Steve Mann is a Canadian engineer, professor, and inventor, who is known for specializing in augmented reality, computational photography, and high dynamic range imaging. He is the founding member of the IEEE Council on Extended Intelligence and is co-founder of InteraXon. He has also been co-founder and CTO of Blueberry X Technologies and is chairman of MannLab. Mann was born... read full bio
Steve Sammartino is the co-host of #techtopia, and one of Australias most renowned futurists and business technologists. He has a remarkable talent for deciphering how new technologies affect different industries. Steve has established numerous technology startups, including the creation of one of the first Sharing Economy startups Rentoid.com, before Uber or Airbnb. A connoisseur of extreme projects, Steve is an... read full bio
Dr. Steven J. Hausman is a recognized futurist, widely-quoted technology consultant, author and nationally top-ranked speaker in the area of emerging technologies. His speaking specialties include robotics and artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, 3D printing, bionics and human enhancement, wearable technology, biometrics, autonomous and electric vehicles, the Internet of Things, the history of technology, brain-machine interfaces, cybersecurity and security risks of... read full bio
Ubiquiti Inc. Director Steven R. Altman is the owner of about 62,500 shares of Ubiquiti Inc. (UI) stock, which together are worth more than $17 Million. In addition to his role as Vice Chairman of Qualcomm Inc., Steven R. Altman is the owner of about 61,745 shares of Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) stock that are valued more than $7 Million. Details... read full bio
Dr. Steven Squyres is the renowned principal investigator for the science payload on the Mars Exploration Rover Project. He was most notably the face and voice of NASAs mission to Mars and the groundbreaking drive across its surface by two high-tech robotic rovers named Spirit and Opportunity. The James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences at Cornell University, Dr. Squyres... read full bio
Legendary futurist, technology visionary and pioneering environmentalist, Stewart Brand is also the creator and former editor of Whole Earth Catalog. Today, he is President of The Long Now Foundation. He co-founded the very first online community, The Well, in the 80s. He has written numerous books, most recently Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto. Stewart is now working to bring... read full bio
Sundar Pichai is the current CEO of both Google Inc. and it's parent company Alphabet Inc. In 2019, it was published that the companies have experienced an annual revenue increase of almost $90 billion dollars and Sundar Pichai became one of the highest paid CEO's in the world after receiving $281 million dollars in compensation for one year. Born... read full bio
Baroness Susan Greenfield, CBE, is a British scientist who specializes in brain physiology. She studies how the brain creates awareness, the effects of modern technologies on the mind and innovative treatments for neurodegenerative illnesses like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. After completing her DPhil in the Department of Pharmacology at Oxford University, Baroness Greenfield went on to work as a researcher at NYU Medical... read full bio
Currently serving on the board of directors for Wells Fargo, Symantec Corporation, ECOLAB Inc., Parsons Corporation and Battelle Memorial Institute is Suzanne "Zan" Vautrinot, president of Kilovolt Consulting Inc. With almost three decades of experience in space and cyber operations, Zan previously rose to the rank of Major General in the U.S. Air Force. Prior to her retirement from active duty,... read full bio
At Yale University, Tamar Gendler holds the positions of Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science. Her academic work, which is field shaping, combines classic Anglo-American philosophical methods with empirical study from the social sciences, including neuroscience and psychology. She is well known for her ability to... read full bio
In addition to discussing her years in the finance industry, Tara D. Anderson, managing director of Framework Security and an official member of the Forbes Technology Council, shares a personal story about a traumatic event that changed the way she learns and remembers information and explains why switching to cybersecurity and IT was a perfect fit for her. Anderson's philosophy... read full bio
A true pioneer in the direct marketing of personal computers, Ted Waitt is the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Gateway, Inc. This project, which started in his Iowa farmhouse, has revolutionized the way people use technology to live, work, and play. Tedd Waitt has moved on to form Avalon Capital Group, Inc., which is a billion-dollar private investment... read full bio
Hack Future Lab, a research organization focused on how leaders can scale an agile, risk-taking and resilient future, was founded by Terence. He serves as an Entrepreneur Mentor in Residence at MIT and the London Business School. He has more than 20 years of expertise assisting CEOs to overcome challenges and move past disruption. As a former director at Saatchi & Saatchi... read full bio
Tessa Lau was the founder and CTO of Savioke and she has been nicknamed the “Chief Robot Whisperer”. During her time with Savioke, Lau led the software team that developed the first generation Relay system. She also created the company’s Field Operations organization and quantified Relay’s performance over time. Since then, Lau has gone on to be founder and CEO... read full bio
Talk: "How & What Really Happened" The Thom Reed UFO Incident is our Nations 1st and only UFO incident to be officially inducted into the United States as historically significant & true. Thom Reed was inducted into United State History on 11-03-15. Reed has been the subject of six (6) documentaries and feature films, including the launch of Discover Channel's Alien... read full bio
Thomas Frey is a speaker and American futurist. He is founder and Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the Westminster, Colorado DaVinci Institute. He has previously been an engineer with IBM for over 15 years. As a speaker, Frey has given speeches to NASA, Fortune 500 companies such as AT&T, Capital One, Boeing, Visa, Ford Motor Company, and many more.... read full bio
Author, lecturer, and businessman Tim Cortinovis was just chosen by Thinkers360 as one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in AI. Event participants from Fortune 500 firms enjoy his vivacious storytelling style. Tim has been touring the world giving keynote addresses and doing seminars in English, German, and Spanish to assist businesses in utilizing cutting-edge technology like blockchain, artificial intelligence, and... read full bio
Tim Ferriss, nominated as one of Fast Companys Most Innovative Business People of 2007, is an angel investor (StumbleUpon, Digg, Twitter, etc.) and author of the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and BusinessWeek bestseller, The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been sold into 35 languages. He is also the author of the best-selling follow-ups The 4-Hour Body and The... read full bio
Why do people like the things they like And how do companies like Netflix predict what you will enjoy Tom Vanderbuilt, a design and technology journalist for publications such as Wired, The New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and Slate, has taken on the elusive nature of taste and delivers fascinating lectures on how companies can better understand... read full bio
Tony Fadell is an expert in his field, and hes well known as an angel investor, designer, inventor, and entrepreneur. Known as one of the fathers of the iPod, Tony worked as the senior vice president of the iPod division at Apple Inc. He is also the founder of Nest Labs, which created the revolutionary Nest Learning Thermostat. Google acquired... read full bio
