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Kai Kight

Violinist, Composer, Creativity Keynote Speaker

As a classical violinist turned innovative composer, Kai Kight uses music as a metaphor to inspire individuals and organizations across the world to compose paths of imagination and fulfillment. Kai is on a mission to spark a global mindset shift in which ingenuity is the norm, not the exception. In his emotionally powerful presentations, Kai performs mesmerizing original music and vulnerably shares stories from his own transformation as an artist. Kai translates these insights into takeaways that audiences can easily infuse into their own lives and work environments.

Kara Brown

Pop-Culture Writer & Podcaster

Kara is a writer and former cohost of Crooked Media's pop culture podcast, "Keep It". Television credits include In the Dark and Freeform's grown-ish. Previously she was a senior writer at Jezebel, covering pop culture, race, television and more. She has also contributed to Glamour, Time Magazine, Nylon, Billboard and The Fader. In 2018, she was featured on Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 in Hollywood and Entertainment. She is currently developing a new culture podcast with Crooked Media and directing a pilot for NBC with Rashida Jones and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Kara Swisher

Co-Founder of Recode & Technology Journalist

Kara Swisher is the Executive Producer of the Code conference. She also is a contributing writer to the New York Times Opinion section and appears weekly on NBC. Considered the top reporter in the tech game, Swisher has been reporting on the industry since the early 1990s. Once called Silicon Valley's most feared but revered journalist by New York magazine, Swisher has established herself as the oracle of the tech world with unrivaled access to the industry's most significant leaders.

Kat Blaque

Transgender YouTube Star & Activist

Kat Blaque is an Animator, Illustrator and Youtuber from Southern California who has been openly blogging about her life for the past 10+ years on Youtube. Experiencing the ups and downs of New Media, she has ultimately concluded that Social Media is a powerful force for change and awareness. She uses her platforms on Youtube and Facebook to speak about the topics she’s passionate about as well as spread information, and cultivate conversations that encourage education across intersections.

Kat Echazarreta

Electrical Engineer, Engineering & Science Communicator, The First Mexican-born Woman in Space

Dr. Katya “Kat” Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman in space, is an electrical engineer, science communicator, and civilian astronaut. Echazarreta worked at NASA, first as an intern during her university undergraduate career, and later, with five NASA missions including Perseverance and Europa Clipper Ground Support Equipment group. She is a first-generation student who is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Through honesty about the difficulties and encouragement, she hopes to be able to help women be better prepared for their experience as a woman in STEM.

Kate Ancketill

Leading Authority In Global Retail & Business Futurism

As the CEO and founder of GDR, Kate has more than 25 years experience in business futurism and trends. She is the innovation partner to around 30 of the world’s largest consumer brands, supplying market leading consultancy and professional speaking to P&G, Tesco, Waitrose, Target, Sephora, Microsoft, Google, and Lego. Kate delivers compelling big-picture narratives on how macro forces are affecting the economy, the planet, culture and technology. Her team of researchers and strategists identify global trends and innovation case studies that represent successful business adaptation, from which others can learn.

Kate Vitasek

World?s Authority on Highly Collaborative Relationships That Drive Innovation, Author of Five Books on Vested, Win-Win Relationships, Faculty University of Tennessee

Kate Vitasek is an international authority for her award-winning research and Vested® business model for highly collaborative relationships. Author of 7 books and a Faculty member at the University of Tennessee, she has been lauded by World Trade Magazine as one of the “Fabulous 50+1” most influential people impacting global commerce.

Kathy Varol

Purpose Strategy Expert, Former Head of Global Purpose Strategy at Adidas

Kathy is an expert at driving profit with purpose. She created the Global Purpose Strategy for adidas, a $22 billion company, encompassing everything adidas does to positively impact People and Planet. Now Kathy helps her clients use purpose to stand out in a competitive environment, attract the best talent, gain consumer loyalty, and fully harness the innovative brain power of their employees. She shares her deep knowledge and “how to” with clients, so they can skip the hard lessons and go straight to strategies that work.

Katty Kay

U.S. Special Correspondent for BBC Studios, Award-winning Journalist and Bestselling Author

Katty Kay is an award-winning journalist and news anchor who brings an instinctively global perspective to her observations on American politics and global affairs. During her nearly30-years with BBC News, she was a reporter and then news anchor, bringing important news from America and around the world to a huge global audience. From her studio in Washington, D.C. Katty has reported on six U.S. presidential elections, national and global politics, and is a passionate women's rights advocate.

Keke Palmer

Multi-Faceted Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, & Television Host

KEKE PALMER is a multi-faceted actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and television host. This year, she is set to star as the lead in Jordan Peele’s next feature at Universal, Nope. She just wrapped filming Steel Springs Pictures’ Alice opposite Common and Johnny Lee Miller from writer and director Krystin Ver Linden and was nominated for a 2021 Emmy Award for her portrayal of the five Taylor family members in her own series, Turnt Up With the Taylors.