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Dr Freeman A. Hrabowski III
Advocate for Science and Technology Education for African Americans and President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President Emeritus of UMBC (The University of Maryland, Baltimore County) served as president from 1992 to 2022. His research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and performance. He chaired the National Academies’ committee that produced the 2011 report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. He was named in 2012 by President Obama to chair the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
Dr. Dambisa Moyo
Global Economist, Best-selling Author
Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a co-principal of Versaca Investments - a family office, focused on growth investing globally. She serves on a number of global corporate boards including: 3M Corporation, Chevron, and Conde Nast, as well as, the Oxford University Endowment investment committee. Dr. Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker, who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is respected for her unique perspectives, her balance of contrarian thinking with measured judgment, and her ability to turn economic insight into investible ideas.
Dr. Jane Goodall
Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace
In 1977, Dr. Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute, which continues the Gombe research and is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. The Institute is widely recognized for innovative, community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the global environmental and humanitarian youth program. Today, Jane’s work revolves around inspiring action on behalf of endangered species, particularly chimpanzees, and encouraging people to do their part to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment we all share.
Dr. Jason Wingard
Dean of the School of Professional Studies, Dean Emeritus Professor of Human Capital Management
Dr. Jason Wingard is a leading executive and academic in the areas of organizational strategy, leadership development, and the future of work. He currently serves as Dean Emeritus and Professor of Human Capital Management at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies.
Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture at Culture Partners
Dr. Jessica Kriegel is the Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture for Culture Partners, leading research and strategy in best practices for driving results through culture. Her doctoral research and practical application through consulting engagements with Oracle, Toyota, Lockheed Martin, and Bank of America to name a few, led to the Culture Equation - a tested model where strategy combined with culture to deliver consistent results. Today, Jessica applies data-driven insights to dismantle the chaos of poor morale, low performance, and missed financial goals. She is an author, Fortune 100 Thought Leader and international keynote speaker as well as frequent contributor on Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC.
Dr. Luana Marques
Author, Scientist & Innovator, Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Luana Marques' personal story of overcoming adversity, trauma, and poverty while growing up in Brazil provides authenticity and depth to her message. She's known for her captivating presence and dynamic storytelling that weaves together the threads of her personal journey and professional expertise to inspire transformation in her audiences. Today, as an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, Past President of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and best-seller author, Dr. Luana is a paragon of resilience, determination, and boldness.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Public Intellectual & Best-Selling Author
Named one of the 150 most powerful African Americans by Ebony magazine, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, an American Book Award recipient and two-time NAACP Image Award winner, “is reshaping what it means to be a public intellectual by becoming the most visible black academic of his time.”
Dr. Peter Diamandis
CEO of the X PRIZE & Co-Founder of Singularity University
Dr. Peter Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. As Co-Founder & Chairman of the Singularity University, a Silicon Valley-based institution partnered with NASA, Google, Autodesk and Nokia, Diamandis counsels the world’s top enterprises on how to utilize exponential technologies and incentivized innovation to dramatically accelerate their business objectives.
Dr. Simone Ahuja
Bestselling Author, Innovation Expert, Former-Dentist, Improvisational Comedian
Dr. Simone Ahuja is a global innovation expert, bestselling author, former dentist, and a practitioner of improvisational comedy. Organizations including Pepsi, 3M, Procter & Gamble, Stanley Black & Decker and the World Economic Forum have brought her in to help make innovation a way of thinking, so that everyone is more empowered to address the problems around them. She believes each of us has tremendous creative potential inside, and has dedicated herself to the “democratization of innovation.”
Eddie Huang
Chef, Best-Selling Author, Restaurateur, Director
Eddie Huang is a best-selling author, restauranteur, chef and most recently director of the movie Boogie. Huang's autobiography, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, was adapted into the hit sitcom of the same name, which airs on ABC. As the culinary world's spiritual heir to Anthony Bourdain, Eddie is a raconteur with an ability to genuinely connect with everyone he meets. With drive and determination, Eddie is forming his own path in a world that often tries but always fails to put him in a box.
