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Alicia Keys

15-time Grammy Award Winning Singer/Songwriter/Producer

Alicia Keys is a 15-time GRAMMY© Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, producer, accomplished actress, New York Times best–selling author, film/television and Broadway producer, entrepreneur, and a powerful force in the world of activism. Since the release of her monumental 2001 debut album, SONGS IN A MINOR, Keys has sold over 65 million records and built an unparalleled repertoire of hits and accomplishments. Alicia has become the #1 RIAA certified Female R&B artist of the millennium with 27.5 Million worldwide certified digital sales (US) and 20 Million Album Sales (US). Her seventh studio album ALICIA was released to rave reviews in September 2020 and earned Keys her 8th #1 album on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. The first single, "Show Me Love," earned Keys a record–extending 11th #1 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs airplay chart and was certified gold. Her follow–up platinum hit single, "Underdog, went #1 on the overall iTunes chart and became the most added song at Top 40 radio in the US upon its release. Keys released her new book "More Myself: A Journey" in March 2020 via Flatiron Books, which debuted and spent multiple weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List. Alicia recently launched her lifestyle beauty brand, Keys Soulcare, which aims to go beyond skincare to truly care for the whole self; body, mind, and spirit.

Amal Clooney

Lawyer and Human Rights Advocate

Amal Clooney is a barrister who specializes in international law and human rights. She represents clients before international courts including the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights.

Ms Clooney is ranked in the leading legal directories Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as one of the top lawyers in the UK in the fields of international human rights and international criminal law. According to the rankings, she is "an exceptional lawyer" and "focused advocate" who "attracts plaudits for her ability to handle complex (international criminal) proceedings in difficult cases".

Ms Clooney served as a Senior Advisor to Kofi Annan when he was the UN's Envoy on Syria and as Counsel to the UN Inquiry on the use of armed drones. She has also been appointed to the UK's panel of experts on combatting sexual violence and to an expert panel established by the UK Attorney-General on public international law. In 2019 she was appointed the UK's Special Envoy for Media Freedom by the UK Foreign Secretary and she serves as vice-chair of a High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom chaired by the former President of the UK Supreme Court.

Ms Clooney frequently represents political prisoners and journalists around the world. She currently represents the award-winning journalist Maria Ressa, editor of one of leading online news organisations in the Philippines, who faces over 60 years in prison in successive prosecutions for her work. She has served as counsel for journalists and media workers such as Khadija Ismayilova, an investigative reporter imprisoned in Azerbaijan for reporting on corruption; Mohamed Fahmy, when he was Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Cairo; and two Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters journalists who were recently released from imprisonment in Myanmar following their reporting on crimes committed against Rohingyas.

She also represents the victims of mass atrocities, including a group of Iraqi women from the Yazidi community who are seeking accountability for genocide and other international crimes perpetrated by ISIS in national courts around the world and before the United Nations.

Ms Clooney is a Visiting Professor at Columbia Law School, where she co-teaches the Human Rights course, and she is co-author of a forthcoming book titled 'The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law’ to be published by Oxford University Press in 2020.

In 2016 she and her husband George established the Clooney Foundation for Justice to advance justice through accountability for human rights abuses around the world. Their flagship initiative —TrialWatch — monitors trials worldwide and advocates for the rights of journalists, LGBT persons, women, religious minorities and human rights defenders whose rights are violated through the courts. Their latest initiative — The Docket — aims to bring individuals and corporations who are complicit in international human rights violations to justice, by gathering and analyzing evidence that can trigger prosecutions and civil actions and advocating for the rights of victims in those trials.

George Clooney

Award-Winning Actor, Filmmaker and World Renowned Humanitarian

George Clooney is recognized as much for his global humanitarian efforts as he is for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry.

Clooney's achievements as a performer and filmmaker have earned him two Academy Awards, five Golden Globes including the Cecil B. DeMille Award, four SAG awards, one BAFTA award, two Critics' Choice Awards, an Emmy and four National Board of Review Awards. When Clooney received his eighth Academy Award nomination, he earned a special spot in the Oscar record books. He has now been nominated in more categories than anyone else in Oscar history.

