Alex Blumberg is an entrepreneur and radio journalist, most well known as the former producer of This American Life (radio show and television version) and former co-host of the Planet Money podcast. He also worked as a freelance radio reporter, contributing to This American Life, the Savvy Traveller and Chicago Public Radio. Today, Alex is the CEO of Gimlet Media,... read full bio
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Above all else, Vinh Giang is one of the top businesspeople and entrepreneurs in the world. When he was in his 20s, he established an online business with two close friends; they all decided to leave their careers in accounting and pharmacy to make their dream of building a successful business a reality. The result is an online platform called... read full bio
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The first Chief Design Officer of PepsiCo is Mauro Porcini, a veteran of award-winning design, podcaster and author. Procini has incorporated design thinking into PepsiCo's culture since joining the food and beverage industry and is driving a new approach to innovation by design that has an impact on the company's product platforms and brands. He oversees multinational teams and focuses on... read full bio
Dr. David Bloom is the Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography at Harvard University’s School of Public Health. This notable professor has published over 400 articles, book chapters, and books throughout his career. His concepts have been featured in TIME magazine’s ‘Ten Ideas That Will Change the World,’ and his research covers links among health status, population dynamics,... read full bio
Bharat Anand is an author and professor at the Harvard Business School. He is well-versed in market strategies and focuses on media and entertainment. Anand has published the book, The Content Trap, which outlines a variety of businesses around the world and their forms of managing marketing strategies. More specifically, Anand examines how the digital world plays a role in... read full bio
Melissa Ben Ishay is the founder of ‘Baked by Melissa’, a chain of bakeries that specializes in miniature cupcakes. Currently, Baked by Melissa has over 14 locations in the New York City area. Ishay has also released her first cookbook titled, “Cakes by Melissa: Life Is What You Bake It”. Ishay grew up hoping to have her own business some... read full bio
Olivier Jean Blanchard is a French economist who has spent most of his professional life in Cambridge, MA where he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He taught at Harvard before returning to MIT as the chair of the economics department. Blanchard then went on to be the economic counselor and director of the Research Department at the International... read full bio
Pauline Brown is an advisor, lecturer, author, and former chairman of North America LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. While working at LVMH she provided leadership for around 70 brands in sectors that include fashion and leather goods, watches and jewelry, perfume and cosmetics, wine and spirits, and retail. Brown is currently working on a book about aesthetic intelligence and how... read full bio
Together with her husband Phil, Susan Ershler made international headlines when they became the first couple to summit the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. Their outstanding accomplishment attracted a lot of media interest. Ershler encourages audiences by sharing her motivational tale today and exemplifying how effort, tenacity, and unshakable dedication can result in the accomplishment of apparently... read full bio
Adam Penenberg is a professor of journalism at New York University and the editor of PandoDaily. As a highly regarded name in journalism, Penenberg has experience editing for publications like Forbes.com and has appeared on a variety of well-known television programs like CNNs American Morning, FoxNews, and NPR. His knowledge about media and technology is received by audiences worldwide. In... read full bio
Barb Stegemann is a social entrepreneur, author, advocate, and founder and CEO of The 7 Virtues Perfume line. Stegemann started her perfume line with the focus of rebuilding the economy of war-torn countries. She started off becoming the first woman from Atlantic Canada to receive a venture-capital deal on the television series “Dragons’ Den” for her idea of The 7... read full bio
Cara Silletto is a keynote speaker and author. She is a millennial speaker who often wants to spread her knowledge of being a millennial in the workforce to others who don’t understand and helping to bridge the generational gaps. She brings her knowledge to management who are open to changing to today’s society and wants to find the best way... read full bio
Tien Tzuo is recognized worldwide as one of the leaders of the software-as-a-service industry. He is also the founder of Zuora, which functions using a subscription based business model. Tzuo began his career at salesforce.com- he was actually the 11th employee at salesforce.com. Since, he has made a massive impact on marketing, management, and strategy organizations. Tzuo was named Entrepreneur... read full bio
Jen Rubio is the co-founder of Away Luggage alongside Stephanie Korey. The duo came up with the idea of Away as a means to minimize bumps in the road while traveling and to maximize the uses of carry-on luggage to their full potential. Rubio and Korey wanted to create a piece of luggage that wasn’t cheap and poorly made, but... read full bio
In the fields of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, Brian Forde is a well respected authority with an impressive career spanning academics and public service. In his current role as a Senior Lecturer, he shares his considerable understanding of bitcoin and blockchain with eager students, giving an explanation of these difficult concepts and their revolutionary promise for the future of technology that... read full bio
Cheryl Currid is an industry analyst and former IT executive. In addition, she is an award-winning journalist. Currid challenges people to learn about the world around them by utilizing technology. She has lectured internationally on topics such as computer science, social networking, and organizational efficiency. She has authored 14 books and over 1,200 articles, journal papers, and columns. Currid is... read full bio
The Aesthetics of Joy was founded by acclaimed designer, author, and novelist Ingrid Fetell Lee. Her work emphasizes how design may increase our sense of joy by exposing the strong connection between our environment and our emotions. Through her website, The Aesthetics of Joy, Lee spreads ideas and knowledge on how even modest design adjustments may have a big effect... read full bio
Keela Robison was recently the VP of Product Management for Google before taking a sabbatical. She was also the Vice President of Technology and Product for Expedia, Inc. where she led the global engineering and product teams. Prior to working for Expedia, Robison has been a Senior Associate Consultant for Bain & Company, General Manager for RealNetworks, Director of Web... read full bio
