Eric O’Neill is a distinguished cyber security expert, whose story is the inspiration for Universal Studios’ feature film, Breach. He played a crucial role in capturing the most notorious spy in U.S. history, Robert Phillip Hanssen. In the few months prior to Hanssen’s arrest, Eric was selected to work with the spy within the newly established information assurance division, built... read full bio
Eric Siegel, Ph.D., is an author and professor who is the founder of the Predictive Analytics World conference series and who is the executive editor of The Predictive Analytics Times. Siegel is also the author of the award-winning book ‘Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die.’ Siegel is also co-founder of Deep Learning World... read full bio
Erica Orange is the Executive VP and COO of The Future Hunters, one of the most prestigious futurist consulting firms in the world. In these roles, Erica focuses on new social, technological, economic, political, demographic and environmental trends- and recognizes the strategic implications (the “So what”) of those trends for a number of the leading Fortune 500 companies, trade associations... read full bio
An MIT Professor of Information Technology, Erik Brynjolfsson is a leading technology, e-commerce and productivity expert. At MIT, he teaches courses on the Economics of Information and on Information Technology and Organizations. His work is dedicated to the exploration of three questions: How can information technology transform the structures of markets and firms What is the impact of information technology... read full bio
Dr. Fei-Fei Li, a world-renowned expert on computer vision, machine learning, AI, cognitive neuroscience and big data analytics, is the director of one of the top Artificial Intelligence (AI) labs in the world. Dr. Li is pioneering the next wave of AI that is quickly being integrated into companies, governments and the lives of individual consumers. She leads a team... read full bio
The Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner has made history in extreme sports with his breath-taking leaps and record-breaking accomplishments. Baumgartner, who is renowned for his fearlessness and unwavering dedication, has pushed the limits of what is possible for humans. His list of accomplishments is outstanding in every way. In a series of mind-blowing parachute jumps, Baumgartner defied gravity and captured the world's... read full bio
Frank Pearce was one of the three persons who laid the groundwork for what would later become Blizzard Entertainment and found the company Silicon & Synapse. He has been a part of the company ever since it first opened its doors, and he currently holds the position of executive vice president of product development. In addition to that, he is... read full bio
Gabe Zichermann is an expert and public speaker on the subject of gamification, user engagement and behavioral design. He is also the Co-Founder of the startup, Onward. Zichermann is the author of The Gamification Revolution, Gamification by Design and Game-Based Marketing. In addition he is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Gamification.co and the host of GameRev. He co-designed Liventium... read full bio
Ganesh Padmanabhan is the current Chief Revenue Officer of Molecula which helps enterprises execute on Artificial Intelligence. Ganesh has previously been the Vice President of Global Business Development and Marketing at CognitiveScale where he was responsible for growth through channel sales, business development, strategic partnerships and marketing. Ganesh has previously been a software engineer in product management at Microsemi, he... read full bio
Garrett Reisman is an extraordinary person with a wide range of enthralling and inspirational experiences. He is well-known for his work as a speaker, engineer, former NASA astronaut, and director of crew operations at SpaceX. His journey on the International Space Station (ISS) began as a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and continued when he joined Expedition 16. Later... read full bio
Topics: Retail, Sales, Business Leaders, Creativity/Innovation, Customer Service, Entrepreneurship Programs: The Art of Enterprise Customers First: Service as a Way of Life Retailing: Past, Present, Future Entrepreneurial Thinking Every Day Innovation Forseeing the Future: Trends That Matter One of Americas greatest entrepreneurs, Gary Hoover created Hoovers.com, the worlds largest Internet-based provider of information about enterprises and is also well... read full bio
Gary Marcus is a scientist, author, and entrepreneur who is the CEO and founder of Geometric Intelligence, a machine learning company which was acquired by Uber AI Labs. Marcus studies natural and artificial intelligence and is the professor in the Department of Psychology at New York University. As an author, Marcus has written on deep learning, machine learning and the... read full bio
Gentry Underwood, co-founder and CEO of Mailbox, turned the company into a $100 million acquisition within just thirty days of its launch. A designer and entrepreneur, Gentry has a passion for developing simple products that help people work together. At Mailbox, now a part of Dropbox, he continues to enhance the mobile inbox that puts email in its place. Prior... read full bio
George Church is an American geneticist, molecular engineer, and chemist who is currently the Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard and MIT. He is also known for being the founding member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Church was born in Florida and he earned his... read full bio
Gerd Leonhard is one of the worlds leading futurists, amassing more than 1500 speaking engagements in over fifty countries and a collective audience of over 1 million. Gerd is an expert on near-future, nowist observations and actionable foresights in the areas of humanity, society, business and commerce, media, technology and communications. He has been hailed by The Wall Street Journal... read full bio
In addition to contributing significantly to the profession of meteorology, Ginger Zee, the head meteorologist for ABC News, has demonstrated her skills on several ABC shows, including Good Morning America. Zee, who was born in Los Angeles and raised in western Michigan, developed her passion with weather events while living there. She furthered her skills at Valparaiso University, where she... read full bio
Gokul Krishnan is a learning scientist, mechanical engineer, healthcare innovator and a former STEM Research Associate at WestEd. He is also founder of Project M@CH and is known for being the creator of the Maker Therapy approach. Krishnan has earned his B.E. in Manufacturing Engineering from P.E.S. Institute of Technology and went on to earn his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering... read full bio
Graham Cluley is a British technology consultant, security blogger, and author who is best known for his daily blog, grahamcluley.com, which talks on computer security news, advice, and opinions. Cluley began his career working in the security business as a programmer for the anti-virus firm, S&S International. During his time working for S&S International, Cluley began writing up Dr Solomon’s... read full bio
Greg Gage is a neuroscientist and engineer. He kickstarted the company Backyard Brains to help educate kids around the world about electrical impulses and the nervous system. With the help of the SpikerBox, an electrical impulse monitor, children can better understand how the brain works. Gage aims to inspire kids to want to learn. Prior to becoming a neuroscientist, Gage... read full bio
Formerly, an advisor to the CEO of Motorola and chief evangelist of Apple, Guy Kawasaki’s in-depth knowledge of the high-tech industry united with his years of management experience enable him to address a wide range of audiences. Currently, Kawasaki is chief evangelist of the Sydney based company called Canva, which is an online graphics tool that allows you to create,... read full bio
