(r)evolution 2023

Date
April 1, 2023
Theme
(r)evolution
Venue
Zellerbach Theater
Annenberg Center
City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Speakers

  • Anthony Russo

    Anthony Russo

    Director, Avengers: Endgame
  • Steve Gross

    Steve Gross

    Founder, Life is Good Playmaker Project
  • Henry Daniell

    Henry Daniell

    W.D. Miller Professor, Penn School of Dental Medicine

    Dr. Henry Daniell is the W.D. Miller Professor and Vice Chair, Basic and Translational Sciences, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Editor in Chief of the Plant Biotechnology Journal. He pioneered chloroplast genetic engineering technology to produce and deliver affordable biopharmaceuticals to treat major metabolic or genetic disorders, including Alzheimer’s, diabetes, hypertension, hemophilia and retinopathy. More recently, viral trap proteins in chewing gum to reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission advanced to Phase I/II clinical trials. He has published 300 peer-reviewed articles and 100 patents.

  • Devin Carroll

    Devin Carroll

    Roboticist, Guinness record for IceBot
  • Peikun Shi

    Peikun Shi

    Activist artist and filmmaker
  • Christopher Tucker

    Christopher Tucker

    Chairman, American Geographical Society

    Christopher Tucker thinks and works at the intersection of technology, strategy, geography, and national security. From managing YaleHouse Ventures, a portfolio of entrepreneurship initiatives, to being Chairman of the American Geographical Society, Tucker’s work is revolutionary. He launched programs including Geography2050, the EthicalGEO Initiative, and the Locus Charter that focus on cultivating technology and geography. Previously, Tucker was the President and CEO of a high-technology firm in the area of geospatial intelligence that he took from startup to acquisition. Prior to his time in industry, he was the founding Chief Strategic Officer of In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture fund. Tucker is the author of A Planet of 3 Billion.

  • Shahd Batal

    Shahd Batal

    Digital storyteller
  • Ala Stanford

    Ala Stanford

    Founder, Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium
  • Lyn Godley

    Lyn Godley

    Artist, Thomas Jefferson University

    Lyn Godley is a multi-media artist whose work has crossed the borders of fine arts, interiors, furniture, lighting, and jewelry. Her designs have been exhibited internationally and are in numerous museum and private collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Since 2000 her studio work has focused on merging light and art, exploring the relationship between art and technology and, more importantly, its impact on the viewer. Godley is a Professor of Industrial Design at Thomas Jefferson University and the Director of the Jefferson Center of Immersive Arts for Health, an initiative to investigate the impact of dynamic and interactive art on health.

  • Jordan Harris

    Jordan Harris

    Pennsylvania State Representative, Democratic Whip

    State Representative Jordan Harris has emerged as a rising star and leading progressive voice in the Pennsylvania legislature on issues that matter most to his constituents, including criminal justice reform and education reform. First chosen to represent the 186th Legislative District on Nov. 6, 2012, Harris was most recently selected by his colleagues to serve a third term as the Democratic Caucus Whip for the 2023-24 legislative session. The Whip is the second highest ranking position in leadership behind only the caucus leader, and Harris is only the second African American to hold the position of Whip for the Democratic Caucus. Harris previously served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.