EXPLORE | Presenters

JOIN SOME OF THE WORLD’S TOP DISRUPTORS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI TO EXPLORE 
HOW TO DESIGN FOR AND CREATE INTELLIGENT INNOVATIONS

Are we at the cusp of a design revolution TO INNOVATE HIGHER INTELLIGENCE THAT CAN SHAPE THE WORLD?

AN IMPRESSIVE LINE-UP OF 100 Great Presenters WILL POINT THE WAY

Bob Lord: Leading authority on the use of data and emerging technologies to transform how brands engage with their customers. Served as IBM’s first chief digital officer. Oversees IBM Watson’s cognitive solutions. Focused on breaking down silos and agile ways of working. Launched Call for Code, a global initiative to enable developers to solve pressing societal issues, like natural disasters.

Bob

Lord

Senior Vice President, Cognitive Applications

IBM

@rwlord

Dr. Joyce F. Brown: President of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), the school’s first woman and first African-American president. At FIT, she has led an unprecedented multi-year, multi-million dollar initiative coordinating strategic and investment planning with new facilities and ground-breaking diversity initiatives. She is also a director of the Ralph Lauren Corporation and a former New York City deputy mayor.

Joyce

F. Brown

President
Fashion Institute of Technology

@FIT

David Gelernter: Inventor and builder (with N Carriero) of first Cloud (Linda, 1986), first Twitter-type stream and first social network (Lifestreams, 1996, with E Freeman, patents 1999 ff). Prof Computer Science, Yale; author Tides of Mind (Norton, 2016): “A new paradigm for the study of human consciousness,” Nick Romeo, Chicago Tribune; “Arch-genius,” Time.

David

Gelernter

American Artist, Writer, and Professor of Computer Science

Yale University

Kush Saxena: Chief Technology Officer, Markets & Transformation for Mastercard Operations and Technology. He oversees all of the global market-facing technology and is in charge of the enterprise-wide strategy and technology transformation.

Kush

Saxena

Chief Technology Officer

Mastercard

@MastercardNews

Kevin Fuller: Beauty and wellness innovator and leader of both the product and brand teams at Nu Skin, a global leader in products that transform howpeople look and feel. With an eclectic background in biology, marketing and business, Kevin has led cross-functional teams for over 20 years in the creation and launch of hundreds of unique, science-based products and devices.

Kevin

Fuller

SVP Global Product & Brand

Nu Skin Enterprises

@kevinfullerv2

Dan Doctoroff: Serves on the Boards of the University of Chicago, World Resources Institute, United States Olympic Committee, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Human Rights First. He is the founder of Target ALS and Culture Shed. Dan was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberg L.P, where by pursuing an aggressive strategy of investment, led the company through the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression. This plan included the rebuilding of the World Trade Center Site and the formation of new Central Business Districts and Industrial Business Zones. Dan also oversaw the creation of PlaNYC, New York’s path breaking sustainability plan. Before Bloomberg, Dan was Managing Partner Oak Hill Capital Partners, during which time he founded NYC2012, the organization that spearheaded efforts to bring the Olympic Games to the city.

Daniel

Doctoroff

Chairman and CEO

Sidewalk Labs

@DanDoctoroff

Frithjof Netzer: Leading the digital transformation across divisions, regions and functions at BASF, Dr. Frithjof Netzer’s impact on the core technologies of the world’s largest chemical company are evident. He is responsible for ensuring that technologies such as the internet of things, big data analytics, mobility devices and AR are systematically merged with BASF’s value chain.

Frithjof

Netzer

Chief Digital Officer

BASF

@BASF

Julia Hu: Founder and CEO of Lark Health. Creator of Lark’s AI health coach platform that provides 24/7 compassionate, personalized care to nearly 2 million patients with chronic diseases. Inc. Magazine’s 30 Under 30. Board member of Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Diabetes Prevention Council. Amateur but enthusiastic painter and hip hop dancer.

