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  • 2018 Guest Speakers
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Chen Millie Chen
Visual, Audio, and Performative Artist; Professor of Art, University at Buffalo
2018 Performer
Hagberg Fisher Eva Hagberg Fisher
Writer, Educator, Architectural Historian, and Activist
2018 Speaker
Gorman Amanda Gorman
Inaugural youth poet laureate of the United States
2018 Performer
Gutschank Lena Gutschank
Aerialist, Dancer, Contortionist, Actress, Entrepreneur
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Irani Kayhan Irani
Playwright, Community Cultural Activist, Theater of the Oppressed Trainer
2018 Speaker
Kling Kevin Kling
Storyteller and Playwright
2018 Performer
Lesta Kate Lesta
Community-Minded Culture & Arts Organizer, Curator, Manager & Producer
2018 Speaker
Murphy Clare Muireann Murphy
Storyteller
2018 Speaker
Sherif Maurice Sherif
French Photographer • CU Art/Art History Visiting Lecturer
2018 Speaker
Spencer Michael Spencer
Professor of Theater and Performance Design, Central Saint Martins
2018 Speaker
Tanabe James Tanabe
Independent International Circus Producer • Former Senior Director of Creative Strategy, Cirque du Soleil
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
de la fuente Jose P De La Fuente
Director, SMC Consulting
2018 Speaker
Fielding Jenny Fielding
Managing Director, Techstars
2018 Speaker
Goss Martha Clark Goss
Independent Director, American Water Works
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Haberman Fred Haberman
CEO & Co-Founder, Haberman; Co-Founder, Urban Organics
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Michalski Jerry Michalski
Founder, REX
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Ramadan Reza Ramazani
Professor of Economics, Saint Michael's College
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
Rinne April Rinne
Founder and Advisor, April Worldwide
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Steiu Mara Steiu
Founder, iXperiment • Co-founder, FairFunders • Product Design, AiFi
2018 Speaker
Swenerton Lisa Swenerton
General Manager & Director, Southern California Edison Carrier Solutions
2018 Speaker
Wagner Ben Wagner
Assistant Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business
2018 Speaker
Walton Roger Walton
General Manager - Americas, Quantexa Ltd.
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Holloway Tracey Holloway
Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; President, Earth Science Women's Network; Leader, NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Science Team
2018 Speaker
Orr David Orr
Paul Sears Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, Oberlin College
2018 Speaker
Samson Perry Samson
Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan; Co-Founder, The Weather Underground
2018 Speaker
Shaw Susan Shaw
Environmental Health Scientist, Explorer, and Ocean Conservationist, Founder and Executive Director of the Marine & Environmental Research Institute
2018 Speaker
Thomsen Jennifer Thomsen
Assistant Professor of Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management, University of Montana
2018 Speaker
Verbeek Alexander Verbeek
Dutch Diplomat • Environmentalist • Public speaker • Associate at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
2018 Speaker
Williams Kate Williams
CEO, 1% for the Planet
2018 Speaker
Zamora Francisco Zamora Arroyo
Director, Colorado River Delta Program, Sonoran Institute
2018 Speaker
Engel Janice Engel
Director, Producer, Award-winning Filmmaker and Show-runner
2018 Speaker
Feinberg Danielle Feinberg
Director of Photography (Lighting), Pixar Animation Studios
2018 Speaker
Larsen Josh Larsen
Co-Host, Filmspotting • Editor and Film Critic, Think Christian • Author
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Vandervoort Carlisle Vandervoort
Producer, Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
2018 Speaker
Borland Chris Borland
Former NFL Linebacker; Concussion Awareness Advocate; Founder and CEO, T Mindful LLC
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Garcia Deliana Garcia
Director of International Projects, Research, and Development for Migrant Clinicians Network
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Sederer Lloyd I. Sederer
Chief Medical Officer, New York State Office of Mental Health • Medical Editor for Mental Health, The HuffPost • Adjunct Professor, Columbia/Mailman School of Public Health
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Tashiro Ty Tashiro
Author & Social Scientist; Director of Insights, Future Laboratory
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
V Charles van der Horst
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina
2018 Speaker
Zhana Zhana Vrangalova
Sex Researcher; Adjunct Professor of Psychology, New York University
2018 Speaker
Cirincione Joe Cirincione
President, Ploughshares Fund • MSNBC Nuclear Security Analyst
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker • CWA Speaker Series
Dem Gabriel Demombynes
Program Leader for Human Development, World Bank
2018 Speaker
Elfath Ismail Elfath
International Soccer Referee, FIFA
2016 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Elmendorf Ed Elmendorf
Past President, United Nations Association
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Engel Jeffrey A. Engel
Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
2018 Speaker
Greenwood C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr.
President, Japan Society of Northern California
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Innocent Malou Innocent
Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute
2016 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Kirisci Kemal Kirişci
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on the United States and Europe's Turkey Project, Brookings Institution
2018 Speaker
Lighte Peter Rupert Lighte
Sinologist, Author, and Artist
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Nau Henry R. Nau
Professor, Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
2018 Speaker
Snyder Susi Snyder
Nuclear Disarmament Program Manager, Don't Bank on the Bomb • PAX, ICAN, Utrecht
2018 Speaker
Squire Margo Squire
