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Harvard professor and expert on team leadership. Author of Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances and Senior Leadership Teams: What It Takes to Make Them Great.

General Partner at Emergence Capital, a venture capital firm focused on B2B software investments. Previously worked in energy consulting and founded a startup developing solar power plants.

Author of the blog, Don't Worry About the Vase, where he provides comprehensive coverage and multifaceted analyses of AI. He is a fellow AI obsessive.

Secretary of the Interior, former governor of North Dakota. His expertise lies in energy policy and government leadership.

Staff writer at The New Yorker, known for his coverage of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and his book, "The Forever War."

Physician specializing in integrative medicine and women's health. Expert in ketamine therapy and its applications.

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Previously spent seven years at Kleiner Perkins working with Mamoon Hamid.

Grew up in Germany, graduated valedictorian of Columbia at 19, worked on OpenAI's super alignment team, and is launching an investment firm.

Professor of Psychology in the UK and author of '59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change A Lot'. Focuses on quick and simple strategies for personal and psychological improvement.

Built his fortune in energy trading and now applies analytical rigor to philanthropy through Arnold Ventures. Known for his success as an energy trader and his focus on evidence-based philanthropy.

Computer scientist, AI safety researcher, and professor at the University of Louisville. Author of 'Considerations on the AI Endgame' and 'AI: Unexplained, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable'.

Cofounder of The Browser Company, the makers of Arc and Dia.

Political commentator known for his Twitch streams and commentary on political issues.

Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine. Specializes in addiction medicine and the neurobiology of pleasure and pain.

Screenwriter and filmmaker known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino. Co-host of The Video Archives Podcast.

Host of the Philosophize This! podcast, focusing on making philosophy accessible to a wide audience.

Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and Director of the National Marriage Project. His research focuses on the importance of marriage and family for individual and societal well-being.

Award-winning designer and Stone Blade Entertainment CEO. Host of the Think Like a Game Designer podcast.

Founder of Base44, an AI-powered app builder that was acquired by Wix. A solo founder who bootstrapped his startup to an $80 million acquisition in just six months.

Internationally known meditation teacher and author of bestselling Radical Acceptance and True Refuge. Shares guided meditations and talks blending Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices on the Tara Brach podcast.

TV host, narrator, and author known for the show "Dirty Jobs". He is also the founder of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, which provides scholarships for skilled trades.

Harvard mathematician and founder of the intellectual dark web. Known for his research trips and commentary on complex issues.

Senior reviews editor at The Verge, specializing in mobile devices and software. Provides expert commentary on Apple's announcements and industry trends.

Presents commentaries on ADHD and related topics on his YouTube channel.

Global economy correspondent for The New York Times, providing expert analysis on international trade and economic policy.

Chief product officer at N26, a neobank serving over 7 million customers. Previously Head of Product at Binance and has built and scaled products at Google, Microsoft, and Agoda.

Science and global health reporter at The New York Times.

Co-founder and CEO of Langchain, building developer tools to make it easy to build agents. He introduces the concept of ambient agents, AI systems that operate continuously in the background responding to events.

Voice expert and inventor of Intelligence Amplification, known for insightful content on voice technology and human intelligence.

Professor of education, psychology, and neuroscience at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on emotions and their impact on learning.

Executive coach and the author of the book Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge.

Co-founder and CEO of Pendulum, a company producing novel strain probiotics. She holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Johns Hopkins.

Infectious disease physician, BBC broadcaster, and author of 'Ultra-Processed People'. Expert in public health and the impact of ultra-processed foods on health.

Performance and mindset coach, author, and speaker. He has coached Olympic athletes, Division 1 athletic teams, and organizations at the highest level of performance.

Works at Bloomberg. He covers media and entertainment, with a focus on the intersection of Hollywood and technology.

Neuroscientist investigating how the brain creates complex emotional states like depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Her research uses light to activate specific neurons, revealing insights into mental disorders.

Founder of Code for America and co-founder of the U.S. Digital Service, working to improve government digital infrastructure.

Actor, playwright, and activist. Known for his role in the movie "Last Breath."

Behavior scientist at Stanford University and author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. Creator of the Behavior Design system.

Men's work coach, author, and podcaster focusing on helping men become healthier and more authentic versions of themselves.

SVP Open Endedness at Lila Sciences and ex-OpenAI. His work focuses on open-endedness in AI and alternative approaches to machine learning.

Author and journalist specializing in war, weapons, and U.S. national security. Focuses on the intricacies of weapons systems and the perspectives of individuals within the military and intelligence communities.

Researcher, writer, and founder of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank, focusing on finding cost-effective solutions to global challenges.

Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, focusing on budget, tax, and economic policy. Previously worked in the United States Senate and at the Heritage Foundation.

One of the hosts of the Lightcone Podcast, known for funding companies worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

Product lead at OpenAI, responsible for the Deep Research AI agent.

Rome Bureau Chief at The New York Times. He discusses Pope Francis's efforts to change the church and his clashes with traditionalists.

Former Meta employee and founder of TBH, a company sold to Facebook. Shares expertise on social media, app development, and the tech industry.

Head of the product studio at Every. Helps run the consultancy.

Founder of Smart Passive Income, helping people build passive income driven online businesses. He is also an architect turned multi-millionaire entrepreneur.