KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Former NASA Rocket Scientist, Author, TED Speaker & Artificial Intelligence Ethics Professor

Paleontologist Michael Archer is working to bring back his favorite extinct animal: the Tasmanian tiger.

Entomologist; Focused on Practical Applications to Protect Honey Bee Populations

Mitchel Resnick is LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, Director of the Okawa Center, and Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.

Director of the Columbia University Center for Radiological Research

Technology Entrepreneur & STEM Education Advocate; Founder & Executive Board Member, Labster

Evolutionary Biologist Specializing in Ancient DNA; Professor of Anthropology at McMaster University

Research Scientist; High School Teacher, Digital Content Author & STEM Education Advocate

Professor; Science Historian; Philosopher; Author of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"

Minister Of Basic and Senior Secondary Education & Chief Innovation Officer for the Government of Sierra Leone

Blogger for Discover Magazine at Bad Astronomy, where he deconstructs misconceptions and explores the wonder of the Universe.

Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Director of the Institute for Protein Design

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Expert; Physics Researcher at MIT; President of the Future of Life Institute

Founder of Wikipedia & Wikitribune

Leading Futurist, Disruptive Innovation Expert & Strategic Advisor

Award-Winning Inventor & Professor Emeritus of Materials Chemistry at MIT; Expert in Batteries & Green Metals Production

Computer Scientist & Educational Theorist; Known for "Hole in the Wall" Experiment That Inspired "Slumdog Millionaire"

Josiah Meigs Professor of Environmental Education & Nature TV Host

CEO & Founder of Twist Bioscience