Julia

Hu

Co-Founder and CEO

Lark Health

@ourlark

Dr. Brian M. Pierce: Visionary defense technologist and chemist/physicist dedicated to creating breakthrough capabilities for national security. Currently Director of DARPA’s Information Innovation Office leading $500M of AI, cyber, and analytics R&D. Previously held positions at Rockwell Scientific, Hughes Aircraft, and Raytheon. Awarded more than 20 U.S. patents.

Brian

M. Pierce

Director, Information Innovation Office

DARPA

@DARPA

Guive Balooch: A PhD in Biomaterials, Guive Balooch, is a scientist and Global VP of L’Oréal’s Technology Incubator. Guive led the development of Makeup Genius, the world’s first virtual makeup tester, and, with his team, has since launched UV Sense, Le Teint Particulier and innovations that are cited as leading the future of beauty.

Guive

Balooch

Scientist and Global VP

L’Oréal

@guivebalooch

Tanya Lewis: Science journalist and Assistant News Editor at Scientific American. Has a background in biomedical engineering and neuroscience, and has written about these topics and others for outlets including Wired, Business Insider, and Live Science.

Tanya

Lewis

Associate Editor, Health & Medicine
Scientific American

@tanyalewis314

Sparsh Shah: a.k.a. Purhythm is a singer, song writer, rapper, inspirational speaker and a philanthropist with an incurable medical condition, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Brittle Bones) that has caused over 135 fractures in 15 years of his life so far. He is a worldwide internet sensation with over 120 million views on all social media, won several singing competitions including Young Voice of NYC, performed in over 100 live events, appeared on several TV/radio shows, TEDx speaker and aspires to inspire a billion people all over the world.

Sparsh

Shah

Singer, Songwriter, Rapper, and Inspirational Speaker

PURHYTHM

@SparshPurhythm

Brian Savoy: From accountant to tech leader. Senior Vice President of Business Transformation and Technology at Duke Energy – one of the nation’s largest electric and gas utilities. Engaging leader willing to embrace change. Tackling the implementation of digital at a century-old company. One of Charlotte, N.C.’s top business leaders.

Brian

Savoy

Senior Vice President of Business Transformation and Technology

Duke Energy

@DukeEnergy

Natasha Iskander: Global expert in labor migration, economic development, and knowledge mobility, with attention to innovation processes in policy design. Associate Professor in Urban Planning and Public Policy at New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.

Natasha

Iskander

Professor

New York University

@natashaiskander

Stevan Spremo: Expert in Spacecraft System Engineering. Spearheaded advanced technology development for space biology applications at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Enabled autonomous systems engineering designs for biological scientific research aboard the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and Cubesat’s while applying expertise in low-cost rapid prototyping. Led NASA’s LADEE spacecraft development, achieving successful lunar science and a major breakthrough in Moon-Earth laser communications. Currently advancing new biological payload designs destined for the lunar surface. Granted multiple NASA patents and awarded NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal.

Stevan

Spremo

Spacecraft Engineer

NASA Ames Research Center

@NASA

Reza Bosagh Zadeh: Founder and CEO at Matroid and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. His work focuses on Machine Learning, Distributed Computing, and Discrete Applied Mathematics. His awards include a KDD Best Paper Award and the Gene Golub Outstanding Thesis Award. He has served on the Technical Advisory Boards of Microsoft and Databricks.

Reza

Bosagh Zadeh

Founder and CEO, Matroid

Adjunct Professor, Stanford University

@reza_zadeh

Ann Rosenberg: Ann leads SAP Next-Gen, a purpose driven innovation university and community aligned with SAP’s commitment to the 17 UN Global Goals for sustainable development, and supporting SAP’s 404,000+ customers across 32 industries in 180+ countries. The community leverages 3,600+ educational institutions in 116 countries, 110+ SAP Next-Gen labs/hubs at universities and at partner and SAP locations, 90+ SAP Next-Gen Chapters, as well as startups, accelerators, tech community partners, venture firms, futurists, and purpose driven institutions. The community also leverages SAP’s 100+ innovation and development centers and SAP’s network of 17,000+ partner companies.