Clooney recently wrapped shooting "Catch 22" in Italy with his Smokehouse Pictures partner Grant Heslov. Other Smokehouse films include Warner Bros' Academy Award winning drama "Argo", "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "The Ides of March". "Ides", which Clooney starred in, co-wrote and directed, received Golden Globe nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Motion Picture Drama. In addition, the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Before his film career, Clooney starred in several television series, becoming best known to TV audiences for his five years on the hit NBC drama "ER." His portrayal of Dr. Douglas Ross earned him Golden Globe, SAG, People's Choice and Emmy Award nominations.

Clooney is a strong First Amendment advocate with a deep commitment to humanitarian causes. In 2006, Clooney and his father, Nick, went to the drought-stricken Darfur region of Sudan, which led to him addressing the United Nations Security Council.

Among the many honors received as a result of his humanitarian efforts was the 2007 Peace Summit Award, given at the eighth World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, and the 2010 Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award.

Clooney has produced three telethons: The Tribute to Heroes (post 9/11), Tsumani Aid: A Concert of Hope, and "Hope for Haiti Now", the latter of which raised a record 66 million dollars from the public. In December of 2010, Clooney, along with the United Nations, Harvard University and Google, launched "The Satellite Sentinel Project", which allows private satellites to take photographs of any potential threats to civilians, detect bombs, observe the movement of troops and note any other evidence of possible mass violence in North and South Sudan.

In March of 2012, Clooney and his father Nick were part of the delegation that peacefully demonstrated in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., calling worldwide attention to the human rights violations being committed in Sudan, which resulted in their arrest.

He founded "The Sentry" in 2015 to use forensic accountants to follow the money stolen from citizens of Sudan and South Sudan by their Governments. He has testified in front of Congress, worked with United States presidents, two Secretaries of State and dozens of Senators to help bring peace to South Sudan. In August of 2016, George and his wife, Amal, launched the Clooney Foundation for Justice. One of their first projects — an ambitious initiative to educate hundreds of thousands of refugees in Lebanon - was showcased at the 2016 United Nations summit hosted by President Obama and UN Ambassador Samantha Power.

Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall

CEO of the Dallas Mavericks
President & CEO, Marshalling Resources Consulting
Retired AT&T SVP-Human Resources & Chief Diversity Officer

Cynt Marshall has been a dynamic force for inclusion and diversity within the Mavericks organization and over a 36-year career at AT&T. When Cynt was hired as new the CEO of the Mavs in March 2018, she set her sights on a culture transformation. Her vision was for the Mavericks organization to become the NBA standard for inclusion and diversity, and brought transparency, trust and her values-based leadership style that evolved the company culture in her first 100 days.

Prior to her joining the Mavs, Cynt founded Marshalling Resources, a consulting firm specializing in Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, Culture Transformation and overall optimization of people resources. Upon the company naming its first Chief Inclusion Officer in June 2017, Cynt worked with The Dow Chemical Company to develop and implement a strategy for institutionalizing an inclusive culture.

Cynt’s notoriety began many years ago as a young Officer at AT&T and grew exponentially when she served as Senior Vice President – Human Resources & Chief Diversity Officer at AT&T. There she was responsible for identifying and developing leaders, aligning employees with the company’s vision and priorities, overseeing major business unit HR support, performance development, employee engagement, skills transformation initiatives, EEO and Affirmative Action. Cynt also led the team that created a world class Diversity and Inclusion culture, landing AT&T in the top 3 on Diversity Inc’s 2017 Top 50 list of companies. She also spearheaded the work that for the first time placed AT&T on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list in 2017, one of only two Fortune 50 companies.

Before her SVP-Human Resources and Chief Diversity Office roles, Cynt served as President-AT&T North Carolina where she became the first African-American chair of the North Carolina State Chamber of Commerce. Prior to her North Carolina appointment, Cynt held a variety of executive line and staff, technical and non-technical positions at AT&T and its predecessor companies.

