BEST OF IF

Who has been on the IdeaFestival Stage?

IdeaFestival has presented many emerging thought leaders, trendsetters, and creative thinkers who have since gone forward to introduce change and influence the world. Click here for a list of speakers since 2000.
 

 KColleran 250
Kevin Colleran

IF 2012 - One of Facebooks's first 10 employees, Pioneering Brand Strategist
  NikkyFinney

Nikky Finney

IF 2012 - Winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Poetry

  CLowen
Cynthia Lowen

IF 2012 - Co-filmmaker of Bully



 

 
 RPicard 250
Rosalind Picard

IF 2012 - Professor, MIT Media Lab, Co-founder, Chairman, Chief Scientist Affectiva
  DKaiser 250

David Kaiser

IF 2012 - MIT professor and author of How the Hippies Saved Physics

 

  BThurston 250
Baratunde Thurston

IF 2012 - Former Director of Digital for The Onion, writer and author of NY Times best seller How to be Black

 

AmyChua 150

Amy Chua

IF 2008 - Author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Global Politics and Economics Analyst

 SuketuBhavsar-1 150

Suketu Bhavsar

IF 2011 - Professor of Physics and Director, Kellogg Honors College, Cal Polly, Ponoma

 

 MichioKaku 150

Michio Kaku

IF 2007 - Leading Theoretical Physicist and Author

JonLandau-1 150

Jon Landau

IF 2010 - Award Winning Producer of Titanic and Avatar

 JaneMcGonigal-1 150

Jane McGonigal

IF 2008 - Game Designer, Future Forecaster

 SherilKirshenbaum-1 150

Sheril Kirshenbaum

IF 2011 - The Science of Kissing Author, Director- UTA's Energy Communication Project

JanelleMonae-1 150

Janelle Monáe

IF 2010 - Grammy Nominated Singer, Songwriter, Dancer and Performer

 DomSagolla 150

Dom Sagolla

 IF 2010 - Twitter co-creator

 TiffanyShlain 150

Tiffany Shlain

IF 2009 - Filmmaker, Founder of Webby Awards

AubreydeGrey 150

Aubrey de Grey

IF 2011 - Chief Science Officer of SENS Foundation, Co-author of Ending Aging

 DanielTammet 150

Daniel Tammet

IF2010 - Autistic Savant, Author of Born on a Blue Day

 NaomiTutu 150

Naomi Tutu

IF 2009 - Human Rights Activist

SteveWozniak 150

Steve Wozniak

IF 2007 - Co-founder of Apple, Inc., Inventor and Entrepreneur

 RayKurzseil 150

Ray Kurzweil

IF 2006 - Author, Inventor and Leading Futurist

LStirling 150

Lindsey Stirling

IF 2011 - Hip Hop Violinist

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