Ann

Rosenberg

Senior Vice President for Sustainable Development

Wood

@rosenbergann

Jeffrey Schweitzer: As the Asymmetric Solutions Architect for Verizon, supporting the global product and service portfolio, Mr. Schweitzer works one-on-one with senior executives, business leaders and technical experts to develop highly integrated end-to-end solutions that enable business transformation. His current focus on Public Sector strategy centers on solving complex problems in less conventional manners while using a combination of existing and emerging capabilities.

Jeffrey

Schweitzer

Asymmetric Solutions Architect

Verizon

@jschweitzer848

C. J. Yeh: The world’s leading expert and educator in brand identity and digital design. The author of seven books, founder of Creative Technology program at FIT, and the founder of the Cynda Media Lab — an award winning design studio focuses on human-centered design solutions for the creative industry.

C. J.

Yeh

Professor and Assistant Chair

Fashion Institute of Technology

@CyndaMediaLab

Social scientist specializing in diversity, complexity, and group adaptability. Working to help companies approach diversity in a thoughtful, meaningful, fair, and sustainable way using scientific methods and concepts. Data science professor at NYU. Globally touring standup comedian and circus performer.

Andrea

Jones-Rooy

Diversity Scientist and Data Science Professor

projectDIB

@jonesrooy

Frank Zambrelli: Co-Founder and Creative Director of 1 Atelier. Globally-renowned design leader in luxury accessories. Chairman of the Accessories Council. Founder of the award-wining studio Design Quadrant. Senior Advisor to the Fair Fashion Center for Sustainability. Dedicated to recreating the fashion industry as a force for good.

Frank

Zambrelli

Co-Founder and Creative Director

1Atelier

@1AtelierLuxury; @FrankZambrelli

Colin Parris: Oversees the development and application of GE’s artificial intelligence, machine learning and software systems research. Created GE’s industry leading Digital Twin Initiative, delivering $580+ MM in business value. Ultimate “physical + digital” scientist, putting information to work to drive better business outcomes.

Colin

Parris

Vice President, Software and Analytics Research

GE Research

@Colin_J_Parris

Jacqueline M. Jenkins: FIT’s Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Innovation. Through her career, she built relationships with local entrepreneurs and public officials to generate contracting opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses. She is Philadelphia Business Journal’s Forty Under Forty honoree, The Networking Journal’s one of the most influential African-American businesswomen, and co-author of Fashion Supply Chain Management.

Jacqueline

M. Jenkins

Acting Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Innovation

Fashion Institute of Technology

@FIT

Sheng Xu: A leader of his generation in biointegrated electronics. Committed to applying engineering solutions for solving biomedical problems. ~60 research articles, 13 of which were in Science and Nature sister journals. Materials Research Society Outstanding Young Investigator. MIT Technology Review Top Innovators Under 35.

Sheng

Xu

Assistant Professor

University of California, San Diego

@XugroupUCSD‬

Thuan Pham: Chief Technology Officer at Uber. Thuan demonstrates daily that hard work can be really fun and that success is more achievable with a talented team that is highly aligned and cohesive. He is scaling Uber’s Engineering team to address the challenges that arise with Uber’s rapid growth. Previously a VP of Engineering at VMWare, Westbridge and Doubleclick, Thuan has proven to be an inspirational leader who can deliver exceptional mission critical software and services. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering and an M.S. in EE/CS from MIT.

Thuan

Pham

Chief Technology Officer

Coupang

@uber

Karen Hildebrand, PhD: Karen has worked across key industry verticals in solving complex ML/AI/DL challenges for over 10 years.  Her publications range from healthcare solutions to HR solutions, along with proprietary solutions developed in financial services, retail and manufacturing contexts.  Dr. Hildebrand co-founded Farm Femmes in late 2017 to address the opportunities of bringing AI and advanced technology to the one occupation that affects us all – farming.  With readership in over 62 countries, with near gender parity, Farm Femmes engages a global audience, challenging us all to understand how modern technology will help to ensure we all have the opportunity to eat.

Karen

Hildebrand

Founder

FarmFemmes

@farmfemmes

Steve Lee: Architect, Designer and Entrepreneur specialized in future technologies, urban infrastructure and social transformation related to transportation, energy and environmental sustainability. Author of Autonomous Travel Suite and Urban Skyfarm which have been introduced by international media and publications extensively.