Consultant; Retired Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State
2018 Speaker
Tobias Christina Tobias-Nahi
Director of Public Affairs, Islamic Relief USA
2018 Speaker
Wilson Ross Wilson
Retired Ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan, U.S. Department of State; Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council
2018 Speaker
Burton Bonnie Burton
Author; Journalist; Comedian; Actress; Show Host; Former Senior Editor, StarWars.com, Lucasfilm
2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
George Robert George
Editorial Writer, New York Daily News
2018 Speaker
Graves Lisa Graves
Co-Director, Documented
2018 Speaker
Millhiser Ian Millhiser
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Justice Editor, ThinkProgress
2018 Speaker
Nichols John Harrison Nichols
National Affairs Writer, The Nation, Co-Founder, Free Press, and Author
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Oliver Charlie Oliver
Founder and CEO, Tech 2025
2018 Speaker
Sexton Joe Sexton
Senior Editor, ProPublica
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
Sweets Ellen Sweets
Author • Writer • Former Reporter
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Aimee Cyrille Aimée
Singer, Songwriter, & Improviser
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Barrak Rony Barrak
Percussionist, Composer, Instructor
2016 Performer • 2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Daly Claire Daly
Baritone Saxophonist
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Farrugia Adrean Farrugia
Pianist, Composer, and Educator
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Simmons Lisa Marie Simmons
Singer, Songwriter, Poet & Blogger
2018 Speaker
Watts Ernie Watts
Jazz Musician & Composer
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Wilkins Ronald Wilkins
Musician, Vocalist, Composer, Educator
2018 Performer
Zavada Roman Zavada
Pianist; Composer of Résonances Boréales
2018 Performer
Bloch Susan Low Bloch
Professor of Law, Georgetown University
2018 Speaker
Campbell David Campbell
Professor of American Democracy, The University of Notre Dame
2018 Speaker
Franc Michael G. Franc
Director, Washington, D.C. Programs, Hoover Institution
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Hurlburt Heather Hurlburt
Director, New Models of Policy Change, New America
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
MacNamara Elisabeth MacNamara
Past National President, League of Women Voters
2018 Speaker
Tanaka Gregory K. Tanaka
Director, Center for the Study of Democracy and Social Change • Instructor, University of San Francisco
2018 Speaker
Wirth Timothy E. Wirth
Vice Chairman, United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Aga Diana S. Aga
Professor of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
2018 Speaker
Bryant Deborah Bryant
Senior Director, Open Source and Standards, Red Hat; Board Director, Open Source Initiative
2018 Speaker
Frank Adam Frank
Professor of Astrophysics, University of Rochester • NPR Science Blogger • Author
2018 Speaker
Grinspoon David Grinspoon
Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Johnson Michael D. L. Johnson
Assistant Professor in Immunobiology, University of Arizona
2018 Speaker
Peper Eliot Peper
Novelist & Strategist
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Roff Heather M. Roff
Research Scientist, Google DeepMind; Associate Fellow, University of Cambridge; Future of War Fellow, New America
2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
Ronald Pamela Ronald
Professor, Dept Plant Pathology & the Genome Center, University of California, Davis. Co-author, "Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food”
2018 Speaker
Seba Tony Seba
Co-Founder, RethinkX • Author & Educator, Stanford University • Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, Silicon Valley
2018 Speaker
Anderson Brandon D. Anderson
Founder & CEO, Raheem AI
2018 Speaker
Bell James Bell
Civil Rights Attorney, Founder and Executive Director, W. Haywood Burns Institute
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Cardozo Tulio K. Cardozo
Technical Manager, The Last Mile Works, San Quentin State Prison
2018 Speaker
Dem Gabriel Demombynes
Program Leader for Human Development, World Bank
2018 Speaker
Deng Valentino Achak Deng
Executive Director, Valentino Achak Deng Foundation
2018 Speaker
Green Jamison Green
Transgender Advocate; President, Jamison Green & Associates
2018 Speaker
Haggerty Rosanne Haggerty
CEO, Community Solutions
2018 Speaker
Thorne William A. Thorne
Retired Judge, Utah Court of Appeals and Tribal Courts
2016 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Gorman Amanda Gorman
Inaugural youth poet laureate of the United States
2018 Performer
Simbeye Maggie Duncan Simbeye
Executive Director and Founder of Dare Women’s Foundation
2018 Speaker
Snyder Susi Snyder
Nuclear Disarmament Program Manager, Don't Bank on the Bomb • PAX, ICAN, Utrecht
2018 Speaker
Vilardi Erin Vilardi
Founder and Director, VoteRunLead
2018 Speaker
Younger Teresa C. Younger
President and CEO, Ms. Foundation for Women
2018 Speaker
Adamchak Raoul Adamchak
Farm Manager, UC Davis Student Farm
2018 Speaker
Alford Katherine Alford
Former Senior Vice President of Culinary, The Food Network; Consultant, Chefs Collaborative
2018 Speaker
Haberman Fred Haberman
CEO & Co-Founder, Haberman; Co-Founder, Urban Organics
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Montgomery David R. Montgomery
Professor of Geomorphology, University of Washington
2018 Speaker
Ronald Pamela Ronald
Professor, Dept Plant Pathology & the Genome Center, University of California, Davis. Co-author, "Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food”
2018 Speaker
Frank Adam Frank
Professor of Astrophysics, University of Rochester • NPR Science Blogger • Author
2018 Speaker
Grinspoon David Grinspoon
Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Thomsen Jennifer Thomsen
Assistant Professor of Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management, University of Montana
2018 Speaker
Verbeek Alexander Verbeek
Dutch Diplomat • Environmentalist • Public speaker • Associate at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
2018 Speaker
Williams Kate Williams
CEO, 1% for the Planet
2018 Speaker

