Innovation

<p>Alden Mills is on a mission to help 100 million people Be Unstoppable. With more than 40 years of experience failing and succeeding in a vast array of different environments from sports, military, and business to nonprofits and community action groups, he learned success is driven by one vital factor – leadership – of oneself and others. </p><p>The first person Alden learned to lead was himself. As a weak child with asthma, doctors insisted he limit physical activity and avoid sports.

<p>From the center of the tech-driven transformation of business since its onset, John Battelle shares groundbreaking insights on prospering in today’s high-stakes business environment and the “information-first” age.</p><p>Part futurist, part business/cultural anthropologist, John is the authority when it comes to forecasting what’s next in business and technology, from market fluctuations and cryptocurrency to the impact of blockchain and artificial intelligence.

<p>Journalist and author Anya Kamenetz is a futurist with a passion for the complexities of how we learn, work, and live in a rapidly changing world. </p><p>Anya was a longtime, award-winning correspondent at NPR coordinating education coverage online and on-air. Previously she covered technology, innovation, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship as a staff writer for <em>Fast Company</em> magazine.

<p>Founder of the world-renowned tee-shirt brand Johnny Cupcakes, Johnny’s known for helping other people create blueprints for building brand loyalty, creating memorable experiences, and inspiring innovation.</p><p>With global store openings, thousands of customers with his logo tattooed on themselves, people who camp out for his products, and high-profile collaborations with giants such as<em> The Simpsons, Power Rangers</em>, and <em>Nickelodeon</em>, Johnny was named America’s #1 Young Entrepreneur by <em>Business Week</em>, Top Inno

<p>Steve Wozniak is best known as the co-founder of Apple Computer, which helped shape the personal computer industry with the popular Macintosh. An inductee to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, he is constantly innovating, teaching the lessons of Apple to show that evolution can be achieved from the ground up.

Michael Rogers is a technology pioneer, author and journalist, who is also futurist-in-residence for The New York Times Company. His consultancy, Practical Futurist, has worked with organizations ranging from NBC Universal and FedEx to Boeing, GE and Microsoft.

Jack Uldrich is a well-recognized global futurist and author of twelve books, including award-winning best sellers.

<p>Daniel Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard trained physician-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator. </p>

<p>With over 25 years of experience in clinical practice, biomedical research and healthcare innovation, Kraft has chaired the Medicine for Singularity University since its inception in 2008, and is the Founder and Chair of Exponential Medicine, a program that explores convergent, rapidly developing technologies and their potential in biomedicine and healthcare. </p>

<p>Described as a cross between “Einstein and Elvis Costello,” Adam Steltzner is a leader heralded for making the impossible possible. And he wants to know “How great do YOU dare to become?”</p><p>An aspiring rock star turned Ph.D.

<p>As a current Partner at One Better Ventures and the former CEO of Seventh Generation, John Replogle continues spreading sustainable business practices around the globe. A proven visionary, he helped to make Seventh Generation -- the leading brand of green cleaners, recycled toilet paper, and paper towels -- more stylish and innovative while beating the competition.</p><p>Replogle is also the former head of Burt&#39;s Bees, North America&#39;s #1 producer of natural personal care products, and he led the company&#39;s deepened commitment to human and environm