Steve

Lee

Design Principal

Aprilli Design Studio

@Aprilli_Design

Dr Seyed Mohseni: Founder & CEO of Samad Power. Seyed is a serial entrepreneur with a successful track record spanning 20 years in technical roles at Siemens and ExxonMobil. His academic background is aerospace engineering design (Kingston University) and MSc in aerospace propulsion followed by his MBA and doctorate in gas turbine technology (all from Cranfield University).

Seyed

Mohseni

Founder & CEO

Samad Power

@MohseniSeyed

Geeta Chauhan: CTO, Innovator and Thought Leader with 25 yrs of expertise in building resilient, anti-fragile, large scale distributed platforms with 1B+ users for startups and Fortune 500s. Built and launched 15+ platforms and countless applications based on AI/Deep Learning, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, SDN, Micro-services, Self-healing, Elastic Scaling. Focusing these days on building AI, Deep Learning and Blockchain based platforms for startups. Or tinkering in my garage to convert my electric car to run autonomously.

Geeta

Chauhan

Chief Technology Officer

SVSG

@geeta4c

Rohit Bhanot: Public Sector and Enterprise focused strategic business leader. Rohit has spent the last 15+ years in the telecommunications industry with global experience across multiple disciplines such as sales, business development, services, operations, consulting and strategy. Rohit has had tremendous success in new growth markets ,navigating complexity, formulating go-to-market strategies, consultative selling, driving and managing positive change, and building solutions and teams to achieve measured success.

Rohit

Bhanot

Vice President, Public Sector Practice

Nokia

@RohitBhanot

Dan Chen: Vice President of 3M’s Transportation Safety Business, where every day his organization works to help bring families home safety. Dan is a business leader and inventor, holding more than a dozen patents in different fields. His inventions in worker safety have been used by hundreds of millions of people to help protect their respiratory health, while his inventions in solar energy are helping to produce gigawatt level efficiency improvements in clean energy production.

Dan

Chen

Vice President and General Manager

3M

@3M

Michelle Moore: Social entrepreneur, former Federal Chief Sustainability Officer for President Obama and relentless agent for change with a passion for connecting clean energy with economic growth. CEO of Groundswell, a nonprofit whose mission is building community solar projects and programs. Moore is helping to pave the way toward an inclusive and diverse clean energy economy.

Michelle

Moore

CEO

Groundswell

@wabi_sabi

Michael I. Jordan: One of the world’s leading researchers in machine learning and data science.  A recent article in Science magazinedesignated him as the most influential computer scientist based on his highly-cited publications.

Michael

Jordan

Scientist and Professor

University of California, Berkeley

Bryson Bort: Founder and CEO of SCYTHE, a next generation attack simulation platform for enterprise portfolio and risk management. Founder of GRIMM, a cybersecurity consultancy, and Co-Founder of the ICS Village. He is a Fellow at the National Security Institute and a former Army Officer.

Bryson

Bort

Founder and CEO

SCYTHE

@brysonbort

Davar Ardalan: Pioneering journalist in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Culture. Founder of IVOW, where they sift through data on world cultures, traditions and history for modern consumer storytelling applications. A veteran of NPR News and recipient of a 2014 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Davar

Ardalan

CEO and Storyteller-in-Chief

IVOW AI

@idavar

Jo Bhakdi: Founder of Quantgene, a machine learning and biotechnology company that combines precision genomics, AI, and fast-paced innovation to detect disease, including a multitude of cancers, at the earliest stage possible. Under Bhakdi’s leadership, Quantgene created one of the world’s most effective networks of scientists, engineers, and clinical experts to tackle computational and medicinal challenges in data and genomics to accelerate the pace of modern medicine.

Jo

Bhakdi

Founder

Quantgene

@JOBhakdi

Peter Detwiler:  Highly respected energy professional, thought leader, and industry commentator/speaker with 30 years in the electricity space, most recently spearheading the interaction of consumer technology and electric power grids.

