert, Founder & CEO of GCS Business Capital, Adjunct Professor

Legendary Major League Baseball Catcher; Hall of Famer; 11-Time All-Star; AL Rookie of the Year

Industrial Manufacturing Leader & Former CEO at Caterpillar Inc.; Former Chairman at Business Roundtable; Board Member at Exxon Mobil

Former Head of Ford Developer Program, Best-selling Author, Software Expert

Futurist, Educational Technology Expert, STEM Advocate

Magician, Illusionist, Corporate Trainer

Burmese-American Lead Engineer on NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity; Named TIME'S 100 Most Influential People in 2021; Featured in Documentary "Space Queens"

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