Speakers from Rhode Island

Award-Winning, Multiple Bestselling Author; Known for "Postmortem" & the Kay Scarpetta Series; Forensic Thriller & Crime Novelist

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Driving Growth and Optimism at Life is Good

Award-Winning Transportation Entrepreneur, Founder & Former CEO of Zipcar; Author; Board Member at Tucows

Co-Founder of MIT Initiative on Digital Economy, MIT Research Scientist, Author

Behavioral Economist & Author of "What Works: Gender Equality by Design"

Former U.S. Congressman & Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee

Conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra; Music Teacher, Celebrated Leadership & Performance Expert

Host of "The Sage Steele Show," Former ESPN Anchor Known for Hosting "SportsCenter"

Gold Medal Olympian, Hockey Legend who Inspired the Disney Film "Miracle"; Entrepreneur, Sales & Marketing Executive

University Professor of Social Policy, Law & Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies & David R. Pokross Professor of Law & Social Policy at Brandeis University

Motivational Business Speaker; Captain of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team; Subject of the Hit Film, "Miracle"

Two-Time Olympian & Six-Time Medalist; Third Most Decorated American Gymnast of All Time; NYT Bestselling Author, "Fierce"; Sexual Abuse Awareness Advocate

Industry Leading Digital Futurist, Author & Founder of Delphi Group

Law Lecturer & Founding Director of the Gender Violence Program at Harvard Law School; Featured in "The Hunting Ground" Documentary

MIT Senior Lecturer, Founder of SoL, Author of "The Fifth Discipline"

Bestselling Author; "Solved" Podcast Host; Known for "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck"; Self-Described Zero F*cks Master

Two-Time Olympic Medalist & US National Figure Skating Champion; Fight for Sight Spokesperson

Political Commentator & Senior Editor at The American Spectator; Author of "Intellectual Morons," "Cult City" & "The Man Who Invented Conservatism"

12x Olympic Medalist, NYT Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur & Healthcare Reform Advocate

Contestant on Season 1 of "Top Chef"; Owner & Head Chef of Sweet Cheeks Q