Widely recognized for her visionary leadership and ability to get things done Cynt is the recipient of several honors and awards. In March 2021, Forbes named Cynt one of 15 of the world’s most inspiring female leaders. Cynt received the 2020 Girl Scouts of America Lifetime Achievement award and was touted as one of Adweek’s 30 Most Powerful Women in Sports. In 2019, Cynt was honored with the Women of Power Legacy Award by Black Enterprise and was the recipient of the National ATHENA^® Leadership Program Award. This annual award is presented by chambers of commerce, women’s organizations and universities worldwide. In 2017, Cynt was honored by The Network Journal as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Business and was honored with the ATHENA^® Leadership Program Award by the Dallas Regional Chamber, which recognizes exceptional women who excel in their careers, contribute to their communities and develop women leaders. In March 2020 and several times prior, Cynt was selected as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Corporate America” by Black Enterprise magazine and named to Ebony magazine’s 2016 “Power 100” list. In 2014, industry analysts and members of the press conferred on Cynt the HR Executive of the Year – Best in Biz Award. For her efforts on behalf of the people of North Carolina, in 2013 Cynt received the prestigious Leadership North Carolina Governor’s Award, which honors just one citizen each year for lifetime achievements.

Cynt graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with degrees in Business Administration and Human Resources Management and holds four honorary Doctorate degrees. She has chaired a variety of non-profit boards and is currently on the board of Dallas CASA, Dallas Regional Chamber, Texas Women’s Foundation, Texas 2036, T.D. Jakes Foundation, and a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC). She is also on the Board of Directors of BGSF Staffing, JELD-WEN, and Blinkcns, Inc.

The fourth of six children, Cynt grew up in Richmond, California, and lives in the Dallas area. She and her husband, Kenneth Marshall, have four adult children.

Marco Bizzarri

President & CEO, Gucci

Marco Bizzarri has been President and CEO of Gucci since January 2015. Prior to joining Gucci, he held the role of CEO at Mandarina Duck, Marithé et François Girbaud, Stella McCartney, Bottega Veneta and Kering "Couture and Leather Goods".

Under Bizzarri’s leadership, Gucci became a beacon in the luxury industry: from 2015 to 2020, the company increased its staff from 11,000 to 17,000 employees, while also doubling its revenues. Since 2018 Gucci has been fully carbon neutral within its own operations and across the supply chain, a unique achievement in the luxury industry that immediately set the tone for others.

Marco Bizzarri received the Legion of Honour (2017) and was named Business Leader of the Year at the British Fashion Awards for three years in a row (2016, 2017 and 2018). In 2021, he was also awarded the Guido Carli Prize and the Business Leader Award at the MCFW^©; Fashion Awards.

He is a member of the International Advisory Board of Università Bocconi in Milan, the International Investors Advisory Board of Confindustria, and the steering committee of the Milan Chamber of Fashion and Altagamma Foundation. Bizzarri is also member of the Business 20 (B20) — official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community — Advisory Board.

Jon Fortt

CNBC

Jon Fortt is co-anchor of CNBC's bi-coastal tech-focused program "TechCheck" (M-F, 11AM-12PM ET/8AM-9AM PT); and creator of the weekly segments, "On the Other Hand" on "Squawk Box" and "Working Lunch" on "Power Lunch." Previously, he co-anchored CNBC's "Squawk Alley" and prior served as an on-air editor based at CNBC's global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Fortt joined CNBC as technology correspondent in July 2010, working from CNBC's Silicon Valley bureau where he covered the companies, start-ups and trends that are driving innovation in the industry.

Fortt is the creator of Fortt Knox, a digital show he launched in 2016 that features in-depth 1:1 interviews with founders, CEOs and innovators. In 2020, he created The Black Experience in America: The Course, an online resource for exploring history and culture.

Fortt came to CNBC from Fortune magazine, where as a senior writer he covered both large technology companies– such as Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft–and trends, including cloud computing and the smartphone revolution. Before joining Fortune in 2007, Fortt was a senior editor at Business 2.0 magazine where he produced the "What Works" section. From 1999 to 2006, Fortt wrote and edited at the San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley's hometown newspaper. There he contributed to several efforts that won awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.

Fortt graduated from DePauw University as a Media Fellow, with a B.A. in English.

Will Smith

Award-winning Actor, Producer, Musician and Bestselling Author

Will Smith is an actor, producer, and musician, three-time Academy Award nominee, Grammy Award and NAACP Image Award winner who has enjoyed a diverse career encompassing films, television, and multi-platinum records. Launching his media company in 2019, Westbrook Inc., Smith pushes for projects that focus on empowering artists to tell stories that connect with a global audience.

