2012: Be Fearless
When we stop worrying about what might go wrong, we discover what is truly possible. We celebrate the stories of the people who weren’t afraid to fail, who overcame the odds, and persisted when the outlook was bleak. Two full days, filled with stories, songs, and lessons learned — and the inspiration of those who have demonstrated what is possible when we set aside our fears, act boldly and urgently, and learn from our mistakes.
Colin Powell: Our Youth Must Be Ready to Lead
Jose Antonio Vargas: Actions are illegal, never people
Charity Tillemann-Dick: Discourses from the Undead
Adrian Bejan: How a single principle of physics governs nature and society
Jack Andraka: Inventing a Low-Cost Test for Cancer at Age 15
Theo Colborn: Letter to the president about chemicals disrupting our bodies
Alec Ross: What I Learned in 1,298 Days Working Under Hillary Clinton
Antrim Caskey: The Human and Environmental Costs of our Hunger for Coal
Barbara Van Dahlen: On Being Fearless
Erica Saben: Balancing on a Thin Wire
LTG Mark Hertling: Obesity is a National Security Issue
Amy Webb: How I gamed online data to meet my match
Cameron Russell: Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model.
Billy Shore: Hungry children in our own backyard
David Rubenstein: Give Something Back
Frances Hesselbein: Fearless Leadership
Gautam Gulati: We Need to Cultivate Health Artists
Jaison Morgan: Creating Innovation with Prizes
Jason Seiken: Making PBS Cool Once Again
Jordan Evans: How We Landed a Car on Mars
Marci Harris: People and Technology Can Beat the Lobbyists
Darell Hammond: Let Our Kids Play
Jules Polonetsky: Finding a Balance Between Privacy and Progress
Mario Livio: The Case for Curiosity
Sage Salvo: Understanding Literature through Hip Hop
Alessandro Acquisti: Privacy is an Illusion
Jonathan Haidt: The asteroids club – common threats can lead to compromise
Paula Kahumbu: Development Doesn’t Need to Destroy Wildlife
Freeman Hrabowski: We Must Change the Culture of Science and Teaching
Joseph Kvedar: Delivering Healthcare on an iPhone
Maria Bello: hy We Must Empower Women Around the World
Brian Conley: Citizen Journalism is Reshaping the World
Silvia Barcellos: The Marshmallow Test and Why We Want Instant Gratification
Katie Monroe + Exoneree: Spending Decades Wrongfully Imprisoned
Jim Shelton: Where’s the R&D for better schools?
Loretta Claiborne: Let’s Talk About Intellectual Disabilities
Geoff Tracy: The mindset of a future entrepreneur
Jessica Ladd: Creating an STD-free generation
Kakenya Ntaiya: My journey to start a school for girls in Kenya
Anna Lee: Looking to Montessori to Guide Education Reform
