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<p>Chris Barton wanted a way to identify songs he was hearing everywhere around him. There wasn’t one – so he invented an app called Shazam. Chris’s creation is nothing short of pure magic. That was his goal. Chris seeks to delight people by using technology to make seemingly impossible ideas come to life. </p><p>Not just the founder and first CEO of Shazam, which Apple acquired for $400 million, Chris also holds 12 patents and played key roles in the early days of Google and Dropbox. Despite having dyslexia, incredibly, he didn’t let that get in his way.

Dr. Dr. Dr. HC (Yes, it’s a thing), Professor of Practice Jamie Hyneman is best known as host and Executive Producer of Discovery Channel’s long running series, Mythbusters. 

Prior to Mythbusters, Jamie was a jack of all trades with jobs and skills ranging from wilderness survival and Russian linguist to sailboat captain and dive master. He is a lifetime member of both the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators, as well as the National Science Teachers Association.

<p>Tyler James Williams is the 2023 Golden Globe Winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Comedy or Drama for his role of ‘Gregory Eddie’ in the hit award-winning series <em>Abbott Elementary.</em></p><p>After hitting it off with Quinta Brunson on <em>A Black Lady Sketch Show</em>, she specifically wrote the Abbott Elementary substitute teacher character with Williams in mind.

<p>Why do good teams kill great ideas? Safi Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about group behavior that challenges everything we thought we knew about nurturing radical breakthroughs and innovative organizations. </p><p>Safi Bahcall is a former public-company CEO, a physicist and an award-winning biotech entrepreneur.

<p>“Adding life to your laughter and laughter to your life,” actor and comedian Michael Jr. gives audiences comedy that inspires.</p><p>Before he got clarity, he was all about comedy. Now comedy is a tool he gets to use to share that clarity with audiences around the world in the form of inspiration and thought-provoking life principles to help individuals discover and activate their purpose.</p><p>As an entertainer who opens the door to deeper conversations, Michael Jr.

Michael C. Bush is a global chief executive with over 25 years of experience leading small and mid-sized organizations through transformational growth.

Michael is CEO of Great Place to Work®, the global research and analytics firm that produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list, the World’s Best Workplaces list, the 100 Best Workplaces for Women list and dozens of other distinguished workplace rankings around the world.

<p>Innovation strategist and Future of Work expert Lital Marom helps audiences develop a bolder, more future-ready vision of their business.</p><p>Lital Marom is a software engineer, serial entrepreneur, and investor who got her start building computer systems for companies in Europe before advancing to lead global sales and strategy for Fortune 100 teams across three continents.</p><p>Since then, she’s lived in 10 countries and founded four companies, including the innovation consulting firm, UNFOLD, and the leadership learning and development organization The

<p>James “The Iron Cowboy” Lawrence’s combination of energy, humor, determination, and achievements captivates his audience and creates an inspirational and awakening phenomenon for all. </p><p>James earned his “Iron Cowboy” nickname because of the hat he wore during the marathon portion of his Ironman races so that his children could identify him quickly. In his book, <em>Iron Cowboy: Redefine Impossible</em>, James shares how, with two Guinness World Records under his belt, he wondered if he had truly found his mental and physical limits.

<p>Hal shares the power of habit and discipline based on his international bestseller The Miracle Morning which sold over 2.5 million copies, went viral and inspired an online movement. </p><p>Hal’s simple (but not-obvious) morning routine went viral and inspired a global movement.

<p>Sherrilyn Ifill is a civil rights lawyer and scholar. From 2013-2022, she served as the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the nation’s premier civil rights law organization fighting for racial justice and equality. She recently served as a Ford Foundation Fellow and as the Klinsky Visiting Professor for Leadership & Progress at Howard Law School.