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Philadelphia magazine’s ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare was a success! Check back here for more information for ThinkFest 2017.

John Middleton

Co-owner,
Philadelphia Phillies

Eric Goldstein

Executive Director,
King of Prussia District

Apu Gupta

Founder and CEO, Curalate

Stephen Tang

President & Chief Executive Officer, University City Science Center

Madeline Bell

President & CEO, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Asa Khalif

Activist/Organizer,
Black Lives Matter

Kathryn Ott Lovell

Commissioner,
Parks & Recreation

Allan Domb

City Councilman At-Large; broker and owner, Allan Domb Real Estate

Steven Cook

Co-owner, Federal Donuts, Zahav, Abe Fisher and Dizengoff
CookNSolo Restaurants

Hallie Jackson

Correspondent,
NBC News

Nicole Marquis

Owner, HipCityVeg

Dakota Crow

Director of IT & Entrepreneur In Residence – Optum IRD, UnitedHealth Group

Justin Rosenberg

Founder and CEO, honeygrow

Jim Dever

Philadelphia Market President, Bank of America

Lucinda Duncalfe

Sasha Issenberg

Author and journalist

Bob Moul

CEO, Cloudamize; Tech entrepreneur

Tamala Edwards

News anchor, 6 ABC

Victor J. Navarro, MD

Medical Chair, Department of Transplantation, Einstein Healthcare Network

Otis Bullock, Jr.

Executive Director, Diversified Community Services

Jeff Yass

Founding Partner and Managing Director, Susquehanna International Group

Dipanjan Chatterjee

Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Optum, UnitedHealth Group

Farah Jimenez

President and CEO, Philadelphia Education Fund

Thomas Wlodkowski

VP of Accessibility, Comcast

Danya Henninger

Culture Editor,
Billy Penn

9:00 a.m.

King of Prussia and the Revenge of the Suburbs
Eric Goldstein
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

9:25 a.m.

The First Philly Unicorn? Notes on the Philly Tech Scene
Apu Gupta & Bob Moul
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

9:50 a.m.

Unintended Consequences: What You Don’t Know About Dietary and Herbal Supplements*
Victor J. Navarro, MD

9:55 a.m.

Black Lives Matter: Inside a Movement
Asa Khalif & Tamala Edwards
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

10:25 a.m.

Break

10:35 a.m.

Innovation in Business, Sports and Philanthropy: A Conversation with John Middleton
John Middleton
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

11:05 a.m.

Pop-Up Performance
Greg Corbin, spoken word artist

11:10 a.m.

Idea Acceleration: Transforming Ideas Into Real Business Concepts*
Dakota Crow

11:20 a.m.

Start-Up Spotlight
HomeGrown Farms, Winner of “The Pitch”

11:25 a.m.

Why Philadelphia Needs School Choice
Jeff Yass
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

11:40 a.m.

The Quick-Serve Revolution
Nicole Marquis, Steve Cook, Justin Rosenberg & Danya Henninger
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

12:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Institutional Power: Why Philly Needs World-Class Brands
Madeline Bell & Lucinda Duncalfe
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

1:25 p.m.

Generational Poverty: Solving Philly’s Most Enduring Problem
Otis Bullock Jr. & Farah Jimenez
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

1:50 p.m.

Inspiring Innovation in Accessibility*
Thomas Wlodkowski

1:55 p.m.

Are Parks the Key to Philly’s Future?
Kathryn Ott Lovell
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

2:10 p.m.

Show Me the Money: Rethinking the City’s Bottom Line
Allan Domb
View session from ThinkFest presented by UnitedHealthcare

2:30 p.m.

Pop-Up Performance
Keystone State Boychoir, featuring Bobby Hill

2:35 p.m.

Break

2:55 p.m.

Harnessing the Power & Potential of Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Stephen Tang
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3:10 p.m.

Pop-Up Performance
Ursula Rucker, spoken word artist

3:15 p.m.

iPhones, Safety Nets and Integrity: Money in the Age of Mobile*
Jim Dever

3:20 p.m.

Post-Election Hangover: Border Walls, Email Servers, and How We Move On From Here
Sasha Issenberg & Hallie Jackson
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* sponsored content

About the Venue

Pennsylvania Convention Center,
Michael A. Nutter Theatre
1101 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107