Coronavirus Speakers

"Trust is the conduit of influence; it's the medium through which ideas travel." – Amy Cuddy

Jennifer Ashton is the country's leading voice of women's health with an unparalleled medical background.

Gen. Joseph Dunford, USMC (Ret.) served as the 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council.

NYU Stern School of Business professor and serial entrepreneur Scott Galloway shares unfiltered, data-driven insights, bold predictions, and thoughtful advice.

"The truth is in any ER in America on any given day we are always the front line…Yet even now, compassion still shines through most." – Ryan McGarry

Dr. Cansu Canca is a philosopher and the founder/director of AI Ethics Lab, where she leads teams of computer scientists, philosophers, and legal scholars to provide AI ethics analysis and guidance to researchers and practitioners.

Alex Azar has extensive healthcare experience in the senior-most levels of the U.S. government and the private sector that gives him a unique perspective and background. He has committed his professional career to protecting and enhancing the health of...

As a clinical trial innovator, pharmaceutical executive and patient advocate, Craig Lipset has been at the forefront of innovation in clinical trials and medicine development.

Andy Slavitt has decades of private and public sector leadership in health care. Over his career, Andy has shaped some of the most significant and successful initiatives in health care impacting millions of Americans and the shape of the...

"The increasing prevalence of infectious disease epidemics worldwide constitutes the need for a well-prepared response system. Ebola, SARS, COVID19 are not one off events. We are only as strong as our weakest link." – Syra Madad

Michael D. Rich provides insight into the critical role of facts in U.S. public life and the challenges facing democracy.

Iván Duque was the youngest elected President in the history of Colombia at the age of 41. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Transformational Distinguished Fellow at Oxford, a Leadership Fellow at...

"Dr. G" is a globally recognized chief medical officer, technologist, and bestselling author who helps leaders leverage a human approach to innovation, including rapid advances in AI, to achieve better health and business outcomes.

Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University. She is a CNN medical analyst and contributing columnist for The Washington Post, where she writes a weekly column and anchors the new Post newsletter, "The Checkup with Dr. Wen"....

Greg shocks-and-awes audiences with his high-energy, rapid-fire tours of the future, frequently leaving attendees speechless. He weaves insights gleaned from his work with NATO, the United Nations, AI experts, Metaverse architects, and more to explore the ways we’ll...

A master storyteller, Dan Goods leaves his audience in a state of awe and wonder through his inspiring stories interweaving the cosmos, creativity, risk taking, and what it means to be human.

One of the most respected and dynamic global leaders on issues affecting people's health, Dr. Ashish Jha is a catalyst for new thinking and action. During the pandemic, President Biden called on him to lead the nation’s COVID...