Speaker Experts

Zico Kolter

Associate Professor and Director of Machine LearningCarnegie Mellon University

Zico Kolter researches how to make deep learning algorithms more robust, safer, and understand how data impacts how models function.

Erin Weed

FounderGirls Fight Back!

Women's Safety + Empowerment Speaker

Jeff Hoffman

Partner & Co-FounderColorJar, LLC

Internationally recognized public speaker on the topics of innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more.

Larry Bartels

May Werthan Shayne Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and LawVanderbilt University

Expert in public opinion, electoral politics, public policy, and political representation.

William Whittaker

Founders University Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

A field robotics pioneer, William "Red" Whittaker's research interests centers on mobile robots in unpredictable environments.

Lawrence Wenner

Professor of Communication Studies, College of Communication and Fine ArtsLoyola Marymount University

Professor of Communication Studies

Don Holbrook

The Next America: Moving Beyond a Fragile EconomyAuthor and Keynote Speaker

Author/Keynote Speaker/Public Policy Business Incentives-Site Location Consultant

Laurence Ales

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Laurence Ales' research interests include macroeconomics, optimal taxation, and contract theory.

Rich Milner

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, Department of Teaching and LearningVanderbilt University

Expert on urban education and teacher education, centering on equity and diversity.

Zeynep Temel

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University