Starting as a rapper in 1985, Smith is best known for his acting roles in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," I AM LEGEND, the BAD BOYS and MEN IN BLACK film series, HITCH and ALADDIN. His vast filmography also includes transformative portrayals of true-life icons in ALI and THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS, both which garnered him Academy Award nominations, as well as his role in CONCUSSION. In 2020, Smith starred in and produced the biggest box office hit of the year, BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, in addition to producing and appearing in HBO Max's emotional "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" 30th Anniversary Reunion special.

Most recently, Smith can be seen as Richard Williams, the infamous father of American icons Venus and Serena Williams, in Warner Brothers' KING RICHARD. He also serves as a producer on the project through his Westbrook Studios. The film recounts the path to greatness the tennis icons would endure under their father and Smith has since received Academy Award, SAG, Critics' Choice, and BAFTA nominations for his performance.

Up next, Smith will star in and produce Apple's upcoming scripted action thriller EMANCIPATION. The film is based on a true story and Smith will star as a slave named Peter who sets out on an intense journey fleeing a Louisiana plantation following a brutal whipping. The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua, and produced by Smith's very own, Westbrook Studios.

Last year, Smith executive produced and hosted Netflix's six-part docuseries "Amend: The Fight for America," which explores the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution with an inclusive array of contemporary thought-leaders and experts. The series is among several other production projects from Westbrook Studios, including a two-season order from Peacock for "Bel-Air," the dramatic reboot of Will Smith's iconic "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air," which premiered immediately following the 2022 Super Bowl.

Westbrook Studios is a subsidiary of Westbrook Inc., the media company launched in 2019 by founders Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Miguel Melendez and Ko Yada, and led by Co-Presidents, Jon Mone (Film) and Terence Carter (Television) with the mission to empower artists to tell stories that connect the world. Westbrook Inc. houses Westbrook Studios, Westbrook Media, the digital content studio, social media management, and creative brand incubator, and direct to consumer business, Good Goods. Westbrook Studios film projects include KING RICHARD, EMANCIPATION, the remake of the 1980s classic PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES, starring Will Smith and Kevin Hart, the upcoming sports drama REDD ZONE, starring Jada Pinkett Smith; and the recently announced live action musical fantasy film, SOUL SUPERHERO. Recent TV projects include Disney+/Nat Geo adventure series "Welcome to Earth," and season 4 of the beloved Netflix series "Cobra Kai," which both premiered in December 2021, in addition to aforementioned Netflix docuseries "Amend: The Fight for America," and "Bel-Air," the dramatic reboot of Smith's iconic "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. Smith and his wife also founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation to benefit inner-city community development, youth educational projects and under-privileged children and their families.

Bill McDermott

President & Chief Executive Officer

Bill McDermott has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of ServiceNow, Inc., a public digital workflow company since November 2019. From 2010 through 2014, McDermott served as Co-Chief Executive Officer, and from 2014 until October 2019, as sole Chief Executive Officer, of SAP SE (“SAP”), a multinational software company providing enterprise software. McDermott joined SAP in 2002 as Chief Executive Officer of SAP America, Inc., and served on the SAP Executive Board from 2008 until October 2019. Prior to joining SAP, McDermott served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations at Siebel Systems, Inc. and served as President of Gartner, Inc. Prior to that, McDermott held several senior executive roles at Xerox Corporation. Bill currently serves on the board of directors of Fisker Inc., an automotive technology company and Zoom Video Communications. Bill received a B.A. in business management from Dowling College, received his M.B.A from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and completed the Executive Development Program at the Wharton School of Business.

Adam Silver

Commissioner, National Basketball Association

Adam Silver was unanimously elected NBA Commissioner on Feb. 1, 2014, by the NBA Board of Governors.

Silver presides over a global sports and media business built around four professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, Women's National Basketball Association, NBA G League and NBA 2K League. He is dedicated to growing basketball around the world, embracing innovation and new technologies, increasing transparency and using basketball to bring people together and promote health and fitness.

