Jonathan Shieber is a Senior Editor at TechCrunch. Previously he worked as a senior reporter for Dow Jones & Co., covering venture capital and private equity investment from New York and Shanghai.
Session: Southeast by Midwest: How Fast Tech Companies are Growing in the Middle.
A foot stompin' American roots duo comprised of "one-man-band" Zack Smith (guitars/vocals/foot drums/harmonicas/banjo) and Caitlin Doyle (vocals/percussion).
Event: Club IF
A graduate of Akron, Diane Snow earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from Case Western University. Currently, she is professor of neuroscience at the University of Kentucky, where she holds an endowed chair in the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center. In addition, Diane is the interim director of the UK Honors program and director of undergraduate Research at the University.
Diane has authored more than 50 scientific articles and her work has received support from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Christopher and Diana Reeve Foundation, among others.
She completed her postdoctoral fellowship and research assistant professorship at the University of Minnesota with a focus on spinal cord injury and neural regeneration and has been on the faculty at Kentucky since 1996.
Thrivals 9.0
George Twopointoh is an entrepreneurial entertainer, a master of ceremonies, a brand ambassador, an actor, a writer, a producer and a DJ with over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry. His ability to close the gap between the Idea and the Execution is what led to his founding of his production company, Listen TWO Me.
With George serving as Director of Creative Operations, Listen TWO Me has partnered with well identified brands such as Hendrick's Gin, T mobile and Genworth Financial to bring their products to audiences in distinct ways. A proud graduate of historic Morehouse College, George is an accomplished actor. He has appeared on both the small and big screen, as well as on stage as the star of his own one man show, "Any1Man"-- a portrait about black masculinity. You may have also seen George 2.0 appearing as an on air contributor for Headline News (HLN).
As Stage Manager and MC for Janelle Monáe and her Wondaland Records Label, George spends his days engaged with some of the most innovative professionals in the industry, modeling and developing new ways for people to use their imaginations to create live show experiences.
Over the past few years, George 2.0 honed his skills as an MC, hosting events all over the country and around the world. A man of many hats, he most recently stepped into a new role as DJ for Wondaland Record's own "Classic Man", Jidenna.
George 2.0 is a renaissance man, constantly reinventing himself. Says George, "The most important thing an artist can provide for an audience is a sort of verisimilitude and a reflection of themselves."
Scott C. Williamson, a New York City native, joined the Louisville Seminary faculty in 1997 to teach theological ethics. Reflecting on that first year, Williamson jokes that he had to be “the least expensive faculty hire” in Louisville Seminary history, costing the seminary only $420 to ship his belongings to Louisville, Kentucky, from Hamden, Connecticut. In addition to humor, a penchant for storytelling in teaching and a talent for building community, Williamson also brought a passion for social justice. This passion has shaped his research interests, service to the seminary community, and civic commitment.
Session: Thrivals 9.0
