Dr. Anita Goel, M.D., Ph.D., founded Nanobiosym as an R&D innovation engine and hi-tech incubator at the convergence of physics, nanotechnology and biomedicine. Over the past 15 years, her pioneering contributions to this interface have been recognized globally by prestigious honors and awards.
Anthony Atala, M.D., is the Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Chair of Urology at Wake Forest University. His current work focuses on growing and regenerating tissues and organs.
Dr. Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist based in Cambridge, UK, and is the Chief Science Officer of SENS Foundation, a non-profit charity dedicated to combating the aging process.
Dean Kamen is an inventor, entrepreneur, and a tireless advocate for science and technology. He is the founder and president of DEKA Research & Development Corporation, where he develops internally generated inventions and provides research and development for major corporate clients.
David B. Agus is a professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Viterbi School of Engineering and heads USC’s Westside Cancer Center and the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine.
Roni Zeiger, M.D., is the former Chief Health Strategist at Google, where he led efforts ranging from Google Flu Trends to Symptom Search. In 2012, he and Gilles Frydman founded Smart Patients in order to amplify the knowledge created by networks of engaged patients.
Raghava KK is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller whose work is shown in galleries and museums around the world. Having quit formal education at the age of 18 to start his career as a newspaper cartoonist, Raghava is today considered one of India’s most successful young artists. He also applies his artistic practice beyond the gallery space.
Dr. Oz, host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” is Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Gerardo Contino is a celebrated Cuban singer and lawyer, known as “El Abogado de la Salsa,” who was the former lead vocalist of NG La Banda and now leads his own award-winning timba band, Gerardo Contino y Los Habañeros, while also working as an Entertainment Lawyer and promoting arts through his non-profit, Camino al Arte.
Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick is a soprano, blogger and advocate. She has performed extensively across Europe, Asia and the United States sharing the stage with noted artists and musicians.