2023 Speakers
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Harry Lennix
Actor/Activist
Revitalizing cultural infrastructure in the modern city.
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Whitney Reynolds
Producer/Storyteller
In a world that constantly tells us to tell our stories, we should remember our stories overlap with others who might not want their stories told and how to weigh those ethics.
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Sara Seyed
Actor/Human Rights Lawyer
The Woman Life Freedom Revolution: How collective resistance created the most inclusive revolution in history.
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David Ambroz
National Poverty and Child Welfare Advocate
How to reform the foster system and end the pipeline of foster youth to prison.
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Eve Geroulis
Professor
Generation WTF (What’s the Future) and how to emphasize our human potential as the menial jobs transfer to the AI.
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Dr. Inna Kanevsky
Psychologist/TikTok Influencer
Education v. Indoctrination and how to distinguish between educating today’s youth about social issues such as LGBTQ+ and racial dynamics and concerns about their indoctrination (i.e. dispelling myths that are limiting education and inclusion)
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Yao Huang
Board Director/Climate Activist
How we are scaling algae tanks to eliminate atmospheric carbon profitably and sustainably.
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Dr. Abiodun Durojaye
ED of Urban Alliance Chicago
What’s your Starbucks name? Validating ethnic and black names in the workplace.
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Madison Mohns
AI Developer
The paradox of self replacing workers in the AI revolution and how managers can innovate ahead without leaving people behind.
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Jason William Johnson
Director/Professor
This corporate director and rapper discusses how rap music and rap battles can inspire entrepreneurship.
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Miss Toto
Drag Queen
Chicago’s preeminent drag queen (and oceanographer) discusses how drag culture and creativity has propelled societies forward for centuries, with a historical and current look at the impact and influence of drag.