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Featured Speakers

Remarkable People. Unforgettable Stories.

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Spoken Word Artist.
Alchemist.

What happens when you bring together a multi-platinum winning songwriter, a National Poetry Slam grand champion, and one of Oprah’s Super Soul 100 in one person?  Meet spoken word artist IN-Q.  He believes that telling your story can change the world.  Time with him will leave you indelibly changed. IN-Q will get to the heart of the matter, fast.

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Writer. Activist.
Cancer Survivor.

Diagnosed at age 22 with myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia, Suleika shares her journey on-stage.  The most surprising part of that journey from illness back to health was the struggle she experienced when she left the confines of Memorial Sloan-Kettering and began to navigate back among the land of the living and thriving.

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Photographer. Author.

Find out why Oprah, Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest, Disney, Sony and others can’t get enough of Me Ra Koh!  She believes each of us is here for a reason. The unique paths we travel and the people we encounter help us craft the story of who we are and continually define our purpose.

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Photojournalist

A special correspondent for Getty Images and one of the most recognized photojournalists working today, John Moore’s comprehensive and nuanced approach to documenting the U.S./Mexico border puts a human face on one of the most hotly debated topics in America today.

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Astronaut. Fighter Pilot. Photographer. Author.

After retiring from the space program, Commander Virts has become a compelling speaker and regular contributing instructor at Harvard Business School, sharing insights on topics such as crisis management, environmental stewardship beyond borders, the importance of innovation in design and intercultural leadership.

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Entrepreneur. Visionary. Business Leader. Environmental Hero.

Chad Pregracke grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River and spent the majority of his time on, in and around it. For his first job, he swam along its bottom, searching in the dark for mussels.  He didn’t like what he discovered, and one day he decided to do something about it. Those efforts led CNN, in 2013, to name him Hero of the Year.

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