Shelly Kurtz
Shelly Kurtz is the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Giving Tech Labs, an innovation center for Technology for Public Interest (#Tech4PI) and X4Impact, leading tech and data resource for the nonprofit sector, known as the “Gartner of Social Impact.” Recipient of over 50 industry awards, Shelly has led over 200 global campaigns in the […]
Alex Rodrigues
Alex Rodrigues is the co-founder and CEO of Embark Trucks, a self-driving truck company based in San Francisco, CA. Alex founded Embark in 2016 to improve the safety, efficiency, and cost of moving goods by building self-driving software for trucks. Growing up in Canada, Alex started building robots at age 11. As a middle schooler, […]
Dr. Ryan Streeter
Ryan Streeter is the director of domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Before joining AEI, he was executive director of the Center for Politics and Governance at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Streeter has previously served as a special assistant for domestic policy to President George W. Bush at the […]
Ambassador Sarah Bianchi
Ambassador Sarah Bianchi currently serves as Deputy United States Trade Representative, overseeing Asia, Africa, Investment, Services, Textiles, and Industrial Competitiveness. Ms. Bianchi has spent nearly a decade in government roles in economic and domestic policy including in the Office of the Vice President, the White House Domestic Policy Council, the Office of Management and Budget […]
President Eli Capilouto
Dr. Eli Capilouto became the 12th President of the University of Kentucky on July 1, 2011. Under his leadership, the Commonwealth’s flagship and land grant research university has grown from $2.7 billion to $5.1 billion in total operations and has gained significant momentum in fulfilling its multi-faceted mission of teaching, research, service and health care. […]
Joseph Barry
Joseph Carlton Barry is a PhD candidate in the Education Policy Evaluation and Analysis program at the University of Kentucky College of Education. He transferred to the University of Kentucky in 2019 from the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Ed.D. program at California State University Sacramento. Joseph received his M.A. in Disability Studies with an […]
The Honorable Aurelia S. Giacometto
Ms. Aurelia S. Giacometto is the General Counsel and co-founder of AVC Global. AVC Global is a premier logistics company that works with National governments to secure their pharmaceutical supply chains. Aurelia has extensive experience in regulatory compliance in various fields of agriculture, environmental stewardship, and the management of fish and wildlife populations. Aurelia is […]
Governor Chris Sununu
Christopher T. Sununu is the 82nd Governor of the State of New Hampshire and is currently serving his third term, receiving in 2020 more votes ever than any candidate in state history. Named the nation’s most fiscally responsible governor by Cato Institute, Governor Sununu has delivered three balanced state budgets with no new taxes. In […]
Don Wettrick
Don Wettrick is the founder and CEO of The STARTedUP Foundation, which produces Innovate WithIN- Indiana’s innovation and entrepreneurship programming and competition. He is also the author of “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation,” which aims to create innovation mindsets in our schools. Don is known for his award-winning work as a teacher, educational […]
Ami Dar
Ami Dar is the founder and Executive Director of Idealist.org. Built in 1996 with $3,500, Idealist.org has become one of the most popular nonprofit resources on the web. The site attracts millions of visitors every month and includes volunteer, job, and internship listings provided by 135,000 organizations around the world. Ami was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Peru […]
Commissioner Ryan Quarles
Dr. Ryan F. Quarles serves as Kentucky’s Commissioner of Agriculture. First elected to that position in 2015, he was re-elected in 2019, winning 117 of 120 counties. Under his leadership, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) started several new programs, including initiatives to combat hunger and connect Kentucky farmers to new markets. Quarles’s outspoken advocacy […]