Silver was named SportsBusiness Journal's Executive of the Decade and has been ranked No. 1 on the publication's annual list of the 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business. He was also named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People, Fortune's World's 50 Greatest Leaders, and The Bloomberg 50, Bloomberg Businessweek's list of 50 people who defined global business. Additionally, Silver has earned Sports Executive of the Year honors at the Sports Business Awards and was named Sports Illustrated's Executive of the Year.

Prior to becoming commissioner, Silver served as NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer for eight years. He has been instrumental to many of the league's signature achievements, including the negotiation of three collective bargaining agreements with the National Basketball Players Association; the development of the WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and the Basketball Africa League; the partnership with Turner Broadcasting to manage the NBA's digital assets; and the creation of NBA China.

Before serving as the league's second-in-command, Silver spent more than eight years as President and COO, NBA Entertainment. Since joining the league in 1992, Silver has also held the positions of Senior VP & COO, NBA Entertainment; NBA Chief of Staff; and Special Assistant to the Commissioner.

Silver was appointed to Duke University's Board of Trustees in 2015. He received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2015 from Duke University and in 2016 from the University of Chicago Law School, and was a recipient of the University of Chicago's Professional Achievement Award in 2020. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and The Business Council, and serves on the Board of Trustees for The Rockefeller Foundation and as a Vice Chairman of the Board of the Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.

Before joining the NBA, Silver was a litigation associate at the New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where he concentrated on media and antitrust cases. He also served as a law clerk to Federal District Court Judge Kimba Wood in New York City. Silver graduated from Duke University and the University of Chicago Law School.

Francesca McDonagh

CEO, Bank of Ireland

Francesca McDonagh is Bank of Ireland Group CEO. Bank of Ireland Group provides a broad range of personal, business and corporate financial services in Ireland, and has operations in a number of European Union Member States, the United States, and the United Kingdom where it partners with the Post Office and the AA to provide consumer financial services.

Prior to joining Bank of Ireland, Francesca served with HSBC for 20 years, holding a number of senior leadership roles in private banking, investment banking, retail banking and wealth management across seven different countries.

As Bank of Ireland CEO Francesca has instituted widespread cultural reform, insisting that a good culture is not a 'nice to have', it's a 'must have.' Passionate about customers and colleagues, she has constantly led front line focused innovation and has a powerful and ongoing commitment to inclusion and diversity. This passion for customers and colleagues was recognised in 2017 when Francesca was awarded an OBE for services to banking. She has regularly appeared in the top 20 HERoes Women Role Model lists and was ranked second in the 2021 OUTstanding LGBT+ Ally list

Francesca is the Chair of Open Doors, which provides opportunities to some of the marginalised members of society in Ireland. Francesca also sits on the board of Ibec, the Irish Business and Employers Confederation. She has previously served as a member of the PRA Practitioner Panel and sat on the Board of the British Bankers' Association (BBA), where she was Deputy Chair, and on the Board of the National Centre for Universities and Business in the UK. Francesca has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University.

Married to Nicolas, an entrepreneur, Francesca lives in Dublin and is the proud owner of two dogs.

Nick Tzitzon

Chief Strategy & Corporate Affairs Officer, ServiceNow

Nick is Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer for ServiceNow. As group leader, he oversees ServiceNow's strategy, corporate business development, innovation, marketing, communications functions as well as the Office of the CEO. Nick's passions include promoting a culture of respect, destigmatizing mental health at work, and unlocking new channels of communication between stakeholders. He is active in a variety of causes, including the Alzheimer's Association and the We Are Family Foundation. He is a below-average tennis player and an above-average food lover. He claims to have a good sense of humor, but there is little evidence from others to validate this credential.

Robert KRAFT

Founder, Chairman & CEO of The Kraft Group

Robert Kraft, founder, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group, is an American entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist whose portfolio of businesses and brands range across many verticals including paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, real estate and venture investing. The portfolio consists of over 100 venture and private equity direct investments including Rand-Whitney Container, Rand-Whitney Containerboard, Rand-Whitney Recycling, International Forest Products, New-Indy Container Corporation, Gillette Stadium, New England Patriots and New England Revolution.

