Jacobs is a senior NASA spokesperson and serves as Director of History and Information Services for the Office of Communications. A two-time national Emmy award winner and honored strategic communicator, he has been an innovator in the use of emerging technologies to engage the world in NASA's compelling stories of exploration and discovery.

He launched the agency’s social media use in Nov. 2008 and today it is one of the most powerful brands in the world. He also is responsible for the NASA’s primary internet homepage and NASA Television.

Jacobs is a published author and editor of several books, and he has been honored with five NASA medals for exceptional service, outstanding leadership, and the agency’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medal.

Jacobs co-led the agency’s involvement with Universal film’s First Man, 20th Century Fox’s Hidden Figures and The Martian, and many other film and documentary projects.

Rika is a senior leader, angel investor, best-selling author, and frequent public speaker on technology-powered industry transformation. She is Global Vice President within NTT’s New Ventures & Innovation team where she is building Agile Co-innovation practices for emerging technologies like 5G, Edge, AI and IoT.

Trilingual in Japanese, German, and English, Rika attended Princeton University and has since worked internationally for over two decades in senior executive roles in strategy, business development, consulting, and marketing with Fortune 500 companies.

Rika is the best-selling author of “Dear Chairwoman”, featuring the trials and triumphs of global women corporate board leaders. Her next book will focus on the intersection of ESG, Digital Innovation, and the Pandemic, called “The White Swan”.

Dhairya Dand FRSA is an award-winning inventor and artist who runs ODD Industries - a futurist factory and lab in NYC. Previously an inventor at MIT, Amazon's moonshot lab, University of Tokyo, scientific advisor to XPRIZE Foundation and an artist at the NEW Museum in NYC, CUTE Center in Singapore and in Phnom Penh.

His work investigates the human body as a medium for computation, new materials as a tool to embody interactions and design as a vehicle for mindfulness. He has created shoes that tickle, a 2.5D elastic displays, synthetic muscles, bacteria based computers, ice-cubes that know how much you drink, toys made from electronic waste materials, among other useless/useful inventions.

He was part of the Forbes ’30 under 30’ list twice, a finalist for the Smithsonian’s National Design Award, was named as the first WIRED Innovation fellow ‘innovators who will change our world’ and an INK Fellow. His art has been exhibited at the V&A, Tokyo Design Week, CHI Paris, TEI Barcelona among others. He has also given several talks at TEDx and other venues.

Mike leads The Microsoft Garage in New York City (a worldwide innovation program for curiosity-fueled explorations and experiments).

As a Design leader, Mike delivers highly impactful work on the vision, strategy, and execution of this global innovation program. His role involves working at every altitude of Design and across every aspect of Engineering in a quick and decisive manner.

Mike also helped drive Microsoft's official "experimental outlet" program within The Garage, helping small teams of passionate employees from all across the world get their ideas directly into the hands of customers as experiments.

Allié Merrick McGuire is the Co-Founder of AwareNow Media, a storytelling platform dedicated to creating and sustaining positive social change with content that inspires and informs, while raising awareness for causes. Rated 'O' for original & organic content, with their magazine, podcast, films and events, they work to educate and empower one story at a time. As a producer, publisher and spoken word artist, Allié believes that words are the most powerful tools we have and that our voices are the most valuable asset we will ever possess.

For the past 20 years Will has been working with talented design teams that have created exceptional work. Prior to founding The Collective Spark, Will was the Co-Founder and Director of The Invisible Spark Design Studio where he oversaw the creative processes and projects, striving to design and deliver unparalleled work. Previous to that, he worked with Apple Inc. in Cupertino and also with San Francisco-based Factor Design. Over his career, he has designed materials for a broad range of clients including Stanford Law School, Nike, Environmental Defense Fund, Apple, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and Mindful Schools, among others. Will studied at Brown University and RISD where he completed a self-designed major on the creative process, receiving honors following his senior exhibit and thesis presentations. Will lives in Berkeley with his wonderful wife and two inspiring children.

Michael Bernier, founder and lead designer of Bernier Design Group, a full-service Landscape and Exterior Design firm located in Los Angeles, California, is a champion for sustainable design and installation practices. Michael’s 25-year career as an award-winning designer has had stints in fashion and sportswear design, branding, advertising and product design, working with global brands such as Coca-Cola, MTV, Nike, and Paramount Pictures.

Michael’s mission is to connect people back to Nature. “I want to show people that we are intimately connected to our environment, and the simplest way to do that is through the garden. People relax and breathe deeper when sitting peacefully in their tranquil gardens, they can feel their innate connection to Nature. Calm, content people make better choices, and better choices make for a better planet. I really just want to make the world a more beautiful place, while empowering others to discover their own creative genius.”