Jan Amend

Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California
2018 Guest Speaker

Bijoux Barbosa

Instructor, Jazz Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Lorriane Bayard de Volo

Chair, Women and Gender Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Morgan Bazilian

Executive Director, Payne Institute • Research Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
2018 Guest Speaker

Cinnamon Bidwell

Assistant Professor, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Max Boykoff

Director, Center for Science and Technology Policy, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

David Brown

Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Jed Brubaker

Assistant Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Heather Callender-Potters

Co-Founder, PharmaJet, inc.
2018 Guest Speaker

Dana Coffield

City Desk Editor, Denver Post
2018 Guest Speaker

Ann Cooper

Founder, Chef Ann Foundation and Director of Food Services for Boulder Valley School District, and Partner of Lunch Lessons, LLC
2018 Guest Speaker

Anne Cure

Owner and Farmer, Cure Organic Farms
2018 Guest Speaker

Michael de Yoanna

Director of News Content, KUNC Public Radio Colorado
2018 Guest Speaker

Dan Delurey

Founder and President, Wedgemere Group
2018 Guest Speaker

Jim Deters

Founder, Galvanize
2018 Guest Speaker

Kim Dickey

Professor of Ceramics, Department of Art and Art History, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Katherine DiMatteo

Partner, Organic Specialists
2018 Guest Speaker

Bart W. Édes

Representative, North America, Asian Development Bank
2018 Guest Speaker

Robert Ergun

Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences researcher on heliospheric and astrophysical plasmas, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Mona Esposito

Co-Founder, Noble Grain Alliance
2018 Guest Speaker

Philip Fernbach

Assistant Professor of Marketing, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Beatrice Fihn

Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaign coalition
2018 Guest Speaker

Steven Frost

Instructor, Department of Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Brad Goode

Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, University of Colorado Boulder Musical Director, Conference on World Affairs
2018 Guest Speaker