Kraft launched his career in the paper and packaging industry with Rand-Whitney Group, Inc. of Worcester, Mass., a company he later acquired. Under his leadership, the Kraft Group's paper and packaging division has grown into the largest independent, privately-owned paper and packaging company in America consisting of corrugated packaging facilities, virgin and recycled paper mills, global paper distribution and waste paper processing. International Forest Products, a global distributor and marketer founded by Kraft in 1972, is the fifth-largest exporter in North America.

Kraft purchased the New England Patriots in 1994 and set them on a quick trajectory to dominance, qualifying for the playoffs in four of his first five seasons of ownership, advancing to the Super Bowl an unprecedented 10 times in his first 25 seasons and bringing six Super Bowl championships home to New England, the most in NFL history. In 1995, Kraft became one of three principal investors in Major League Soccer (MLS) when he founded the New England Revolution.

The Kraft Group also has an active portfolio of venture and private-equity investments focused primarily in the healthcare and technology verticals. The Kraft Group maintains its own construction and real estate development team, which is responsible for more than $1 billion in infrastructure.

Kraft and his family have consistently donated time, resources and expertise to a wide range of charities, nonprofits and humanitarian causes, resulting in lifetime giving in excess of $800 million. In 2019, Kraft became a founding partner in creating the REFORM Alliance, a foundation focused on American criminal justice reform. Kraft was also awarded the 2019 Genesis Prize, referred to as the "Jewish Nobel" by Time magazine. As the Genesis Prize Laureate, Kraft announced a $20 million commitment to establish the Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism in response to the growing rise in anti-Semitism in America and abroad.

Jason Silva

Futurist

Jason Silva is a Venezuelan-American filmmaker, philosopher, television personality, and public speaker whose stated goal is to use technology to excite people about science and philosophy.

Described as "a Timothy Leary of the viral video age," Silva lectures internationally on such topics as creativity, disruptive technologies, and humanity, writes and produces short films, and co-hosts National Geographic's #1 rated series "Brain Games." He can most recently be seen as the host of the eight-part National Geographic series "Origins: The Journey of Humankind."

A self-professed wonderjunkie, Silva is the creator of the web series "Shots of Awe," micro-documentaries exploring creativity, innovation, technology, futurism, metaphysics, existentialism, and the human condition. In short: Philosophy, Science, and Art for the YouTube generation. The videos, which "play like movie trailers for ideas," according to The Atlantic, have spread like wildfire across the internet and have been viewed more than 13 million times. Influencers such as Ron Howard, Richard Branson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tribeca Films Co-founder Jane Rosenthal, actor Mark Ruffalo, NASA, and many others have tweeted Jason's videos.

Silva also created the web series "Future of Us" for AOL, exploring exponential technology and the future of humanity.

From 2005 to 2011, Silva was a presenter on Current TV, the Emmy-winning, independent cable network started by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, where he hosted, wrote and produced more than 100 hours of original content. He left the network to become, according to The Atlantic, "a part-time filmmaker and full-time walking, talking TEDTalk."

The Imaginary Foundation wrote of Silva, "like some kind of Ontological DJ, he recompiles the source code of Western philosophy by mixing and mashing it up into a form of recombinant creativity, which elevates understanding from the dry and prosaic, to a sensual cognitive romance."

Others have described Silva as "a modern performance philosopher, a Digital DJ, a re-vitalizer and remixer of optimism, and above all, a curator: of ideas, of inspiration, and of awe...like a trumpet player or modern-day digital Mingus, he jams, riffs and rhapsodizes through a tumbling thicket of ideas with such a sharp and vital alacrity that it can take the breath away."

An active and prolific global speaker, Silva has spoken at TEDGlobal, Google's Zeitgeist Conference, keynoted multiple events for Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, Oracle, Electronic Arts, Honeywell, PEPSICO, Intel, Dolby, and many more all over the world. Silva has been featured in such publications as The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, The Economist, Forbes, and Wired, among others.

He was also keynoted at the Tribeca Film Festival, The Sydney Opera house, The Economist Ideas Festival, The DLD Conference, The Singularity Summit, the PSFK Conference, Mexico's Ciudad De Las Ideas, Seattle's Interactive Conference, Chicago Ideas Week, the main stage at SXSW Interactive, and the MainStage at CANNES LIONS festival of Creativity.

