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Program Schedule

Monday, February 25, 2013

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
11:00 – 12:45pm	Session 1: Progress Enigma	Jennifer Granholm Robert J. Gordon Erik Brynjolfsson Rodney Brooks Keller Rinaudo Nilofer Merchant Bono	Former governor of Michigan Economist Innovation researcher Roboticist Robotics entrepreneur Corporate director, author Musician, activist
2:15 – 4:00pm	Session 2: Beautiful Imperfection	Stuart Firestein Edith Widder Camille Seaman Sebastião Salgado Beardyman Saskia Sassen Phil Hansen	Neuroscientist Marine biologist Photographer Photojournalist Beatboxer and inventor Sociologist and globalization expert Multimedia artist
5:00 – 6:45pm	Session 3: The Spark	Freeman Hrabowski Meg Jay Lisa Bu Richard Turere Sugata Mitra Sleepy Man Banjo Boys	Educator Clinical psychologist Passionate reader Inventor Education researcher Bluegrass musicians

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
8:30 – 10:15am	Session 4: Disrupt!	Alastair Parvin Danny Hillis Sanjay Dastoor BLACK Lesley Perkes Sergey Brin Amanda Palmer Lawrence Lessig	Designer Computer theorist Roboticist Yo-yo champion Public art instigator Computer scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Musician, blogger Legal activist
11:00 – 12:45pm	Session 5: Dream!	Rich + Tone Talauega Elon Musk Mary Lou Jepsen Taylor Wilson Ji-Hae Park Stewart Brand	Creative directors, choreographers Serial entrepreneur Inventor, entrepreneur, optical physicist Nuclear scientist Violinist Environmentalist, futurist
2:15 – 4:00pm	Session 6: Create!	Martin Villeneuve Andrew McAfee Dong Woo Jang Jinsop Lee Barb Stuckey Yu "Jordy" Fu Jacky Myint Kate Stone Jack Andraka	Graphic artist, director Management theorist Bow designer Multi-sense designer Food creator Multifaceted designer Designer Shepherd of electrons Cancer detector inventor
5:00 – 6:45pm	Session 7: Sustain!	Amanda Palmer Leyla Acaroglu Ron Finley Wang Li Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao Alex Laskey Pedrito Martinez Group Michael Green Allan Savory	Musician, blogger Sustainability strategist Gardener Mouth musician Science fair winners Energy software maker Afro-Cuban alchemists Architect Grassland ecosystem pioneer

Thursday, February 28, 2013
11:00 – 12:45pm	Session 8: Coded Meaning	Saki Mafundikwa John McWhorter Mohamed Jemni Ajit Narayanan Raghava KK Denise Herzing Adam Spencer	Graphic designer Linguist E-accessibility strategist Visual grammar engine inventor Artist Dolphin researcher Science communicator
2:15 – 4:00pm	Session 9: Indelicate Conversation	Rose George Mark Shaw Christopher Ryan Kees Moeliker James Lyne Allison Hunt Anas Aremeyaw Anas	Curious journalist Macroencapsulator Psychologist Ornithologist Cybersecurity specialist Marketing expert Undercover journalist
5:00 – 6:45pm	Session 10: Secret Voices	Liu Bolin Diana Reiss Peter Gabriel Neil Gershenfeld Vint Cerf Shane Koyczan Lakshmi Pratury Hyeonseo Lee Eleanor Longden	Artist Cognitive psychologist Musician, activist Physicist, personal fab pioneer Computer scientist Poet Connector Activist Research psychologist

Friday, March 1, 2013
8:30 – 10:15am	Session 11: Who Are We?	James Flynn Daniel Ogilvie Daniel Reisel Amanda Palmer Jared Diamond Joshua Prager	Moral philosopher Psychologist Neuroscientist Musician, blogger Civilization scholar Journalist
11:00 – 12:45pm	Session 12: A Ripple Effect?	Peter Singer Orly Wahba Dan Pallotta Julia Sweeney Eric Whitacre	Philosopher, ethicist Kindness catalyst Author, speaker, reformer Actor, comedian, playwright Composer, conductor