Meriwether Hardie

Chief of Staff, Bio-Logical Capital
2018 Guest Speaker

Melissa Hart

Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
2018 Guest Speaker

Brad Hayes

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Steven Hayward

Thomas Smith Distinguished Fellow, John M. Ashbrook Center, Ashland University
2018 Guest Speaker

Hadley Heath Manning

Director of Policy, Independent Women’s Forum
2018 Guest Speaker

Sue Helibronner

CEO, MergeLane
2018 Guest Speaker

Brian Hynek

Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Joe Jupille

Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Robert G. Kaufman

Visiting Scholar, Center for Western Civilization, Thought, and Policy, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Micklina Kenyi

Executive Director & Head of School, Empowerment Through Education Foundation
2018 Guest Speaker

David Laskarzewski

Co-Organizer, UpRoot Colorado
2018 Guest Speaker

Sandra Laursen

Senior Researcher and Co-Director, Ethnography & Evaluation Research, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Heather Lazrus

Project Scientist, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research
2018 Guest Speaker

Lindsey Loberg

Program Director, Boulder Food Rescue
2018 Guest Speaker

Ginnie Logan

Ph.D. Candidate, School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Jeffrey Logan

Chief Analyst, Strategic Energy Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2018 Guest Speaker

Alex Macmillan

Farm Manager, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Mike Marlier

Director, Drum Set Studies, Newman Center for the Performing Arts
2018 Guest Speaker

Boli Medappa

Founding Member and Managing Director, Hermes Consulting Group
2018 Guest Speaker

Denise Mickelson

Food Editor, 5280 Magazine
2018 Guest Speaker

Guy D. Middleton

Visiting Fellow of History, Classics, and Archaeology, Newcastle University
2018 Guest Speaker

Helen Norton

Professor of Law, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Rahul Parson

Assistant Professor of Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Lori Peek

Director, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

Scott Prestidge

Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Colorado Oil and Gas Association
2018 Guest Speaker

Jessica Rogers

Women’s March on Denver 2017, 2018 co-organizer; March On Colorado co-founder; National We Are March On cofounder
2018 Guest Speaker

Janelle Shane

Research Scientist, Aiwierdness.com
2018 Guest Speaker

Yasmeen Siddiqui

Founding Director, The Minerva Projects
2018 Guest Speaker

Scott Skinner-Thompson

Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

David Spector

Director of High Performance Transportation Enterprise, Colorado Department of Transportation
2018 Guest Speaker

