Speakers

1. 
   Alrutz, Margaret

   Director, Strategic Marketing and Experience Design, Nurture by Steelcase

   Specializing in strategic design and systems thinking, Margaret Alrutz creates future-oriented insights and innovation strategies at Nurture by Steelcase. She's an integral member of the original research team whose insights led to the founding of Nurture.

2. 
   Canales, Rodrigo, Ph.D.

   Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior, Yale School of Management

   The work of Rodrigo Canales, Ph.D., is focused on understanding how people purposefully enact organizational and institutional change — in particular, how they use their backgrounds, professional status and organizational positions to change institutions.

3. 
   Fisher, Thomas

   Professor and Dean, College of Design, University of Minnesota

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   "As the exorbitant cost of our health care system shows, we can no longer afford bad design. In fact, the real luxury in this country has been our tolerance of so much bad design — sloppy procedures, careless processes and wasteful products — that costs us way more than we can possibly sustain."

   Thomas Fisher, whose background is in architecture and intellectual history, lectures and writes extensively on design.

4. 
   Koch, Leslie

   President, The Trust for Governors Island

   Leslie Koch oversees the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operation of Governors Island in New York Harbor. Under her leadership, the island has been transformed into a vibrant public space and become New York City's newest destination for the arts and culture.

5. 
   Laws, Margaret

   Director, Innovations for the Underserved Program and Health Innovation Fund, California HealthCare Foundation

   At the California HealthCare Foundation, Margaret Laws directs the Innovations for the Underserved program, which aims to reduce barriers to efficient, affordable care for the underserved. She also created and directs its Health Innovation Fund, a three-year, $10 million program-related investment fund.

6. 
   Neeley, J. Paul

   Designer and Researcher

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   "Anytime we consider anything less than everything, we are missing something."

   J. Paul Neeley is a multidisciplinary designer and researcher based in London. His work explores the implications of emerging technologies through the design of speculative futures.

7. 
   Zeiger, Roni, M.D.

   CEO, Smart Patients

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   "The secret weapon for accelerating medical research is collaborating with expert patients."

   Roni Zeiger, M.D., the former chief health strategist at Google, is co-founder and CEO of Smart Patients, which aims to leverage the knowledge of patients to accelerate the era of precision medicine. He continues to see patients part time.