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18 Speakers                                                         Science Matters                                            Civics

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Jeff Rosen – CEO of the National Constitution
                                                                                                                                                         Battelle Memorial Institute – Manages 9 National
                                                                                     17 Important Topics                                                 Science Research Labs - they are key to the U.S.           Center in Philadelphia. As a leading expert, he
                                                                                                                                                         Science Research Strategy. Hear their stories of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    highlights the critical issue of rigorous civics
                                                                                     1 Incredible Day                                                    major scientific breakthroughs.                            education being inaccessible to all students.
                                                                                                                                                               Neuroscience/the Brain                                    Education
                                                                                                                                                               Nancy Kanwisher – Professor of Cognitive                  Martin West – Academic Dean at Harvard
                                                                                                                                                               Neuroscience and Investigator at the McGovern             Graduate School of Education, authored Teachers
                                                                                                                                                               Institute for Brain Research, co-discovered the           versus the Public: What Americans Think About
                 An Extraordinary Donation of                               A $29.1 Billion                                                                    significant implications for autism research.
                                                                                                                                                               fusiform face area in the human brain which has
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Schools and How to Fix Them.
                 2 Million Acres                                            Research                                                                     Science Matters                                            Physics

                 to Conservation                                                                                                                         Ed Boyden – Leads the Synthetic Neurobiology Group at      Tammy Ma – Plasma physicist leading the inertial
                                                                                                                                                         the McGovern Institute and co-directs the MIT Center for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    confinement fusion project at Lawrence Livermore
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    National Laboratory, has achieved ICF ignition. This could
                                                                                                                                                         Neurobiological Engineering and the K. Lisa Yang Center
                                                                            Budget                                                                       for Bionics. Co-invented optogenetic control of neurons,   lead to clean energy, advancements in nuclear weapons
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    stewardship, and enhanced energy sovereignty.
                                                                                                                                                         used to study brain diseases, neural circuits, cancer, and
                                  Kristine Tompkins – A visionary           to Supercharge Scientific                                                    more. Hailed as a core technology for humanity's future.
                                  conservationist who donated
                                  2 million acres of wilderness             Discovery & Innovation                                                             Voices for the Arts                                       Social Innovators
                                  in Chile and Argentina. The
                                  most extraordinary donation to                                                                                               Scott Freiman – Creator of Deconstructing the             Ed Bice – Founder of Meedan and a 2024 Skoll
                                  conservation in our lifetime!               Peter Lee – President of Research at                                             Beatles, a series of multimedia presentations that        Award winner, developed innovative human-in-the-
                                                                              Microsoft, oversees all research with a                                          delve into the groundbreaking stories behind              loop AI chatbots designed to empower journalists,
                                                                              2024 budget of $29.1 billion. His mission                                        The Beatles' iconic music. His concert sold-out           scientists, and community leaders.
                                                                              is to accelerate scientific discovery and                                        Carnegie Hall.
                                                                              technological innovation, empowering
                                                                              individuals and organizations worldwide.
                                                                                                                                                         Robotics                                                   Orthopedic Breakthroughs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Dr. Patrick A. Smith – Surgeon & Head of Sports
                                                                                                                                                         Dr. Catie Cuan – Pioneer in the emerging field of
                               Nobel Prize                           Discovered the world's                                                              “choreorobotics,” blending artificial intelligence,        Medicine at the new NCH-HSS. Pioneer in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    orthobiologic therapies and minimally invasive
                                                                                                                                                         human-robot interaction, and art.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    techniques.
                               in Medicine                           Two
                               Cancer Research                       Largest                                                                                   Artificial Intelligence                                    Host & Moderator
                                                                                                                                                               Walter de Brouwer – Curator of TED AI, the epi-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Tyler Mathisen – CNBC
                               Breakthroughs - Known as                                                                                                        center of the Gen AI revolution.
                               Godfather of Immunology               Dinosaurs

                             James (Jim) Allison – Nobel Prize in Medicine   Ken Lacovara – renowned
                             Recipient, and Director of Scientific Programs   paleontologist who discovered                                 MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2025
                             at the James P. Allison Institute, MD Anderson   the world’s two largest dinosaurs.
                             Cancer Center. Renowned for groundbreaking   He has been featured three times
                             research on the immune system's "soldiers"   in Discovery Magazine's "Top 100
                             that combat cancer, bacteria, and viruses. Jim   Science Stories" and received the
                             is widely recognized as the global leader in   2019 Explorers Club Medal.
                             cancer immunotherapy.                                                                                        Do not miss your opportunity to learn from these
                                                                                                                                          18 outstanding thought leaders who will participate
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        to 3 Billion People                                                                   Jodi Halpern – Chancellor’s Chair and
                                                                                              professor of bioethics at UC Berkeley,                                              thank you to our supporting sponsors
        Chas Bountra – Pro Vice Chancellor of Innovation                                      co-directs the Kavli Center for Ethics,
        at Oxford University. He led Oxford Universities                                      Science, and the Public. An international
        top scientists in a collaborative breakthrough to                                     leader in empathy in healthcare and the
        develop the global COVID-19 vaccine delivered                                         ethics of technologies like A.I., gene
        to 3 billion people.                                                                  editing, and neurotechnology.                                    Naples Northbrook Wealth Management
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