Henrik Fisker

Founder, Chairman & CEO, Fisker

Henrik Fisker is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Fisker. American by nationality and Danish by birth, Fisker's many endeavors are headlined by his current role at Fisker Inc. — founded in 2016. The worlds first digital car company, with the "vision" of a clean future for all, and a mission of "Making the World's most sustainable vehicles". The Fisker Karma was the world's first luxury plug-in hybrid, launched in 2011, where Henrik demonstrated his creative genius in creating, for the first time, an electric vehicle with stunning proportions. As president and CEO of BMW Designworks USA, his creation of the Z8 Roadster took the globe by storm, while his stints at Aston Martin as board member and design director resulted in the turnaround of Aston Martin through the famed DB9/V8 Vantage.

Hill Harper

Award-winning Actor, Author, Founder,
The Black Wall Street Digital Wallet

Hill Harper is a humanitarian, an award-winning actor, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. Currently, Harper stars in ABC's #1 television drama, The Good Doctor, and has starred in numerous television and film projects including CSI:NY, He Got Game and Lackawanna Blues.

Harper is the Founder and Chairman of The Black Wall Street Digital App and Wallet, is on the Board of Directors, National Black Bank Fund, named Honorary National Co-Chair of the Redevelopment of Black Wall Street, Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, and served on the President's Cancer Panel having been appointed by President Obama in 2011.

In addition to his performing career, Harper has authored four New York Times bestsellers including his award-winning book, The Wealth Cure. that addresses ways to solve the racial wealth gap. Harper has been recognized with seven NAACP Image Awards, four of them for his writing. He is also the founder of the Manifest Your Destiny Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering underserved youth through mentorship, scholarship and grant programs.

Harper graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and was named Valedictorian of his department. Harper then graduated with a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, as well as with a Master's Degree in Public Administration, with honors, from the Kennedy School of Government. He holds honorary doctoral degrees from Howard University, Winston-Salem State University, Cheyney University, Le-Moyne Owen College, Westfield State College, Dillard University and Tougaloo College.

As an investor and business owner, Harper will be opening The Pierce and Hill Harper Arts Foundation in Detroit 2022. He is co-owner of the award-winning New Orleans hotel, International House, and a successful coffee franchise in downtown Detroit called The Roasting Plant. Harper also owns several commercial and residential rental properties in Los Angeles and Newark, NJ. His passion for business, financial literacy, and social & economic justice keeps him on the forefront and in-demand as a speaker worldwide. In 2004 and 2014, People Magazine named him one of their Sexiest Men Alive... he anticipates being named again in 2024!

Karen S. Lynch

President & Chief Executive Officer, CVS Health

Karen S. Lynch is President and Chief Executive Officer of CVS Health, a Fortune 4 diversified health solutions company. Karen leads 300,000 colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care to be simpler, more convenient and more personalized.

Under Karen's leadership, CVS Health touches the lives of more than 100 million people each year through its unique combination of assets, including more than 9,900 pharmacies and over 1,000 MinuteClinic and HealthHUB locations. CVS Health also serves an estimated 34 million people through its health insurance products and services. CVS Health continues to play a leading role in the national response to COVID-19 through testing solutions and vaccine administration across the country.

Karen has over three decades of experience in the health care industry. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, she was Executive Vice President of CVS Health and President of Aetna and responsible for driving the strategy to deliver consumer-focused, high-value health care to the millions of people Aetna serves.

Karen has over three decades of experience in the health care industry. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, she was Executive Vice President of CVS Health and President of Aetna and responsible for driving the strategy to deliver consumer-focused, high-value health care to the millions of people Aetna serves.

Before joining CVS Health, Karen held executive positions at Cigna and Magellan Health Services, where she served as president. She began her career with Ernst & Young as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

In 2021, Karen was included on Forbes' inaugural 50 over 50 list. She also received the Committee for Economic Development's Distinguished Leadership Award for Corporate Citizenship and Business Stewardship. In 2020, she was recognized by Forbes as one of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women and was included on Business Insider's Top 100 People Transforming Business list in 2019. For the past five years (2016 to 2020), Karen was named to Fortune's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. Karen serves on the board of U.S. Bancorp and is Chair of their Audit Committee. She is a trustee of The Bushnell Performing Arts Center and a member of the Global 50 and the Boston College Women's Council. Karen also serves as a member of the Business Roundtable.