Peter

Kelly-Detwiler

Principal

NorthBridge Energy Partners, LLC

@PKayDee

Jennifer Taylor: Energetic, results-oriented innovation champion. VP of U.S. Jobs at Consumer Technology Association. Leads CTA’s 21st Century Workforce Council and Apprenticeship Coalition with 70+ Tech Leaders to close nation’s skills gap. 30 years of non-profit experience at AARP, CTA and American Red Cross. Launched two pioneering tech products to improve lives for people as they age.

Jennifer

Taylor

VP of US Jobs

Consumer Technology Association

@JenniferTaylorM

Charles Bombardier: A Canadian engineer, industrial designer, researcher and angel investor. Recipient of the most Innovative People Award he has created over 335 innovative vehicle concept since 2013. Charles is a Senior advisor to the ICAO on the future of aviation and President of Imaginactive.

Charles

Bombardier

Advisor, Future Aviaton

International Civil Aviation Organization

@BombardierC

Nate Heasley: Nate has dedicated his work to helping social sector organizations adopt new technologies and services. This included founding and running a workshop and speaker series as well as a workspace residency program for social entrepreneurs and nonprofits, which evolved in to the All Good Work Foundation, which connects social impact organizations to donate workspace and provides a community of support. Nate Heasley also recently launched All Good Coffee, a social enterprise selling coffee to coworking spaces, the proceeds of which go to support the Foundation.

Nate

Heasley

Executive Director and CEO

All Good Work Foundation

@AGWFdn

Alexis Gilroy: A national leader in the digital health industry, advises on complex transactional and health regulatory issues with an emphasis on virtual health methods, such as telemedicine, telehealth, and mobile health. Focused on transactions in the digital health and HIT sectors for more than a decade, Alexis pairs practical experience with a keen understanding of often novel federal and state regulatory requirements. Alexis speaks and writes extensively on matters involving digital health, including testimony before legislative and regulatory bodies. She serves as Vice President and on the board of directors of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and as co-chair of the ClearHealth Quality Institute Telemedicine Accreditation Standards Committee.

Alexis

Gilroy

Partner

Jones Day

@EhealthLaw; @JonesDay

Pablos Holman:  Hacker who helped start the Intellectual Ventures Lab for Nathan Myhrvold to invent new technology & Blue Origin for Jeff Bezos to build spaceships.  Pablos is currently rearchitecting existing industries with Artificial Intelligence and Automation.

Pablos

Holman

CEO

Komposite, Inc.

@pablos

Kunal Sood: Founder and curator of Novus, founder of X Fellows, and Partner at X-Impact Group. Sood curates extraordinary experiences and actively partners with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, social enterprises, and ethical brands intent on making the world a better place. He received the RoundGlass Samsara Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 and is a TED Speaker and Resident. Currently, he is part of Singularity University’s GSP Program launching Moon Lounge that intends to democratize Moonshots.

Kunal

Sood

Founder & Chairman

NOVUS

@kunalsood @novussummitUN

Ricky Kej: Grammy® Award Winner, US Billboard #1 artist, UNESCO Ambassador & UNICEF ‘Celebrity Supporter’ Ricky Kej is an internationally renowned Indian Music Composer, Environmentalist and Professor. Ricky has dedicated his life and Music to creating awareness on the Environment, and positive social impact. He has performed at prestigious venues all over the world including multiple times at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and Geneva.

Ricky

Kej

Grammy Award Winner

@RickyKej

Antoine Chevalier: An international healing facilitator, teacher, researcher, author, and speaker dedicated to fixing the crisis of our current illnesses. Dr. Antoine was endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and awarded by Tushar Arun Gandhi. Dr/ Antoine has been contracted for 18 years by the office of the President of the United States of America and served 3 administrations. He has also been recently been appointed as the head doctor for CAMP X. His latest breakthrough in Japan showed 70% improvement in Elasticity and Plasticity for the before and after of Brain MRIs.

Antoine

Chevalier

Founder, Chief Scientist and Strategist

The Chevalier Institute

Michael Ferraro is the executive director of the FIT/Infor DTech Lab. Ferraro provides the strategic vision and creative direction for all lab projects. His background in emerging technology and media production brings a decidedly industry focus to the lab’s experiential learning environment. Under his direction, lab projects de-risk innovation for industry partners and empower entrepreneurs while helping build the workforce of the future.

