SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS

Day 1: Know Oneself

Harry L. Davis

Harry L. Davis

Roger L. and Rachel M. Goetz Distinguished Service Professor of Creative Management

Nicholas Epley

Nicholas Epley

John Templeton Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science

Susan Gianinno

Susan Gianinno

Senior Advisor, PublicisGroupe

Tom Ginsburg

Tom Ginsburg

Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science

Seth Green

Seth Green

Dean, Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies

Connie Lindsey

Connie Lindsey

Former EVP, Northern Trust

John List

John List

Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor, Co-Director, TMW Center for Early Learning

Walter Massey

Walter Massey

Board Chair, Giant Magellan Telescope Organization

Anne Mulcahy

Anne Mulcahy

Former Chair and CEO, Xerox Corporation

Diana Petty

Diana Petty

Director, Leadership & Society Initiative

Daniel Porterfield

Daniel Porterfield

President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

Paul Rand

Paul Rand

Vice President of Communications, University of Chicago

Heidi Stevens

Heidi Stevens

Director of External Affairs, TMW Center for Early Learning

Barbara Stewart

Barbara Stewart

Former CEO, AmeriCorps

Dana L. Suskind

Dana L. Suskind

Founder and Co-Director of TMW Center for Early Learning, Professor of Surgery

Day 2: Understand the World

David Axelrod

David Axelrod

Director, Institute of Politics, University of Chicago

Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer

Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer

Helen A. Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Classics and the Program in Gender Studies, Institute on the Formation of Knowledge

Junhong Chen

Junhong Chen

Crown Family Professor of Molecular Engineering and Lead Water Strategist at Argonne National Laboratory, Molecular Engineering

Lee Clifford

Lee Clifford

Deputy Editor, Fortune

Dinah Clottey

Dinah Clottey

Program Manager, Leadership & Society Initiative

James S. Crown

James S. Crown

Chairman and CEO, Henry Crown & Company

Laura Gagliardi

Laura Gagliardi

Richard and Kathy Leventhal Professor in the Department of Chemistry, the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and the James Franck Institute, Chemistry, Physical Sciences

Austan D. Goolsbee

Austan D. Goolsbee

Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics

Deborah Gorman-Smith

Deborah Gorman-Smith

Dean of the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, Emily Klein Gidwitz Professor

William Howell

William Howell

Director, Center for Effective Government; Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics

Valerie Jarrett

Valerie Jarrett

Chief Executive Officer, The Obama Foundation

Rocky Kolb

Rocky Kolb

Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physical Sciences

Julia Lane

Julia Lane

Assistant Vice President for Science, University of Chicago

Ka Yee C. Lee

Ka Yee C. Lee

Provost, University of Chicago

Jens Ludwig

Jens Ludwig

Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor, Director of the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab

Doriane Miller

Doriane Miller

Professor of Medicine, Director, Center for Community Health and Vitality, UChicago Medicine

Jennifer Mosley

Jennifer Mosley

Associate Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

Shantá Robinson

Shantá Robinson

Assistant Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

Sasha-Ann Simons

Sasha-Ann Simons

Host, Reset

Sadia Sindhu

Sadia Sindhu

Executive Director, Center for Effective Government

William Veeder

William Veeder

Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago Department of English

Kenneth Warren

Kenneth Warren

Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor, Department of English

Laurie Zoloth

Laurie Zoloth

Professor of Religion and Ethics, Senior Advisor to the Provost for Programs on Social Ethics

Day 3: Envision the Future

Paul Alivisatos

Paul Alivisatos

President, University of Chicago

Brenda Asare

Brenda Asare

President & CEO, Alford Group

Cliff Barber

Cliff Barber

Partner, Chicago Rises

Shelley Brindle

Shelley Brindle

Mayor, Westfield, New Jersey

David Brooks

David Brooks

Columnist, New York Times

Todd Brown

Todd Brown

Retired Vice President, ShoreBank Corporation

Gerald Chertavian

Gerald Chertavian

Founder & CEO, Year Up

Kate Markin Coleman

Kate Markin Coleman

Principal & Founder, IAS Advising LLC

Craig J. Duchossois

Craig J. Duchossois

Executive Chair, The Duchossois Group, Inc.

Vicki Escarra

Vicki Escarra

Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group

Marc Freedman

Marc Freedman

Founder and Co-CEO, Encore.org

Paul Finnegan

Paul Finnegan

Co-CEO, MDP

Sampriti Ganguli

Sampriti Ganguli

Senior Advisor, Arabella Advisors

Caroline Grossman

Caroline Grossman

Executive Director, The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation

Nicole Johnson-Scales

Nicole Johnson-Scales

CEO, NJS Consulting

Rachel Kohler

Rachel Kohler

Strategic Advisor, Unite Us

Tom Manning

Tom Manning

Executive Chairman, Cresco Labs

Renetta McCann

Renetta McCann

Chief Inclusion Experience Officer, Publicis Groupe

Zeenat Rahman

Zeenat Rahman

Executive Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics

Alison Ranney

Alison Ranney

Managing Partner and Partner-In-Charge, Koya Partners/Diversified Search Group

John Schreiber

John Schreiber

The John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation

Sonal Shah

Sonal Shah

EVP, Worldwide Network Advancement, United Way Worldwide

Anne Snyder

Anne Snyder

Editor-in-Chief, Comment

David Snyder

David Snyder

President & CEO, The Economic Club of Chicago

Gillian Sorensen

Gillian Sorensen

Former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN)

Glen Tullman

Glen Tullman

Chief Executive Officer, Transcarent

Linda Waite

Linda Waite

George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology and Senior Fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago

Dilnaz Waraich

Dilnaz Waraich

President, Waraich Family Fund

Andrea Zopp

Andrea Zopp

Managing Partner, Cleveland Avenue

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