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Monday, August 11
8:30 - 9:45 AM
NYT Best-Selling Author of Quiet and Bittersweet | Influencer | Popular TED Presenter
Susan Caine is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, and BITTERSWEET: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, which was also an Oprah Book Club selection. She has spent the last twenty years exploring a particular realm of human nature: the quiet, the sensitive, the thoughtful, the bittersweet. It has always seemed clear to her - and to her millions of readers - that this way of being can lead to a richer, deeper form of happiness. Susan’s books have been translated into 40+ languages, and her record-smashing TED talks have been viewed over 50 million times on TED and YouTube combined. Susan is the host of the bestselling Audible series, A QUIET LIFE IN SEVEN STEPS, and the QUIET LIFE online community.
LinkedIn named Susan the Top 6th Influencer in the World, just behind Richard Branson and Melinda French Gates. Susan has also been named one of Watkins’ Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World. She partners with Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant and Dan Pink to curate the Next Big Idea Book Club. They donate all their proceeds to children’s literacy programs.
Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
Cain has also spoken at Google, PIXAR, the U.S. Treasury, P&G, Harvard, and West Point. She received Harvard Law School’s Celebration Award for Thought Leadership, the Toastmasters International Golden Gavel Award for Communication and Leadership and was named one of the world’s top 50 Leadership and Management Experts by Inc. Magazine. She is an honors graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School.
Tuesday, August 12
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
2020 Presidential Candidate | Entrepreneur | Author
Andrew Yang is an entrepreneur, author, and co-founder of the Forward Party, an independent political movement dedicated to breaking through partisan gridlock and restoring the promise of American democracy. As a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, Yang's campaign outlasted over a dozen mainstream political officeholders and attracted support from hundreds of thousands of everyday Americans, dubbed the "Yang Gang.”
His bestselling books The War on Normal People and Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy helped introduce universal basic income and ranked-choice voting into the mainstream, while his novel The Last Election explored the future of American politics in gripping detail. Named a Presidential Ambassador of Global Entrepreneurship by President Obama, Yang is also the founder of Humanity Forward and Venture for America.
Sunday, August 10
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Broadcaster | Producer | Author | Leading Disability Rights Advocate
Sophie Morgan is a broadcaster, producer, author, travel writer, artist, and leading disability rights advocate. At 18, she was paralyzed in a car crash, and she is a T5 complete paraplegic and full-time wheelchair user. Her media career began after appearing on BBC’s Beyond Boundaries in 2004, and she’s since become one of the world’s first visibly disabled female television hosts. Sophie has fronted coverage for major networks, including NBC, BBC, Channel 4, and ITV, covering global events like the Paralympic Games. She recently made history as the first disabled person to host a sporting event on a major US network and is the first woman to present the Paralympics in the UK and the US. In 2023, her Channel 4 documentary Fight to Fly on air travel accessibility sparked global debate.
Sophie’s influence has been recognized by Forbes, Vogue, the UN, and the BBC’s 100 Women list.
Her bestselling memoir Driving Forwards received widespread acclaim for its raw, empowering storytelling. As co-founder of Making Space and Making Space Media—a disabled-led production company launched with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine—Sophie is dedicated to representation and inclusion in media. She’s advised governments and major corporations and is a highly sought-after consultant and public speaker. She is also a travel writer and columnist for Condé Nast Traveller, Wanderlust, Adventure.com and others. Sophie recently moved to California to pursue a more accessible life and is a proud ambassador for Visit California.
Monday, August 11
3:30 - 4:30 PM
CEO, Brain Aware Training | Former CLO, Lynda.com | Author
Dr. Britt Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader who uses her background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and education to create science-based solutions for today’s workplace challenges. Britt is the CEO of Brain Aware Training and former CLO for Lynda.com (now LinkedIn Learning). She has over 10 million views worldwide of her online courses and is the author of several best-selling books on the brain science of success including Wired to Grow, Wired to Resist, Wired to Connect, and Wired to Become. She recently won the 2024 Thought Leader of the Year by the Association for Talent Development. She is frequently named a “Top 10 Influencer” and regularly consults with organizations on leadership development and learning strategy.
Tuesday, August 12
10:15 - 11:15 AM
NYT Best-Selling Author | CEO and Vice Chair of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®
President, Steel Manufacturers Association
Phil Bell interviews Gary Shapiro as they dive into his book Pivot or Die: How Leaders Thrive When Everything Changes. In his book, Shapiro covers how leaders can change mindsets through 4 types frameworks: (1) The startup; (2) The forced; (3) The failure; (4) The success.
In his 30-years plus heading CTA, Gary Shapiro expanded the association’s influence and impact alongside the growth of the technology industry. Drawing big global brands and innovative new startups alike, CES is one of the world’s most transparent innovation shows, adhering to rigorous auditing standards and making attendance data publicly available. He also transformed CES, expanding its reach globally to attract top-line exhibitors and attendees from almost every country whose products and services improve humanity. At CTA's request, the United Nations added access to technology as a fundamental "human security" with the securities technology enhances like access to food, clean air and water, and health care.
Shapiro’s legal experience and a passion for advancing policies that empower entrepreneurs and unlock technology innovation has earned him annual recognition in The Hill; Washingtonian’s Tech Titans; and Washington Life’s most influential people. He has received several recognitions for his focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.
Shapiro focuses policymakers and executives on why innovation is vital. He has also testified before Congress over 20 times, advancing the US technology industry’s perspective on cutting-edge issues including intellectual property, artificial intelligence and self-driving vehicles.
Shapiro is active in policy, thought leadership, government, and community development alongside his position at CTA. He sits on numerous boards and advisory councils, including the Northern Virginia Technology Council, CEO Update Roundtable, Council of Manufacturing Associations board, and Focused Ultrasound Foundation board.
Philip K. Bell is president of the Washington, DC-based Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) , the largest steel industry association in North America. Before joining SMA as president in 2013, Phil served as director of external communications and public affairs for Gerdau North America, based in Tampa, Florida. He has held executive-level positions with the SGL Carbon Group and Qualitech Steel Corp.
Bell serves on the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Advisory Committee on Steel (ITAC 11), advising the Secretary of Commerce and United States Trade Representative on trade policy, trade agreements, and other trade related matters that benefit U.S. businesses, workers, and the economy.
He is a member of the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM) Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) and the Association of Iron & Steel Technology.
