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Science Matters                                             Artificial Intelligence
                       Battelle Memorial Institute – Manages 9 National            Walter de Brouwer – Curator of TED AI, the
                       Science Research Labs - they are key to the U.S.            epi-center of the Gen AI revolution.
                       Science Research Strategy. Hear their stories of
                       major scientific breakthroughs.
                             Neuroscience/the Brain
                             Nancy Kanwisher – Professor of Cognitive                    Civics
                             Neuroscience and Investigator at the McGovern               Jeff Rosen – CEO of the National Constitution
                             Institute for Brain Research, co-discovered the             Center in Philadelphia. As a leading expert, he
                             fusiform face area in the human brain which has             highlights the critical issue of rigorous civics
                             significant implications for autism research.               education being inaccessible to all students.

                                                                                   Education
                       Ed Boyden – Leads the Synthetic Neurobiology Group at
                       the McGovern Institute and co-directs the MIT Center for    Martin West – Academic Dean at Harvard
                       Neurobiological Engineering and the K. Lisa Yang Center     Graduate School of Education, authored Teachers
                       for Bionics. Co-invented optogenetic control of neurons,    versus the Public: What Americans Think About
                       used to study brain diseases, neural circuits, cancer, and   Schools and How to Fix Them.
                       more. Hailed as a core technology for humanity's future.
                             Ethics                                                      Physics
                             Jodi Halpern – Chancellor’s Chair and professor             Tammy Ma – Plasma physicist leading the inertial
                                                                                         confinement fusion project at Lawrence Livermore
                             of bioethics at UC Berkeley, co-directs the Kavli           National Laboratory, has achieved ICF ignition.
                             Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public. An              This breakthrough could lead to clean energy,
                             international leader in empathy in healthcare and           advancements in nuclear weapons stewardship,
                             the ethics of technologies like A.I., gene editing,         and enhanced energy sovereignty.
                             and neurotechnology.
                       Voices for the Arts                                         Social Innovators
                       Scott Freiman – Creator of Deconstructing the Beatles,      Ed Bice – Founder of Meedan and a 2024 Skoll
                                                                                   Award winner, developed innovative human-
                       a series of multimedia presentations that delve into        in-the-loop AI chatbots designed to empower
                       the groundbreaking stories behind The Beatles' iconic       journalists, scientists, and community leaders.
                       music. His concert sold-out Carnegie Hall.
                             Media/News                                                  Medicine/Mental Health
                             Angus Hervey – Founded Fix the News, a media                Vivek Murthy – 21st Surgeon General of the United
                             company focused on sharing global progress                  States, has identified the growing youth mental
                             stories.                                                    health crisis in America as the "defining public
                                                                                         health crisis of our time."

                       Robotics                                                    Host & Moderator
                       Dr. Catie Cuan – Pioneer in the emerging field of           Tyler Mathisen – CNBC
                       “choreorobotics,” blending artificial intelligence,
                       human-robot interaction, and art.




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