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Jim Fruchterman
CEOBenetech
Top social entrepreneur and exciting, experienced keynoter
Nicholas Leadbeater, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of ChemistryUniversity of Connecticut
Dr. Leadbeater specializes in cleaner, greener ways to make molecules.
James Hendler
Director, Future of Computing InstituteRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Leading researcher in the Semantic Web and artificial intelligence
Thomas Pogge
Director, Global Justice Program ; Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International AffairsYale University
Examining solutions to issues of global inequality and justice in health care are long-standing concerns for this Yale professor & author
Michael Yassa
Professor and Chancellor’s FellowUC Irvine
Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.
Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence InstituteUConn Health
Dr. Laurencin is a world renowned engineer, physician and scientist who is known for pioneering the field of Regenerative Engineering.
Jennifer Gardy
Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics | Science Television HostUniversity of British Columbia | BC Centre for Disease Control | CBC Television
Sequencing DNA to track infectious diseases, and occasionally appearing on your favourite science TV shows
Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering
Bioengineer who modifies micro-organisms to produce chemicals (e.g. from beer to fuel).
Wendy Smith
Professor, ManagementUniversity of Delaware
Prof. Smith's research focuses on strategic paradoxes – how leaders and senior teams effectively respond to contradictory agendas.
Thomas Powers
Associate Professor, PhilosophyUniversity of Delaware
Prof. Powers specializes in ethics in information technology (including AI), ethics in science and engineering and research ethics.