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19 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
                                                                                                                                                               Nancy Kanwisher – Professor of Cognitive                  Education
                                                                                                                                                               Neuroscience and Investigator at the McGovern             Martin West – Academic Dean at Harvard
                                                                                                                                                               Institute for Brain Research, co-discovered the           Graduate School of Education, authored Teachers
                                                                                                                                                               fusiform face area in the human brain which has           versus the Public: What Americans Think About
                                                                                                                                                               significant implications for autism research.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Schools and How to Fix Them.
                 An Extraordinary Donation of                               A $29.1 Billion
                 2 Million Acres                                            Research                                                                     Ed Boyden – Leads the Synthetic Neurobiology Group at      Physics
                                                                                                                                                         the McGovern Institute and co-directs the MIT Center for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tammy Ma – Plasma physicist leading the inertial
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    confinement fusion project at Lawrence Livermore
                                                                                                                                                         Neurobiological Engineering and the K. Lisa Yang Center
                 to Conservation                                                                                                                         for Bionics. Co-invented optogenetic control of neurons,   National Laboratory, has achieved ICF ignition. This could
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    lead to clean energy, advancements in nuclear weapons
                                                                                                                                                         used to study brain diseases, neural circuits, cancer, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    stewardship, and enhanced energy sovereignty.
                                                                                                                                                         more. Hailed as a core technology for humanity's future.
                                                                            Budget                                                                                                                                       Social Innovators
                                  Kristine Tompkins – A visionary           to Supercharge Scientific                                                          Voices for the Arts                                       Ed Bice – Founder of Meedan and a 2024 Skoll
                                  conservationist who donated                                                                                                  Scott Freiman – Creator of Deconstructing the             Award winner, developed innovative human-in-the-
                                  2 million acres of wilderness             Discovery & Innovation                                                             Beatles, a series of multimedia presentations that        loop AI chatbots designed to empower journalists,
                                  in Chile and Argentina. The                                                                                                  delve into the groundbreaking stories behind              scientists, and community leaders.
                                  most extraordinary donation to                                                                                               The Beatles' iconic music. His concert sold-out
                                  conservation in our lifetime!               Peter Lee – President of Research at                                             Carnegie Hall.
                                                                              Microsoft, oversees all research with a
                                                                              2024 budget of $29.1 billion. His mission                                  Robotics                                                   Medicine/Mental Health
                                                                              is to accelerate scientific discovery and                                  Dr. Catie Cuan – Pioneer in the emerging field of          Vivek Murthy – 21st Surgeon General of the
                                                                              technological innovation, empowering                                       “choreorobotics,” blending artificial intelligence,        United States, has identified the growing youth
                                                                              individuals and organizations worldwide.                                   human-robot interaction, and art.                          mental health crisis in America as the "defining
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    public health crisis of our time."
                               Cancer                                Discovered the world's                                                                    Artificial Intelligence                                   Host & Moderator
                                                                                                                                                               Walter de Brouwer – Curator of TED AI, the epi-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Tyler Mathisen – CNBC
                                                                                                                                                               center of the Gen AI revolution.
                               Immunology                            Two


                               Research                              Largest                                                                             Orthopedic Breakthroughs
                                                                                                                                                         Dr. Patrick A. Smith – Surgeon & Head of Sports
                                                                                                                                                         Medicine at the new NCH-HSS. Pioneer in
                               Wins Nobel Prize                      Dinosaurs                                                                           orthobiologic therapies and minimally invasive
                                                                                                                                                         techniques.
                             James (Jim) Allison – Nobel Prize in Medicine   Ken Lacovara – renowned
                             Recipient, and Director of Scientific Programs   paleontologist who discovered
                             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                                MONDAY, MARCH 10
                             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
                                                                                                                                          19 outstanding thought leaders who will participate
                                                                                                                                          at our 15th Annual Imagine Solutions Conference.
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     to 3 Billion People                                                                      Jodi Halpern – Chancellor’s Chair and
                                                                                              professor of bioethics at UC Berkeley,
        Sir Chas Bountra – Pro Vice Chancellor of                                             co-directs the Kavli Center for Ethics,                                              THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTING SPONSORS
        Innovation at Oxford University. He led Oxford                                        Science, and the Public. An international
        Universities top scientists in a collaborative                                        leader in empathy in healthcare and the                                                                                                Naples Northbrook Wealth Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Terry Dean
        breakthrough to develop the global COVID-19                                           ethics of technologies like A.I., gene
        vaccine delivered to 3 billion people.                                                editing, and neurotechnology.
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