Michael

Ferraro

Executive Director

Fashion Institute of Technology

@FIT

Annette Richardson: Versatile Executive with a unique blend of Corporate Strategy and Public Affairs expertise. Advises individuals and corporations on design, curation, and implementation of comprehensive and strategic sustainability, legacy, philanthropic campaigns, initiatives, and commitment platforms. Partner at Ambershore Group and former Senior Advisor to the United Nations Executive Office.

Annette

Richardson

Partner

Ambershore

@convener

As a practice leader at Gensler, Oliver is concerned with exploring the idea of design as catalyst to create vibrant life systems irrespective of scale or lifespan, from a 50,000-hectare seawater irrigated bio-fuel agricultural project to healthy living communities, net-zero energy housing projects and extraordinary urban experiences

Oliver

Schaper

Principal

Gensler

@symbionyc

Constantine George, M.D.: Named the “Top Concierge Doctor” by Vegas Magazine, Internist/Pediatrician, Chief Medical Officer of EPITOMEDICAL and Founder of the innovative mobile concierge medical Vedius App, Dr. George aims to bridge the gap between hospitality and health care.

Constantine

George

Founder and CEO

Vedius

@vediusapp

Zorana Ivcevic Pringle: Leading international researcher on emotional intelligence and creativity at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Recipient of the American Psychological Association Early Career Award and Research Award from the Mensa Foundation. Dr. Ivcevic advises cutting edge international art centers to use art to create innovation and change in society.

Zorana

Ivcevic Pringle

Research Scientist

Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

@ZoranaPsych

Matt Ater: As Vice President of Corporate Business Development at Vispero, Matt works to assist customers in ensuring all products are accessible by people with disabilities. Matt is on the CTA Foundation which looks at the latest technology trends and how they impact people with disabilities and people who are aging.

Matt

Ater

Vice President of Corporate Business Development

Vispero

@DakotaAter

Marc Oshima: An award-winning marketer with an extensive background in retail, branding, and media, Marc is also passionate about increasing access to healthy food and has led the marketing for major food retailers. Marc has been recognized by Eating Well magazine as one of the 2018 American Food Heroes. With his B.A. from Columbia College and M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, Marc is also Board Co-Chair of Chefs Collaborative, a 25 year old non-profit improving our sustainable food systems, and a member of the United Fresh Produce Marketing & Merchandising Council and FDA Romaine Advisory Task Force.

Marc

Oshima

Co Founder & Chief Marketing Officer

AeroFarms

@AeroFarms

Elif M. Gokcigdem: Founder of Empathy-Building Through Museums Initiative. Author of Designing for Empathy (2019), and Fostering Empathy Through Museums (2016). Curator of the first Summit on “Fostering Universal Ethics and Compassion Through Museums” with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in India (2018). Historian of Islamic art, museums thought leader, and cross-industries innovator committed to fostering empathy through informal learning platforms to inspire caring mindsets and compassionate worldviews that value all of humanity and the planet.

Elif

Gokcigdem

Founder

Empathy-Building Through Museums

@GokcigdemElif

Chris Butler: Over 18 years of product and business development experience at companies like Microsoft, KAYAK, and Waze. At Philosophie, he created techniques like Good Strategy Canvas, Empathy Mapping for the Machine, and Confusion Mapping to create cross-team alignment while building AI products.

Chris

Butler

Chief Product Architect

IPSoft

@chrizbot

Eve Picker: Lover of cities. Architect. Urban Designer. Real estate developer. Urban change agent. FinTech pioneer. Recognized globally for urbanist expertise. Founder of SmallChange.com, opening the door to investment for socially responsible real estate, funded by everyday people.