A graduate of Boston College and The Questrom School of Business at Boston University, Karen was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Becker College in 2015.

To learn more about Karen S. Lynch, follow her on Twitter @KarenSLynch and on LinkedIn.

Stephanie Mehta

CEO & Chief Content Officer, Mansueto Ventures

Stephanie Mehta is CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures, the business media company that publishes Fast Company and Inc. She previously spent nearly four years as editor-in-chief of Fast Company, overseeing its print, digital, and live journalism.

Mehta began her career as a business reporter at The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia, before moving to The Wall Street Journal to cover small business, venture capital and technology.

She has held senior writing and editing positions at Fortune, Bloomberg Media and Vanity Fair, where she coedited the annual New Establishment and curated the invitation-only New Establishment Summit.

She is the author of Fast Company Innovation by Design: Creative Ideas that Transform the Way We Live and Work, published in September 2021. She serves on the boards of the Women's Forum of New York, the American Society of Magazine Editors, and Airbel Impact Lab, the research and innovation arm of the International Rescue Committee.

Mehta received a BA in English and an MS in journalism from Northwestern University. A Chicago-area native, she now lives with her husband and two daughters in Scarsdale, New York.

José Feliciano

9-Time Grammy Award Winning Recording Artist

FELICIANO: A Name That is Synonymous with MUSIC. It is synonymous with an international presence that has influenced popular music for two generations. It is synonymous with a presence that has bridged musical styles in a way that has never been equaled. José Feliciano is recognized as the first Latin Artist to effectively cross over into the English music market, opening the doors for other artists who now play an important role in the American music industry.

As importantly, Feliciano has been acclaimed by critics around the world as "The greatest living guitarist." Referred to as "The Picasso of his Realm," José Feliciano's accomplishments are highly celebrated. He's been awarded over forty-five Gold and Platinum records; he has won nineteen Grammy nominations, earning nine Grammy Awards, including the "LARAS Award for Lifetime Achievement."

Larry Jackson

Global Creative Director, Apple Music, Board Member, ServiceNow

Larry Jackson is currently the Global Creative Director at Apple Music. Throughout his tenure at Apple, he played a strong hand in development of the initial UX/UI design of the service – in addition to signing key marketing and content deals with artists such as Drake, Frank Ocean, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled, Future, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, among others. Jackson, who helped launched Apple Music six years ago, has had a strong and defining voice in the creative direction that has led it to become the fastest-growing entertainment subscription service to date.

For the past four consecutive years, Billboard has ranked him high atop its 'Power 10' list, and he's also appeared on the cover of the magazine alongside mentor Jimmy Iovine. In 2016, he was listed as their lead '40 Under 40' honoree. For his creative work at Apple Music, he has won a Clio Award with Taylor Swift for their collaboration on Apple's 'Taylor vs. Treadmill' commercial, and a Sports Emmy for his work with Dr. Dre and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

Jackson started his career as one of the youngest music directors in radio history at KMEL-FM in San Francisco, CA. Thereafter, he joined Clive Davis at RCA Music Group where he rose to Executive Vice President/Head of A&R and President of the Arista Records imprint. At RCA, he produced albums for Whitney Houston, Leona Lewis, the American Idol franchise, and won a Grammy Award as album producer for his signee Jennifer Hudson's debut album. Jackson later joined Jimmy Iovine at Interscope Records where he signed artists such as Lana Del Rey and others. He concurrently became the Head of Content for Beats Music while also simultaneously managing artist Kanye West in 2013.

Fader Magazine previously dubbed Jackson, alongside Michelle Obama, Colin Kaepernick, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris, as one of the 22 people to show us where culture is going. They noted, "If streaming services are built like amusement parks – places that charge admission to spend all day enjoying their best attractions... then Larry Jackson might be Apple Music's Walt Disney."

Jackson was appointed to the Board of Directors of ServiceNow in October 2020.