Razia Sultana

Human Rights Activist
2018 Guest Speaker

Woody Tasch

Founder and Chairman, Slow Money Institute
2018 Guest Speaker

Ross Taylor

Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker

U Kyaw Win

Professor Emeritus, Orange Coast College
2018 Guest Speaker

Jeffrey Zax

Professor of Economics, University of Colorado Boulder
2018 Guest Speaker
Adamchak Raoul Adamchak
Farm Manager, UC Davis Student Farm
2018 Speaker
Aga Diana S. Aga
Professor of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
2018 Speaker
Aimee Cyrille Aimée
Singer, Songwriter, & Improviser
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Alford Katherine Alford
Former Senior Vice President of Culinary, The Food Network; Consultant, Chefs Collaborative
2018 Speaker
Anderson Brandon D. Anderson
Founder & CEO, Raheem AI
2018 Speaker
Barrak Rony Barrak
Percussionist, Composer, Instructor
2016 Performer • 2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Bell James Bell
Civil Rights Attorney, Founder and Executive Director, W. Haywood Burns Institute
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Bloch Susan Low Bloch
Professor of Law, Georgetown University
2018 Speaker
Borland Chris Borland
Former NFL Linebacker; Concussion Awareness Advocate; Founder and CEO, T Mindful LLC
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Bryant Deborah Bryant
Senior Director, Open Source and Standards, Red Hat; Board Director, Open Source Initiative
2018 Speaker
Burton Bonnie Burton
Author; Journalist; Comedian; Actress; Show Host; Former Senior Editor, StarWars.com, Lucasfilm
2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
Campbell David Campbell
Professor of American Democracy, The University of Notre Dame
2018 Speaker
Cardozo Tulio K. Cardozo
Technical Manager, The Last Mile Works, San Quentin State Prison
2018 Speaker
Chen Millie Chen
Visual, Audio, and Performative Artist; Professor of Art, University at Buffalo
2018 Performer
Cirincione Joe Cirincione
President, Ploughshares Fund • MSNBC Nuclear Security Analyst
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker • CWA Speaker Series
Daly Claire Daly
Baritone Saxophonist
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
de la fuente Jose P De La Fuente
Director, SMC Consulting
2018 Speaker
Dem Gabriel Demombynes
Program Leader for Human Development, World Bank
2018 Speaker
Deng Valentino Achak Deng
Executive Director, Valentino Achak Deng Foundation
2018 Speaker
Elfath Ismail Elfath
International Soccer Referee, FIFA
2016 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Elmendorf Ed Elmendorf
Past President, United Nations Association
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Engel Janice Engel
Director, Producer, Award-winning Filmmaker and Show-runner
2018 Speaker
Engel Jeffrey A. Engel
Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
2018 Speaker
Farrugia Adrean Farrugia
Pianist, Composer, and Educator
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Feinberg Danielle Feinberg
Director of Photography (Lighting), Pixar Animation Studios
2018 Speaker
Fielding Jenny Fielding
Managing Director, Techstars
2018 Speaker
Hagberg Fisher Eva Hagberg Fisher
Writer, Educator, Architectural Historian, and Activist
2018 Speaker
Franc Michael G. Franc
Director, Washington, D.C. Programs, Hoover Institution
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Frank Adam Frank
Professor of Astrophysics, University of Rochester • NPR Science Blogger • Author
2018 Speaker
Garcia Deliana Garcia
Director of International Projects, Research, and Development for Migrant Clinicians Network
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
George Robert George
Editorial Writer, New York Daily News
2018 Speaker
Gorman Amanda Gorman
Inaugural youth poet laureate of the United States
2018 Performer
Goss Martha Clark Goss
Independent Director, American Water Works
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Graves Lisa Graves
Co-Director, Documented
2018 Speaker
Green Jamison Green
Transgender Advocate; President, Jamison Green & Associates
2018 Speaker
Greenwood C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr.
President, Japan Society of Northern California
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Grinspoon David Grinspoon
Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Gutschank Lena Gutschank
Aerialist, Dancer, Contortionist, Actress, Entrepreneur
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Haberman Fred Haberman
CEO & Co-Founder, Haberman; Co-Founder, Urban Organics
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Haggerty Rosanne Haggerty
CEO, Community Solutions
2018 Speaker
Holloway Tracey Holloway
Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; President, Earth Science Women's Network; Leader, NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Science Team
2018 Speaker
Hurlburt Heather Hurlburt
Director, New Models of Policy Change, New America
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Innocent Malou Innocent
Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute
2016 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Irani Kayhan Irani
Playwright, Community Cultural Activist, Theater of the Oppressed Trainer
2018 Speaker
Johnson Michael D. L. Johnson
Assistant Professor in Immunobiology, University of Arizona
2018 Speaker
Kirisci Kemal Kirişci
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on the United States and Europe's Turkey Project, Brookings Institution
2018 Speaker
Kling Kevin Kling
Storyteller and Playwright
2018 Performer
Larsen Josh Larsen
Co-Host, Filmspotting • Editor and Film Critic, Think Christian • Author
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Lesta Kate Lesta
Community-Minded Culture & Arts Organizer, Curator, Manager & Producer
2018 Speaker
Lighte Peter Rupert Lighte
Sinologist, Author, and Artist
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
