2014 Schedule

 

Last year’s line-up included:

MAIN STAGE

TIMETOPICSPEAKER
9 AMExperiential Learning: Supporting the Next Generation of EntrepreneursNick Bayer, CEO of Saxbys Coffee
9:20 AMBuilding a Franchise: The Intersection of a Sports Team and a CityChristina Weiss Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles

Interviewer: Diana Lind, Editor, Next City
9:50 AMEds and Meds: How the Healthcare Revolution Will Change PhiladelphiaDr. Stephen K Klasko, President and CEO of Thomas Jefferson University and the TJUH System; Dr. Stephen Altschuler, CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Interviewer: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Head of the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania
10:35 AMFinding Opportunities in a Creative EconomyDr. Keith Leaphart, Brand Manager of Replica Creative, Chairman of the Lenfest
Foundation
10:55 AMInnovation, Technology and Development: The Next Decade for PennDr. Amy Gutmann, President of UPenn

Interviewer: Jim Gardner, Anchor, ABC6
11:30 AM Philly Schools: What I've Learned and Where I'm GoingDr. William Hite, Superintendent of Philadelphia School District

Interviewer: Patrick Kerkstra, Deputy Editor of Philadelphia magazine
12 PM - 1 PMLUNCH BREAK
1 PMThe Making of a World Class CityAjay Raju, Co-Chairman and CEO of Dilworth Paxson

Interviewer: Tom McGrath, Editor-in-Chief, Philadelphia magazine
1:30 PMPot Is Coming: Realities, Positives and PitfallsDaylin Leach, State Senator

Interviewer: Daniel Denvir, Senior Staff Writer, Philadelphia
City Paper
2 PMBuilding for Innovation: Inside Comcast's New Vertical CampusKaren Dougherty Buchholz, Senior Vice President, Administration of Comcast Corporation
2:10 PMThe Power of the Positive MessageEmma Fried-Cassorla, Founder of Philly Love Notes
2:35 PMInnovation Neighborhood: Drexel's Vision for the FutureJohn Fry, President of Drexel University
3 PMUniting a City: Lessons from the Taney DragonsAlex Rice, Coach of the Taney Dragons

Interviewer: Chris Stigall, Host, Talk Radio 1210, WPH
3:30 PMChanging the World: Fostering Remarkable Community LeadersM. Night Shyamalan and Dr. Bhavna Shyamalan, Co-founders of the MNS Foundation

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TIMETOPICSPEAKER
9 AMHuman Impact on Life in Extreme EnvironmentsErik Cordes, Department of Biology at Temple University
9:40 AMUnderstanding Behavioral Finance: Bad Behavior is Hazardous to Your WealthProfessor Wesley Gray, Drexel’s LeBow College of Business
10:20 AMThe Power of "Frugal": How Low Cost Innovations are Changing the WorldDr. MB Sarkar, Fox School of Business at Temple University
10:55 AMWhat Ancient Greece Can Teach us About Modern TechnologyJordan Shapiro, Department of Humanities at Temple University
11:30 AMDissent: The History of an American Idea Dr. Ralph Young, Department of History at Temple University
12PM - 1 PMLunch Break
1 PMInside Ferguson: Punitive Consequences of Minority StereotypesDr. Kelly Welch, Department of Sociology and Criminology at Villanova University
1:40 PMMen are from Marlboro Country, Women are from Wisteria Lane. Gender Inequalities in Mass MediaDustin Kidd, Department of Sociology at Temple University
2:15 PM3D Printing: Enabling Innovation in Tactile TechnologyKatherine J. Kuchenbecker, School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania
3 PMInside Philadelphia’s Economy: The Intersection of Our City and Our UniversitiesStephen P. Mullin, Adjunct Faculty at the Drexel School of Economics and President of Econsult Solutions, Inc.

 

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