Pioneering Scientific Researcher; Founder, Chairman and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute; Founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc.

Most well-known for his visionary contributions in sequencing the first draft of human genome and first complete human genome sequence, Dr. J. Craig Venter is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century for his invaluable contributions ... More >

First African American Woman in Space; Founder and President of Two Medical Technology Companies

Dr. Mae C. Jemison broke more than the sound barrier in 1992 when she climbed aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour and became the first woman of color to travel into space - she made history! Now, Founder and President of two technology companies, the ... More >

Co-Author of the Bestselling Book, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives ; Physician and Social Scientist expert in Healthcare and in Social Networks; Professor in the Departments of Health Care Policy, Medicine, and Sociology at Harvard

Dr. Nicholas Christakis is a professor at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School who has done groundbreaking research on social networks. He is the co-author of the bestselling book, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks. His ... More >

Apollo 11 Astronaut ; One of the First Two People to Walk on the Moon; Advocate for Space Tourism

A living hero, an American patriot and a space pioneer, Buzz Aldrin is a reminder of the adventurous spirit of our country and stands as one of the bravest explorers of all time. 2008 marked NASA's 50th Anniversary and 2009 marks the 40th Anniversary ... More >

Chair, David Suzuki Foundation; Award Winning Scientist; Environmentalist and Broadcaster

Dr. David Suzuki, environmentalist, scientist, and broadcaster, is known for his passion for science and his ability to explain complex scientific issues with clarity and simplicity in person and on the television. More >

Expert on the Brain, Memory and Aging; Bestselling Author of The Memory Bible

Dr. Gary Small is a professor of psychiatry and director of the UCLA Longevity Center at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior. His research, supported by the National Institute of Health, has made headlines in the Wall Street Journal ... More >

President, Institute for Exploration Mystic; Professor of Oceanography, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of R.I.; Director, Institute for Archeological Oceanography, University of R.I.; Founding Chairman of the Board and Chief Scientist, JASON Foundation for Education Waltham, MA

The man who made some of the most startling undersea discoveries in recent years, Robert Ballard, describes what it was like to locate the Titanic and other significant shipwrecks. World-famous for his discovery of the Titanic and the German battleship ... More >

Author, The $1,000 Genome; Editor in Chief, Bio-IT World; Founding Editor, Nature Genetics

Medicine is about to change forever. The consumer genomics craze allows people to learn about their genetic quirks and disease susceptibilities written in their DNA for the price of an iPod, while the cost of a complete genome sequence is rapidly approaching ... More >

Deep-Sea Explorer; Leader of Titanic Expeditions

Dr. Joe MacInnis is a medical doctor who studies leadership and teamwork in life-threatening environments from the deep ocean to outer space. He’s led thirty expeditions under the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans including the first team of ... More >

New York Times best-selling author, The Blue Zone: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest ; Founder and President, Blue Zones™; Emmy Award-winning documentary producer ; Three Guinness World Records for cycling six continents; Writer for Outside, LIFE, and National Geographic magazines

New York Times best-selling author, Dan Buettner, has delivered the secrets to living longer to over 250 audiences nationwide. Using National Geographic photography, he tells the stories of four of the world's longest-lived cultures and offers nine habits ... More >

Leading Paleontologist

John 'Jack' Horner is one of the world's foremost paleontologists, credited with finding the first dinosaur eggs in the Western Hemisphere, the first evidence of dinosaur colonial nesting, the first evidence of parental care among dinosaurs, the first ... More >

Scientist in the Russian Space Program; Naturalized American Citizen and Son of the Soviet Leader; Senior Fellow, Thomas J. Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University

As a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies, Dr. Khrushchev focuses his research on the Former Soviet Union's transition form a centralized to a decentralized society, as well as its transformation from a central to a market ... More >

Award Winning Thought Leader on Social Entrepreneurship; The Skoll Foundation's 2008 "Social Entrepreneur of the Year" ; Time Magazine “Hero for the Planet”; Bestselling Author, The Shaman’s Apprentice

World-renowned explorer and spell binding story-teller, Mark Plotkin is a Time magazine “Hero for the Planet,” and star of the Academy Award nominated IMAX documentary, Amazon. Respected and revered for his work in the Amazon Rainforests, ... More >

Founding Executive Director of the Breakthrough Technologies Institute; Environmental Activist

Robert Rose has dedicated his life to freeing the U.S. from its dangerous and expensive addiction to oil, advocating for a radical new America energy paradigm. More >

High-tech Explorer; Renowned Expeditionary Caver; President, Stone AeroSPACE (1998-present) ; Chairman, Shackleton Energy Company (2007 – present); President, Piedra-Sombra Corporation, Inc. (2001-present); President, U.S. Deep Caving Team, Inc. (1980-present); Engineer; Author

Engineer and daredevil explorer Bill Stone is obsessed with discovery. After years of crawling through the deepest unexplored caves on the planet, he’s building robots to go where he can’t. His company Stone Aerospace built DepthX, an autonomous ... More >

Physician-Scientist, Inventor, Entrepreneur and Innovator; Executive Director for FutureMed

Daniel Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard trained physician-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and innovator. Dr. Kraft has over 20 years of experience in clinical practice, biomedical research and healthcare innovation. Daniel chairs the Medicine track ... More >

Author of Fooling Houdini; Science Writer, Lecturer and Magician

Alex Stone is a science writer, lecturer, and magician. He is the author of Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks and the Hidden Powers of the Mind—a book about the world of magic and its ties to psychology, neuroscience, physics, ... More >