MacNamara Elisabeth MacNamara
Past National President, League of Women Voters
2018 Speaker
Michalski Jerry Michalski
Founder, REX
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Millhiser Ian Millhiser
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress; Justice Editor, ThinkProgress
2018 Speaker
Montgomery David R. Montgomery
Professor of Geomorphology, University of Washington
2018 Speaker
Murphy Clare Muireann Murphy
Storyteller
2018 Speaker
Nau Henry R. Nau
Professor, Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
2018 Speaker
Nichols John Harrison Nichols
National Affairs Writer, The Nation, Co-Founder, Free Press, and Author
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Oliver Charlie Oliver
Founder and CEO, Tech 2025
2018 Speaker
Orr David Orr
Paul Sears Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, Oberlin College
2018 Speaker
Bev Beverly Parenti
Board Member, The Last Mile
2018 Speaker
Peper Eliot Peper
Novelist & Strategist
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Aly Raisman Aly Raisman
Olympic gold medalist and author
2018 Speaker
Ramadan Reza Ramazani
Professor of Economics, Saint Michael's College
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
Rinne April Rinne
Founder and Advisor, April Worldwide
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Roff Heather M. Roff
Research Scientist, Google DeepMind; Associate Fellow, University of Cambridge; Future of War Fellow, New America
2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
Ronald Pamela Ronald
Professor, Dept Plant Pathology & the Genome Center, University of California, Davis. Co-author, "Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food”
2018 Speaker
Samson Perry Samson
Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan; Co-Founder, The Weather Underground
2018 Speaker
Seba Tony Seba
Co-Founder, RethinkX • Author & Educator, Stanford University • Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, Silicon Valley
2018 Speaker
Sederer Lloyd I. Sederer
Chief Medical Officer, New York State Office of Mental Health • Medical Editor for Mental Health, The HuffPost • Adjunct Professor, Columbia/Mailman School of Public Health
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Sexton Joe Sexton
Senior Editor, ProPublica
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
Shaw Susan Shaw
Environmental Health Scientist, Explorer, and Ocean Conservationist, Founder and Executive Director of the Marine & Environmental Research Institute
2018 Speaker
Sherif Maurice Sherif
French Photographer • CU Art/Art History Visiting Lecturer
2018 Speaker
Simbeye Maggie Duncan Simbeye
Executive Director and Founder of Dare Women’s Foundation
2018 Speaker
Simmons Lisa Marie Simmons
Singer, Songwriter, Poet & Blogger
2018 Speaker
Snyder Susi Snyder
Nuclear Disarmament Program Manager, Don't Bank on the Bomb • PAX, ICAN, Utrecht
2018 Speaker
Spencer Michael Spencer
Professor of Theater and Performance Design, Central Saint Martins
2018 Speaker
Squire Margo Squire
Consultant; Retired Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State
2018 Speaker
Steiu Mara Steiu
Founder, iXperiment • Co-founder, FairFunders • Product Design, AiFi
2018 Speaker
Sweets Ellen Sweets
Author • Writer • Former Reporter
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Swenerton Lisa Swenerton
General Manager & Director, Southern California Edison Carrier Solutions
2018 Speaker
Tanabe James Tanabe
Independent International Circus Producer • Former Senior Director of Creative Strategy, Cirque du Soleil
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Tanaka Gregory K. Tanaka
Director, Center for the Study of Democracy and Social Change • Instructor, University of San Francisco
2018 Speaker
Tashiro Ty Tashiro
Author & Social Scientist; Director of Insights, Future Laboratory
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker • CU Alumnus
Thomsen Jennifer Thomsen
Assistant Professor of Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management, University of Montana
2018 Speaker
Thorne William A. Thorne
Retired Judge, Utah Court of Appeals and Tribal Courts
2016 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Tobias Christina Tobias-Nahi
Director of Public Affairs, Islamic Relief USA
2018 Speaker
V Charles van der Horst
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina
2018 Speaker
Vandervoort Carlisle Vandervoort
Producer, Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
2018 Speaker
Verbeek Alexander Verbeek
Dutch Diplomat • Environmentalist • Public speaker • Associate at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
2018 Speaker
Vilardi Erin Vilardi
Founder and Director, VoteRunLead
2018 Speaker
Zhana Zhana Vrangalova
Sex Researcher; Adjunct Professor of Psychology, New York University
2018 Speaker
Wagner Ben Wagner
Assistant Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business
2018 Speaker
Walton Roger Walton
General Manager - Americas, Quantexa Ltd.
2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Watts Ernie Watts
Jazz Musician & Composer
2017 Performer • 2018 Performer
Wilkins Ronald Wilkins
Musician, Vocalist, Composer, Educator
2018 Performer
Williams Kate Williams
CEO, 1% for the Planet
2018 Speaker
Wilson Ross Wilson
Retired Ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan, U.S. Department of State; Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council
2018 Speaker
Wirth Timothy E. Wirth
Vice Chairman, United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund
2016 Speaker • 2017 Speaker • 2018 Speaker
Younger Teresa C. Younger
President and CEO, Ms. Foundation for Women
2018 Speaker
Zamora Francisco Zamora Arroyo
Director, Colorado River Delta Program, Sonoran Institute
2018 Speaker
Zavada Roman Zavada
Pianist; Composer of Résonances Boréales
2018 Performer
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