Rachel LaMont

A lifelong creative who has spent over a decade working in design – from ad agencies to board games – and the winner of Survivor 47, Rachel will share her empowering journey to becoming the Sole Survivor. Her victory was forged, not in perfection, but the lessons learned from every failure. A story of reliance, self-belief, and adaptability.

Temple Grandin

A distinguished professor of animal science at Colorado State University, Temple has designed facilities for handling livestock used by companies around the world and been instrumental in implementing animal welfare auditing programs used by McDonalds, Wendy’s, Whole Foods, and other corporations. She will be discussing the ways people think and how they bring different approaches to problem solving.

Jack Horner

Jack Horner is a severely dyslexic, dinosaur paleontologist! He attended the University of Montana for 14 semesters without receiving a degree. He has since received four honorary doctorates, and a plethora of awards including a MacArthur Fellowship and the Romer-Simpson Medal, the highest honor granted by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Jack was Curator and Regent’s Professor of Paleontology at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana for 34 years. He has more than 300 publications including 11 books. He was the technical advisor for the first 6 Jurassic Park/ Jurassic World movies. Jack currently teaches in the Honors Program at Chapman University in Orange, California.

Shavana Clarke

A distinguished professor of animal science at Colorado State University, Temple has designed facilities for handling livestock used by companies around the world and been instrumental in implementing animal welfare auditing programs used by McDonalds, Wendy’s, Whole Foods, and other corporations. She will be discussing the ways people think and how they bring different approaches to problem solving.

Topher White, B.A. Physics

opher White is a Conservation Technologist and the Founder of enviro-tech startups Rainforest Connection and Squibbon. As an inventor, field engineer and social entrepreneur, he has been honored with such titles as World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Rolex Laureate, National Geographic Explorer, Draper-Richards-Kaplan Fellow and an IEEE Engineering Hero.

Rainforest Connection (RFCx) is the world’s foremost creator and deployer of acoustic technology for environmental protection and high-definition biodiversity monitoring. Squibbon, founded in 2022, employs the sounds of sub-urban biodiversity for consumer-facing and enterprise-facing applications, re-defining the concept of Nature-as-a-Service.

Educated primarily in Physics, software development and science communication, his latter career has been defined by rugged field engineering, environmental advocacy and bio-acoustic design. He received a degree in Physics at Kenyon College before going on to work for years at SLAC National Accelerator Lab (High Energy Physics) and the ITER Organization (Nuclear Fusion Power) in France. Topher served as CEO of Rainforest Connection from its founding in 2013 until 2022, growing an idea into a far-flung company, operating in 26 countries. Today, he serves as Chair of Rainforest Connection and CEO of Squibbon.

Harvey Hubbell

Harvey Hubbell V is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and social entrepreneur whose lean-forward approach to creating educational and socially conscious media is defined by literally seeing the world through a different lens. Hubbell wasn’t officially diagnosed with the learning difference dyslexia until his 50s (during the making of his film Dislecksia: The Movie), but not much was known about the diagnosis when he was in school. He struggled tremendously while learning to read and write, a struggle he vowed to make his life’s work.

Adam Gazzaley, MD, Ph.D.

Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D. is the David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco, and the Founder & Executive Director of Neuroscape, a translational neuroscience center engaged in technology development and scientific research of novel brain assessments and optimization tools. Dr. Gazzaley is co-founder of Akili and JAZZ Venture Partners. He has been a scientific advisor for dozens of companies including Apple, GE and Janssen. He has filed multiple patents - notably his invention of the first video game cleared by the FDA, authored over 170 scientific articles and delivered over 700 invited presentations around the world. He wrote and hosted the nationally televised PBS special “The Distracted Mind with Dr. Adam Gazzaley”, and co-authored “The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World”, winner of the 2017 PROSE Award. Dr. Gazzaley is the recipient of the 2015 SfN Science Educator Award, 2020 Global Gaming Citizen Honor and named in Newsweek’s 2021 Inaugural list of America’s Greatest Disruptors. He is a Board of Trustee, Science Council Member and Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences.

Richie Davidson, Ph.D.

Richie Davidson, Ph.D. is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds. He is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain. A friend and confidante of the Dalai Lama, he is a highly sought after expert and speaker, leading conversations on well-being on international stages such as the World Economic Forum, where he serves on the Global Council on Mental Health. He has co-authored a number of books with authors such as Daniel Goleman. Time Magazine named Davidson one of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2006.