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James S. Riepe University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania with appointments in Neuroscience, Psychology, and Marketing. Serves as Director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and is a leading voice in neuroeconomics.

Forensic accountant and CEO/President of Veritas Group of Companies, known for calling the collapses of Nortel and Valeant and for deep expertise in reading financial footnotes and corporate accounting.

Founder & CEO of 42Macro. An expert in macroeconomics and market analysis.

Professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute and Brookings Institution. Focuses on economics education and applying microeconomic frameworks.

Host of the podcast, shares ten mental models for learning.

Prolific author, speaker, and founder of the Canfield Training Group, best known as coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles; featured guest sharing life story and practical success strategies.

Researcher on Michelle's team at OpenAI, working on post-training.

Professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine, and researcher on attention and multitasking, author of a book about restoring balance, happiness, and productivity in the attention economy.

Founder of New Discourses and commentator on cultural affairs. Author of books on education, postmodern theory, and critical race theory.

Co-Founder and CEO of Legora, a collaborative AI company powering the next generation of lawyers.

Professor and provost emeritus at the University of Oklahoma. Author of 'The Fate of Rome', 'Plagues Upon the Earth', 'Slavery in the Late Roman World', and the upcoming 'The Last Animal'.

Anthropologist and historian specializing in Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. Author of 'Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World'.

Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and host of the Choiceology podcast, researching self-control and decision-making.

Former CEO of Microsoft and owner of the LA Clippers. Known for his energetic leadership and long tenure at Microsoft.

International keynote speaker and communication coach. Specializes in helping people master the art of confidently speaking.

Host of the Super Data Science Podcast who guides conversations on machine learning and AI, interviewing industry leaders and researchers about tools, techniques, and data careers.

Technology entrepreneur turned venture capitalist and co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things, and co-host guiding the conversation about the firm's origin and strategy.

Elite performance coach known for training NBA legends and author of Relentless and Winning, recognized for his work with Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and other Hall of Famers.

Venture capitalist at 87 Capital and former NBA executive. Known for his analytical approach to decision-making and long-term perspective on investing and team building.

Criminal psychologist and author specializing in memory, false memories, criminal behavior, psychopathy, sexuality, and environmental crime; author of books including Evil, The Memory Illusion, Bi, and Green Crime.

Researcher in computer vision and generative modeling with a background in deep learning; co-founder of World Labs and contributor to early neural image generation and style-transfer advances.

Gerontology researcher and author of The Longevity Diet, developer of the fasting-mimicking diet and researcher on periodic fasting for metabolic and longevity benefits.

Co-host of BG2Pod, a podcast on tech, markets, investing, and capitalism.

CTO of Speak, an AI-powered language learning app. He was a Teal Fellow in 2011 and is focused on using AI to create personalized language tutors.

Professor at UNC Charlotte, researching workplace meetings and author of "The Surprising Science of Meetings".

Co-CEO and co-founder of Canva, the design platform valued at over $42B; known for leading product and company strategy and for Canva's mission to empower the world to design.

Author of "Good Strategy/Bad Strategy" and "The Crux," a renowned strategist who has consulted for major corporations and government organizations.

Leading neuroscientist and author. Reveals why 100% of people experience anxiety and shares her 63-day healing protocol to rewire toxic thought patterns.

Speaker at SXSW EDU 2025, sharing insights on re-wiring how we learn.

Technologist and founder of Earth Species Project, aiming to use AI to understand animal communication.

Former First Lady of the United States, lawyer, writer, and advocate. Host of the IMO podcast with her brother Craig Robinson.

President of Dartmouth College and cognitive scientist. Studies the phenomenon of over-attention, or paralysis by analysis.

Product leader and author of 'Product Management in Practice' and 'Impact-First Product Teams'. Consults with companies on improving product operations and driving consistent impact.

Philosopher, psychotherapist, and author specializing in Stoicism and cognitive behavioral therapy. He is known for his works on applying Stoic principles to modern life.

Harvard-trained neuroanatomist and bestselling author who survived a major left-hemisphere stroke and now teaches about brain function, whole-brain living, trauma recovery, and neuroplasticity.

Leadership program designer and teacher, executive coach, and author of several acclaimed books on leadership and complexity. She has worked with numerous global organizations.

Staff writer for The New York Times Magazine covering a broad range of topics. Author of “The Family Dynamic: A Journey Into the Mystery of Sibling Success.”

Technology analyst and author of Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, with experience living and researching in China and affiliated with the Hoover Institution.

Co-founder and CEO of Base Power Company, which is building a reliable and affordable home energy service powered by distributed batteries.

From E2B, building sandboxes for AI agents. Focuses on providing secure and scalable environments for AI code execution.

Publisher and author of "The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper", exploring the notebook's impact on communication and artistic movements.

Editorial director in New York Times Opinion and host of The Opinions podcast, guiding conversations about public policy and national ideas.

Former Secretary of Transportation and former mayor of South Bend, Indiana. Articulate and well-versed in various aspects of government and policy.

Moral philosopher and one of the founders of the effective altruism movement.

Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times. He explains the cease-fire between Israel and Iran and the role of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Award-winning actor known for roles such as Wolverine and his introspective nature. Discusses his career, handling criticism, self-identity, and personal transformation.

Paris bureau chief for The Economist, offering insights into European politics and the impact of global events.

Developer, writer, and host of the Latent Space podcast, recently joined Cognition; focuses on AI engineering, developer tooling, and agent-based AI products.

Conservative political commentator and author. Known for his views on cultural and social issues.

Professor of biology at Stanford University and a world expert on the science of temperature regulation.