Eve

Picker

Founder and CEO

Small Change

@OurSmallChange

Mentored by Gregory Hines, Andrew Nemr is an international performer, choreographer, educator and speaker. He has played with Grammy Award winning musicians across multiple genres, founded and directed the tap dance company Cats Paying Dues, co-founded the Tap Legacy™ Foundation, Inc. (along with Hines), and is the Artistic Director of the Vancouver Tap Dance Society. “A masterly tapper” (New York Times), Nemr’s work has been recognized with a TED Fellowship, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the CUNY Dance Initiative, a FloBert Award for Tap Dance Excellence, and residencies with Quarterly Arts Soiree at Webster Hall, BRICLab, More Art’s Engaging Artists program, Surel’s Place, and TED.

Andrew

Nemr

Tap Dance Storyteller

Co-founder, Tap Legacy Foundation

@andrewjnemr

Dr Ahmed Elgammal is the director of the Art and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and a professor of computer science at Rutgers University. He is the founder and CEO of Artrendex, a startup that builds innovative AI technology for the art market. His research on knowledge discovery in art history and AI art generation is globally recognized.

Ahmed

Elgammal

Professor and Director

Art & AI Lab, Rutgers

@ahmed_elgammal

Sid Misra: CEO and co-founder of Perceptive Automata, a company that uses behavioral science, neuroscience and computer vision to solve the biggest problem for automated vehicles: understanding humans. At Perceptive Automata, Sid leads efforts to create a world in which autonomous vehicles (AVs) and robotic systems can safely navigate interactions with humans.

Sid

Misra

CEO and Co-Founder

Perceptive Automata

@sidmisra

Joanne Arbuckle: Deputy to FIT President for Industry Partnerships & Collaborative Programs, works with FIT/Infor Design and Tech Lab, and co-authored Historical Dictionary of Fashion. A world expert on fashion & fashion education, Arbuckle routinely serves as industry expert witness for law firms and participates in media interviews and reports relating to fashion.

Joanne

Arbuckle

Deputy to the President for Industry Partnerships and Collaborative Programs

Fashion Institute of Technology

@FIT

Truls Berg: Founder and managing partner of Open innovation Lab of Norway, Norway’s leading network for innovation professionals. As well as a serial entrepreneur with 11 startups with a total of 1200 employees and author of two books about innovation and where we’re heading.

Truls

Berg

Managing Partner, Digital Insight, CEO, Inspirator AS and Founding Partner,

Open Innovation Lab of Norway

@TrulsBerg

Michael Slocombe: Co-founder and head of design at Cohealo, the first solution of its type to bring the sharing economy to healthcare, enabling hospitals to collaboratively own expensive, life-saving medical equipment. MedTech Boston 40 Under 40 Healthcare Innovator. Custom motorcycle enthusiast.

Michael

Slocombe

VP of Design and Experience

Cohealo

@mikejslocombe

Linda Bernardi: Serial entrepreneur & innovator. Founder of IoT movement – leading thinker of the future HyperConnected world & emerging global cultures. Recent executive roles: Head of Strategy ConsenSys: blockchain company, EVP Development at Element AI: AI company, Chief Innovation Officer at IBM. Her 2nd bestselling book, The Inversion Factor, MIT Press 2018, discusses the future AI & IoT enabled HyperConnected World.

Linda

Bernardi

CEO & Founder

StraTerra Partners

@linda_bernardi

Richard Hanbury: Serial inventor – including Sana a neuromodulation platform for pain relief and deep relaxation, which he developed to eradicate his own life-threatening pain problem following a spinal-chord injury from a jeep crash near Sana in Yemen in 1992, its now his life’s mission to develop Sana to help others.

Richard

Hanbury

Founder & CEO

Sana Health

@sana_health

Francesco Maria Cerroni: Director of Mobility in Chain NY, partnering with established design firms and collaborating with public authorities and city departments to research, plan and design equitable public spaces and sustainable transportation all around the world. He has spearheaded international projects spanning urban and transportation planning, urban and landscape design, traffic engineering, civil engineering, and bike and pedestrian studies in NYC, Moscow, Milan, Istanbul, Dar Es Salaam, Nairobi, Detroit, and Shenzhen. His expertise lies at the intersection of planning and design, with a particular enthusiasm for future-focused solutions and innovative approaches to traditional methods.