Amy Peck is the CEO of EndeavorXR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) consulting firm. She is a recognized futurist and speaks globally on XR, the Metaverse and emerging tech. She works with Fortune 500 companies on XR strategy, digital transformation and insights into the Metaverse and the Future of Work.

Amy is an angel investor and Venture Partner at the Capital Region XR Accelerator. She holds multiple Advisory Board roles, and is co-chair of Prospera Women, a global organization supporting female-led startups.

Her own personal mission is to see technology accessible to all - fundamentally improving every aspect of our lives and elevating the way we work, learn, communicate and play.

Marbue Dennis II is the founder and CEO of Topline Global Networks, Inc., an international business solutions firm that advises leadership in the public and private sectors at the highest levels globally.

By working alongside Royal families, sovereign wealth funds, fortune 100's, and global stakeholders, Marbue has had first-hand experience as to how to have a macro-level impact on the planet. According to former Whitehouse officials, Topline Global Networks, Inc. is one of the most effective business development firms for advising and scaling solutions across the planet.

Dell Ambassador, National Geographic Explorer & Adventurer of the Year Mike Libecki has completed more than 85 major expeditions all over the planet, from Afghanistan to Antarctica.

He is a producer, director, videographer, photographer, humanitarian and conservationist.

Mike and his daughter Lilliana founded a nonprofit that focuses on conservation and humanitarian work around the world.

“Dream big and climb those dreams." - Mike Libecki

Billie Carn is the Founder/Chief Maverick at Maverick Wisdom. She is the author and illustrator of Maverick Wisdom, which shares insights and stories from her research on disruptive enterprising maverick innovators who challenge the status quo in their industries.

Billie’s evolution from children’s nurse to explorer of different thinkers to entrepreneur has given her a unique perspective. She combines curiosity, play, data, and novel different thinking to strategize the most innovative ways to challenge convention. Along the way she reinvents how work is done to bring creative problem solving to life, because innovation without execution is just an idea.

Paul is Chairman and CEO of TDG (The Digit Group), a globally renowned and award-winning architect who is one of the world’s most sought after thought leaders, strategists and integrators of process, technology, and business. Paul's current work is as Chairman of TDG Global Ventures, a Smart City real estate development company that provides financing, design-build and innovative technology solutions around the world. Concurrently, Paul is also the co-founder and producer of the critically acclaimed AEC Hackathon that launched at Facebook Headquarters and the co=founder of NextGen Entertainment, Inc., a Hollywood-based, world leading entertainment management company.

Chrissy Levett - Positive Creative Activist. UK based Designer and Creative Director, who studied at the Royal College of Art in London.

She’s won a number of creative industry awards, is a TEDx speaker, a published author believing creative thinking is vital for us to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Now Founder & CEO for Creative Conscience a global movement set up to empower, reward, train and support creative thinkers to use their talents for social & environmental impact.

Chrissy has an Honorary Doctorate in Design and is passionate about behaviour change and creativity as a force for good.

John is a serial entrepreneur, story teller, futurist, visionary and dreamer. He leads IEEE-USA’s Washington, DC Communications team and is responsible for guiding the strategy for all public relations, website and social media messaging to consistently articulate IEEE-USA’s mission, vision and brand. Prior to joining IEEE, John worked as General Manager of Web Development for Erol’s Internet, which at the time was the 4th largest Internet Service Provider in the country behind AOL, Earthlink and MindSpring serving more than 350,000 customers. While there, he founded INTERCOT.com – one of the Internet’s oldest (23+ years) and largest Walt Disney World vacation planning websites.

Gudni is a household name in his native Iceland and internationally known within the Yoga, Fitness, and Holistic community. Gudni is a best-selling author of inspirational and educational books, and a regular podcaster on spiritual growth, physical wellbeing, nutrition, and prosperity.

Gudni has been a pioneer and a serial entrepreneur throughout his career. He founded the first private gym in Iceland, the first fitness magazine, the first import and retail fitness company, and Iceland’s first commercial Yoga center, where he started to practice as the first life coach in Iceland, and from where he created Rope Yoga as a worldwide franchise.

In recent years and during the pandemic, Gudni has held online seminars and workshops, giving consultations to both individual and corporate clients. He is a frequent guest on talk radio, podcasts, and television and lectures regularly at online events both in Iceland and worldwide.

Marty Zalewski, a visionary founder and esteemed business leader, is revolutionizing the integration of mindfulness and human-centered business innovation to drive social and environmental impact and achieve a higher, more sustainable magnitude of value creation.

