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Organization Leaders
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Our speakers present on a wide variety of timely issues. Here, we highlight the most often-requested topics and the speakers who address them.
Pioneer.
Bridge Builder.
Rule Breaker.
The answer “No” is merely a rejection of the status quo and an opportunity to reinvent your world. This is one of the many lessons that fleeing Iran as a young girl during the revolution taught Sheila.
Battle-tested.
Chief Medical Officer.
Emergency Physician.
This ER surgeon launched Italy’s first pediatric trauma center, but it’s his most recent role—guiding Walgreens through COVID—that required him to draw on everything he’s learned.
Turnaround Queen.
Publishing Icon.
Chief Fun Officer.
A trailblazing figure in publishing and programming, Melina Bellows has a boundless imagination and a passion for education that has elevated every project she has undertaken.
Rocketman.
Space Engineer.
Optimism Personified.
Driven by the pursuit of knowledge and an insatiable curiosity, NASA’s Chief Engineer for the ambitious Europa Clipper Mission is convinced he has the best job on Earth.
Scientist.
Trillion Tree Campaign Advisor.
Problem Solver.
Our natural ecosystems are the best technology we have to help cool the planet. This British scientist, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, has a plan we can all get behind.
Exploration Evangelist.
Global Policy Advisor.
Blue Water Protector.
Terry Garcia served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Science and Exploration Officer for the National Geographic Society for seventeen years, launching more than 400 scientific field research, conservation, and exploration projects annually.
Big Cat Hero.
Emergency Conservationist.
Wildlife Filmmaker.
South African-born Dereck Joubert has been filming, researching, and exploring in Africa for more than 3 decades with his wife, Beverly Joubert. Their mission is to save the wild places of Africa and to protect the creatures that depend on them.
Chief Wagon Officer.
Brand Evolution King.
Big Kid.
Robert’s grandfather started Radio Flyer in 1917—naming it after two of the most important inventions of its time. Today, Robert has reimagined the brand in ways his grandfather never could have dreamed.
Former First Lady of Iceland.
Writers Retreat Co-Founder.
Novelist.
Journalist, editor, and critically acclaimed author of Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They are Changing the World.
Serial Entrepreneur.
Brand Accelerator.
Multitasker.
Moms are the original multitaskers, this is why former attorney and Brown grad, Jill Salzman decided to build her third company as an accelerator for this untapped juggernaut of talent.
Chief Innovation Officer.
Biomedical Engineer.
World’s Best Minister.
A Bill Gates Hero in the Field, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Education and Chief Innovation Officer strives to improve lives through reforming, and redesigning healthcare and education systems.
Adventure Filmmaker.
Wilderness Explorer.
Risk Embracer.
This extreme filmmaker talks about 360-degree leadership, risk management, and why he aims to work at the edge of failure to produce authentic and memorable content.