Francesco Maria

Cerroni

Director

Mobility in Chain

@sephinet

Wendy Woon: Innovative strategist in developing experimental, generative practices for connecting people with the art and ideas of our time. Scales reach to new audiences through partnerships including Coursera platform (600K+learners), podcast with WNYC (1.4M downloads), and over 100 NYC long-term community partnerships, both analog and digital.

Wendy

Woon

Deputy Director for Education

The Museum of Modern Art

@wendyewoon

Mark Ring: Co-founder and CEO of Cogitai, Inc., introduced the idea of Continual Learning in Artificial Intelligence in his 1994 doctoral dissertation and has focused his subsequent research and entrepreneurial work around its development. He leads a world-class team building and applying this technology across sectors to revolutionize the way machines learn and interact with the world.

Mark

Ring

Co-Founder and CEO

Cogitai, Inc

@Cogitai

Chad Houser: Dallas Business Journal’s “40 Under 40,” United States Junior Chamber’s (Jaycee) 2015 Ten Outstanding Young Americans. Named to the “Top 50 Under 40” by the Social Enterprise Alliance, an “Urban Innovator to Watch” by the New Cities Foundation, one of Good Magazine’s “Good 100,” individuals at the cutting edge of creative impact across the globe.

Chad

Houser

Founder and CEO

Café Momentum

@cafemomentum

Ivy Woolf Turk: A disrupter, freedom fighter, storyteller, workshop facilitator and Certified Resiliency Life Coach in private practice. As Founder of Project Liberation, she supports women across all stages of criminal justice involvement, or who are imprisoned in their lives in one way or another to find sustainable freedom.

Ivy

Woolf Turk

Founder

Project Liberation

@projectliberation, @ivywoolfturk

Sinan Ozdemir: Founder of Kylie.ai, providing enterprise conversation automation. Former data science lecturer at Johns Hopkins. Machine learning & AI textbook author. Forbes.com contributor. Startup advisor. Educator for Fortune 1000 companies on how and when to adopt AI.

Sinan

Ozdemir

Founder and CTO

Kylie.ai

@Prof_OZ

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Matorin began performing violin professionally at the age of 15 and has been featured at World Class venues like Carnegie Hall, The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center and The MoMA. Trained extensively in the classical and jazz traditions, he now directs his efforts away from traditional forms of music while making use of the latest available technologies with the intention of redefining our expectations of performances in order to create connecting and healing experiences that leave his audiences transformed.

Andrei

Matorin

Violinist, Composer, Producer

@matorinmusic

Lisa Whalen: Chief Marketing Officer and Global Vice President, Automotive at MarketsandMarkets. She runs marketing initiatives to build the corporate brand while collaborating with automotive industry stakeholders to formulate growth strategies. Lisa also worked for Frost & Sullivan, General Motors (in NA, Asia and Europe) and J.D. Power. She earned a BA in Economics from Michigan State University and a Master’s from the University of Michigan.

Lisa

Whalen

Chief Marketing Officer

MarketsandMarkets

@marketsmarkets

Derrick Choi: A Boston-based Aviation and Transportation Leader at Gensler, has been privileged to collaborate on aviation design projects with the world’s leading airports from Amsterdam-Schiphol to Abu Dhabi. An alumnus of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, he’s been with leading design practices over the last two decades working on airport cities to airline lounges.

Derrick

Choi

Aviation + Transportation Leader

Gensler

@madhuritrivd

Lorraine Hariton: President & CEO of Catalyst, a global nonprofit working with some of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women. Former Silicon Valley entrepreneur and executive and Special Representative at the US Department of State. Leader in creating a future at work where everyone can thrive.

Lorraine

Hariton

President and CEO

Catalyst

@CatalystInc

Madhuri Trivedi: Scientist & entrepreneur. The mastermind of a health venture, OrangeHealth which was established to provide peer-to-peer community support with deep learning capabilities to better manage diabetes and hypertension. Leading an early stage AI-driven e-commerce startup. She is deeply passionate about the role of exponential technologies in shaping people’s lives and using artificial intelligence and deep learning to advance business. Her professional achievements include but not limited to leading innovative projects for large companies.

Madhuri

Trivedi

Founder & CEO

OrangeHC

@madhuritrivd