With a remarkable track record spanning 25 years across industries, Marty has excelled in leadership roles at global organizations like Rightpoint—a top-5 global consultancy in Total Experience, Lloyds Banking Group and General Electric. He recently joined Neol, as Creative Leader. His ground-breaking application of mindfulness in business, the Leading with Joy mindset, brings a human touch to organizations, delivering Joy to both individuals and teams. The highly anticipated book, "The Mindful I: Leading with Joy," further explores these principles.

As a certified Yoga Nidrā teacher and VortexHealing practitioner, Marty incorporates holistic healing techniques, fostering authentic positivity and remarkable progress for individuals and organizations.

Dr. Roger Firestien has presented programs on innovation to over 600 organizations around the world including: fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, universities, associations and churches.

His expert views on creativity have been reported in Fast Company, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, INC and The New York Times.

Roger’s nine-part series on innovation is on the Open-Sesame e-line learning platform.

Dr. Firestien has written seven books and hundreds of articles on the creative process. His books include Leading on the Creative Edge, Why didn’t I think of that? and Create in a Flash. His latest book is Solve the REAL problem

Dr. Firestien is Associate Professor Emeritus at the Center for Applied Imagination at Buffalo State University, President of Innovation Resources, Inc. a founding member of the Buffalo Society for Creativity in Medical Education and guest lectures at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, NY.

Michael is a rare combination – a working creative professional who is also trained and skilled in facilitating Creativity and Innovation breakthroughs for leaders, entrepreneurs, companies, teams, and other creatives.

His concept of “Innotivity™” is derived from combining Creativity and Innovation into one word, because they are simply two critical parts of one process that begins with confronting a problem and ends with resolving it. His book INNOTIVITY: A Mind Makeover Manual will be published in 2024.

Dr. Anna Yusim is a world renowned, award-winning, Stanford- and Yale-educated, Board Certified Psychiatrist with a robust private practice in New York and Connecticut. On the Clinical Faculty at Yale Medical School, Dr. Yusim is internationally recognized as a trailblazer among healers, a gifted speaker on topics of creativity, and the best-selling author of “Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life.”

Dr. Yusim has received numerous prestigious awards and has published over 70 academic articles, book chapters, scientific abstracts and book reviews on various topics in psychiatry.

Niki is passionate in working with people, helping them to develop or strengthen their skills in being entrepreneur, staying curious and being able to get other people excited. He is serial entrepreneur with experience in advertising, design and innovation. He has joined the global TEDx program on day one and has been designated TEDxAmbassador in 2011. Niki is introducing people from all over the world to a “behind the curtain” of Silicon Valley (“Silicon Valley Inspiration Tours”), helping his participants understand what they can learn from this very special culture and how they can transfer observations/conversations into the fabric of their personal and professional development. Niki also works as public speaker coach for TEDx, Singularity University and various companies on a global level.

Katie Rössler is a burnout and hidden grief specialist. With 15 years as a therapist, she is shifting the way we think about and experience challenges in our lives and teaching us to transform our pain into our greatest empowerment.

Katie has had two private practices (in the USA and Germany), worked in community centers, schools, homes, and facilities supporting people to live happier, healthier lives.

Now Katie has moved her work to bigger platforms and has authored two books, led trainings for corporations, consults with entrepreneurs growing their business, has a podcast called The Balance Code and speaks on stages internationally.

Himanshu is a digital nerd with the mind of a Himalayan yogi. His experience spans Product design, branding, and marketing to make people laugh, cry, and reach for their wallets. It's hard to tell when Himanshu is talking about life and when he's talking about design. This is probably why his designs resonate so powerfully deep within to create calm and joy.

Himanshu has created a unique process for designers to become creative, enhance their quality of life and infuse joy in creations by connecting feelings with features. He uses it to inspire teams to create scalable, compassionate products for startups and large enterprises in the US.

A dynamic creative facilitator - who merges her 36 years of award-winning performance art, impact producing, and storytelling theatrical experience, with her two decades of specialising in joy, play, and unleashing creativity. Nikki empowers individuals and groups to tune into their creative reservoirs, fostering personal and collective growth and the co-creation of the future of our dreams.

Mark Tabbron is an international speaker, and co-founder of RedZebra Global and Red Zebra Youth Empowerment Foundation, a social enterprise that has offices in the UK, USA, Spain and South Africa. As the International Director for Actitude Creativa, Mark manages global expansion for the Creativity Certification Program. Having presented at numerous conferences globally, Mark brings a wealth of experience to creative facilitation. He uses a dynamic toolkit of rhythm, music, and creativity to actively engage and empower communities and organizations. As an experienced creative director, facilitator, and master trainer, Mark has designed and delivered hundreds of experiences around the world that focus on Creative Leadership and Innovation.

