Speaker Lineup
Bill Gross
Idealab Founder | Incubating New Inventions & Businesses
"A solar energy system that tracks the sun"
Dan Dennett
Philosopher of mind and consciousness | Pioneer in cognitive science
"The illusion of consciousness"
Deborah Gordon
Ant Colony Researcher | Insights on Collective Intelligence
"The emergent genius of ant colonies"
Don Norman
Design Thought Leader | Inventor of User Experience Concept
"3 ways good design makes you happy"
Eddi Reader
Grammy-Winning Scottish Songstress | Redefining Contemporary Music Heritage
""Kiteflyer's Hill""
Evelyn Glennie
First full-time solo percussionist | Polar Music Prize laureate who is profoundly deaf
"How to truly listen"
Freeman Dyson
Renowned Physicist | Visionary Insights on the Future of Science
"Let's look for life in the outer solar system"
Gregory Stock
Emerging Technology Expert | Bridging Science, Ethics & Impact
"To upgrade is human"
Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author | Public Relations & Cultural Dynamics
"Why do societies collapse?"
Jeff Bezos
Amazon Founder | E-Commerce Revolution & Innovation Architect
"The electricity metaphor for the web's future"
Jeff Hawkins
Neuroscientist & Author | The Human Brain & Artificial Intelligence
"How brain science will change computing"
Juan Enriquez
Futurist & Managing Director | Global Innovation and Emerging Technology
"Reshaping the Future with the Life Code"
Kristen Ashburn
Visionary Photojournalist | Bearing Witness to Humanitarian Crises
"The face of AIDS in Africa"
Lee Smolin
Theoretical Physicist | Visionary Ideas on the Nature of Time
"Science and democracy"
Natalie MacMaster
Virtuoso Fiddler | Energetic Cape Breton Music Performances
"Fiddling in reel time"
Noah Feldman
Legal Scholar | Emerging Technology's Ethical Challenges
"Politics and religion are technologies"
Reed Kroloff
Architecture Dean | Design Visionary for the 21st Century
"A tour of modern architecture"
Rodney Brooks
Robotics Pioneer | Future of AI & Sustainable Tech
"Robots will invade our lives"
Seth Godin
Marketing Pioneer & Bestselling Author | Purple Cow, This Is Marketing, The Practice
"How to get your ideas to spread"
Sherwin Nuland
Surgeon & Author | Exploring the Human Condition
"The extraordinary power of ordinary people"
Steven Johnson
Bestselling Author | Exploring Innovation and Technological Change
"The Web as a city"
Steven Pinker
Harvard Psychologist | Rational Optimism & Human Progress
"Human nature and the blank slate"
Tierney Thys
Marine Biologist & Filmmaker | Revealing the Wonders of the Ocean
"Swim with the giant sunfish"
Tom Shannon
Roboticist & Inventor | Artificial Intelligence & Social Impact
"Anti-gravity sculpture"
Torsten Reil
NatureWorks CEO | Sustainable Bioplastics & Circular Economy
"Animate characters by evolving them"
Vik Muniz
Global Artist & TED Speaker | Transforming Visual Storytelling Through Innovative Photography
"Art with wire, sugar, chocolate and string"
Wade Davis
National Geographic Explorer | Author of Award-Winning Cultural Studies
"Dreams from endangered cultures"
Sessions with video
3 ways good design makes you happy
Don Norman
A solar energy system that tracks the sun
Bill Gross
A tour of modern architecture
Reed Kroloff
Animate characters by evolving them
Torsten Reil
Anti-gravity sculpture
Tom Shannon
Fiddling in reel time
Natalie MacMaster
How brain science will change computing
Jeff Hawkins
Human nature and the blank slate
Steven Pinker
Let's look for life in the outer solar system
Freeman Dyson
Politics and religion are technologies
Noah Feldman
Reshaping the Future with the Life Code
Juan Enriquez
Robots will invade our lives
Rodney Brooks