2023 Speakers
Elie Honig
CNN senior legal analyst, former prosecutor
Thomas Turcich
Adventurer, photographer, writer, dog-lover
Why Constraints Drive Growth
Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell
Physician, Medical Director, Advocate and Mom
Do No Harm
Essence Carson
Rutgers Alumni, WNBA Champion/All-Star, Philanthropist, Music Professional, Speaker
No Man is an Island
Hal Stern
Tech leader, coach, bassist
Organizations and Anxiety
Michael Quinn
Rutgers Student
Unmasking Addiction
Celin Hidalgo
Rutgers Student, Latina, Astrophysicist, Cuban
Still Untitled—The search for our true identity
2022 Speakers
Lisa S Kaplowitz
Finance Professor & Gender Advocate
Advancing Women by Redistributing the Housework, One Son at a Time
Camilla Townsend
Professor at Rutgers University
The Aztecs: We Should Change Our Minds About the World’s Villains
Hakki Akdeniz
Philanthropist & Business Owner
Homeless But Not Hopeless
Kaila Boulware Sykes & Raymond Sykes
Non-Profit Co-Founders, Artists & Community Builders
Eesha Vijayakumar
Rutgers Student | Aspiring Equitable Physician
The Power of Solitude: How Being Alone Can Help Us Find Happiness
Rohini Deivasigamani
Rutgers Student
Finding Resilience
2021 Speakers
Anik Khan
Artist & Entrepreneur
Finding Your Mustard Oil
Bastian Purrer
Non-profit Founder & Privacy Advocate
Fighting Fake News at its Source
Brent Leggs
Executive Director of AACHAF
Building a True National Identity by Saving Black Spaces
Chhavi Verg
Model, Actress, & Host
The Power of Stories on your Destiny
Chris Gavaler
Professor at Washington and Lee University
Should Superheroes Stay on their Pedestals?
Jake Rattigan
Rutgers Student
The Restorative Power of Reframing Resilience
Linda Sun
Rutgers Student
Billy from Boston - A Quarantined Love Search
2020 Speakers
Andrew Tjang
CTO & CEO of CognitionIP
The AI Darkroom
Carl Heer
Rutgers Student
Talk to Strangers It Will Change Your Life
Christopher Young
Professor of Business Ethics
Fear at Your Own Risk
Jon Park (aka Dumbfoundead)
Rapper, Actor & Writer
What Battle Rap Taught Me
Nadia Masri
CEO & Founder of Perksy
Emotional Capital: The New Currency
Sarah Pomeranz
Rutgers Student
How Not to Ruin the World with Your Good Intentions
Steve Irby
Photographer & Co-Founder of Street Dreams Magazine
Don't Live to Pay Your Rent
Vibhuti Arya Amirfar
Social Justice, Equity, Theatre, Education
Dark Room Methodology: Bringing Light to Structural Racism
2019 Speakers
Brooke Getter
Rutgers Student
Unboxing, Unlabeling, and Just Living
Alex Louie
Rutgers Student
What Cancer Taught Me About Happiness
Ronald Quincy
Professor of Practice
Go Tell It on the Mountain: Imaging a Republic of Social Justice
Yana Bromberg
Professor of Bioinformatics
The Big YOU: Defining “you” on the Microbial Level
Mason Ameri
Professor of Management Studies
Fear of the Unknown: The Risky Side of First Impressions
Palak Patel
Chef, Advocate, TV personality, Immigrant
The Power of Community Cooking and Eating Together
Nandini Ramani
Chief Operating Officer - Outcome Health
Find Your Core Principles, and Hold on Tight
2017 Speakers
Scott Amyx
Managing Partner at Amyx Ventures
Strive: How Doing the Things Most Uncomfortable Leads to Success
Gia Farooqi
CEO of Roshni Rides + Rutgers Student
Lightening the Load: The Power of Human Connection
Elisabeth Camp
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Footnotes, Asides, and Talking Under the Table
Jonathan Fader
NY Giants Sports Psychologist
Win the Game of Life with Sport Psychology
Luis Fernandez
Rutgers Student
Unpacking Empathy: A Blueprint for Changing the World
Biju Parekkadan
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering + Biotech Inventor
Translating the language of cells into regenerative medicine
Daniel Huang
Documentary Photographer
Life Inside a Refugee Camp
Theresa Menders
Documentary Photographer
Life Inside a Refugee Camp
2016 Speakers
Liz Wessel
CEO of WayUp
7 Things to do before you graduate college
Anand Patel
Founder of Hidden Grounds Coffee
Power of Untapped Potential
Aaron Kheifets
Writer at The Onion
Finding Your Raptor
Tom Gill
Rutgers 2016 Graduate in Mathematics
Redefining Recovery
Nouran Shehata
Rutgers 2016 Graduate in Finance
A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words: Storytelling Reimagined
Dr. Colleen Georges
Professor of Educational Psychology
Rescripting the Stories We Tell Ourselves