Ruth Stanley is the Founder of Boann Consulting. She is a published author and podcaster . She co-wrote “Your Creativity Sprint”. In this book, she explored with three other people from very different backgrounds what triggers creativity. Her main interest has been in relationship creativity. Ruth also hosts a podcast called. Boann: Imagination Flow Creativity where she talks with people about everyday creativity at work and in their personal lives.

Rob is a motivational speaker and mental health advocate. He has a distinguished background as a former front-line Police Officer and a certified mental health first aider, and brings a wealth of first-hand experience to his speaking engagements.

His own journey of overcoming adversity, including witnessing traumatic incidents during his policing career, serves as a poignant reminder of the need to prioritise mental health. Rob's journey led him to create the ""7 Steps to Happiness,"" a practical guide that he passionately imparts to audiences, empowering them to prioritise their own wellbeing.

Meredith Lewis has over 30 years’ experience in the university, arts, and community sectors; including as choreographer, performer, arts manager, experience designer, events manager, workplace trainer, adult learning manager, and community development worker. As a transformative facilitator, creative non-fiction writer, and creative process mentor, she helps people to understand their creative identity, develop a creative process, and consider alternative futures.

Meredith is focused on helping people to work in ways that are humane and generative of inspiration, learning, and resilience. She is particularly interested in helping people to reclaim confidence in their creativity, harness collective imagination, and develop capabilities in co-creation, futures literacy, and interdisciplinary work.

Birna is a creativity expert and founder of the creativity software Bulby. She has conducted doctoral research on enhancing creativity among employees at the University of Reykjavik and has trained hundreds of individuals and companies in the art of creative thinking.

With a business degree and a master's in international business from Griffith University in Australia, Birna Dröfn is also an executive coach. She's acquired skills in NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) and human resource management, and has experience working as a manager and a teacher, among other roles.

Paul has been Creative Director at a number of forward-thinking agencies, including his own, for the last three decades. His sweet spot? Connecting innovation, creativity and empathy from end-to-end.

After 30 years in agencies Snox spent two years consulting with scale-ups and young businesses, helping them define their brand and tell their story. He also provided strategic advice and creative firepower to advertising, digital and PR agencies.

In August 2019 he joined Wunderman Thompson, with a remit to boost creativity and innovation across a number of critical accounts. He recently completed a Masters in Innovation, Creativity and Leadership at Bayes, City University of London.

Snox is relentlessly positive, and passionate about the power of creativity to solve business problems.

Sitara’s desire to answer some of life's 'unanswerable' questions lead her to the path of deep soulful discovery and healing to being ranked Top 5 Female Psychic and Medium in the US by the American Federation of Psychics and Mediums by the age of 28.

Choosing this path saved her life from a list of numbing coping mechanisms developed by unresolved pain. Today she celebrates her FREEDOM in all aspects and has chosen to teach others how to liberate themselves.

As an intuitive entrepreneur since 2012, has merged her metaphysical expertise with global crypto projects. With a dual background in metaphysics and digital innovation, her insights redefine the business landscape. In her talk, she unveils how to swiftly connect with intuition in 3 seconds. Attendees learn to grasp their intuitive abilities, dormant for years, and harness them for career advancement. By embracing inner guidance, the audience gains unwavering confidence in decision-making, shaping a successful path forward.

Lee is a poet and modern mountain mystic. He now does business as performance art.

Lee started skiing out of his backyard in the Yukon with his brothers at 5 years old. Lee’s love of words started early writing poetry and prose including the eclectic philosophy book rapt in awe published in 2004 and revised in 2010. A deep love of nature inspires Lee in multiple art mediums reflected in the brand ethos of Poet Skis, a new snow sports brand. Optimizing flow is also how Lee manages hyperactivity and neurodiversity.

Aside from art and adventures, Lee is a social impact entrepreneur innovating novel approaches to clean energy transition and data sovereignty through ChinookX Technologies. ChinookX partners with Indigenous communities to develop Indigenous Innovation Districts (IIDs) and StoryBox servers. These data centres, powered by clean energy, are built on Indigenous lands. IIDs provide the infrastructure for Indigenous data sovereignty, as well as a revenue stream by way of data storage and processing for broader communities.

Stefán Jón Hafstein is a former ambassador of Iceland to the UN agencies in Rome, FAO and World Food Programme, currently a special envoy for ocean affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Iceland and chair of the international Aquatic and Blue Food Coalition.

He is the author of seven books, his lates is called the World as it is, published in Iceland 2022. Before the current carreer he was a city councillor in Reykjavik and editor of a number of media outlets in Iceland.