Brandon Ganske is Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of LifeRx.md ( https://liferx.md/ ), a U.S.-based telehealth and wellness company providing clinically supervised programs for metabolic, hormonal, cellular, and performance health. T...

Mohammed “Mo” Abouelsoud is a neuroscientist-entrepreneur whose career sits at the intersection of brain science, noninvasive neuromodulation, and precision healthcare. He is the CEO of U: The Mind Company ( https://uthemind.company ), where he...

Dr. Christopher Buck, Ph.D. ( https://cbuck.substack.com/ ) is Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, And Head, Tumor Virus Molecular Biology Section, Center for Cancer Research, at the U.S. National Cancer Institute ( https://cc...

Dr. Frederic Bertley, Ph.D. ( https://www.fredericbertley.com/ ) is President & CEO: Center of Science and Industry ( COSI - https://cosi.org/ ), as well as interim CEO or the National Veterans Memorial and Museum ( NVMM - https://nationalv...

Dr. Aaron Hartman, MD is a board-certified physician, clinical researcher, and founder of Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine ( https://richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/ ). Trained in conventional family medicine, Dr. Hart...

Dr. Chris Oswald, DC, CNS, is Head of Medical Affairs for Pure Encapsulations ( https://www.pureencapsulations.com/ ), part of Nestlé Health Science family. He is a chiropractor, certified nutrition specialist and certified functional medicine ...

Dr. Sheryl Genco, Ph.D. ( https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/contributors/q-t/dr-sheryl-genco ) is Chief Technology Officer of the Advanced Technology Group at Ericsson, one of the world’s largest and oldest telecommunications infrastructure comp...

Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Ph.D. is one of the world’s leading stewards of ancient heritage and the Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities ( https://egymonuments.gov.eg/en ), where he leads the organization responsible for ...

Lieutenant Colonel Erin Maurer is the CBRN Defense Lead, J3 Force Protection Directorate, at NATO Joint Force Command Brunssum, The Netherlands ( https://jfcbs.nato.int/ ), a position she has held since July 2024.LTC Maurer enlisted in ...

Dr. Ellen de Brabander, Ph.D. is Executive Vice President, Research, Development and Regulatory Affairs at Elanco Animal Health ( https://www.elanco.com/us/leadership/executive-committee/ellen-de-brabander ), one of the world’s largest animal p...

Dr. Natalie Yivgi-Ohana, Ph.D. is Co-Founder and CEO of Minovia Therapeutics ( https://minoviatx.com/ ), a biotech company dedicated to rapidly advance life-changing therapies that address the unmet need of serious and complex mitochondrial dis...

Dr. Tom Frieden, MD, MPH ( https://drtomfrieden.net/ ) is the Founder and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives ( https://resolvetosavelives.org/ ), a global health organization that accelerates action against the world’s deadliest health threats. The o...

Dr. James Mackay, Ph.D. is President, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Crystalys Therapeutics Inc. ( https://crystalystx.com/ ), a development stage pharmaceutical company addressing the significant unmet medical needs of people living...

Joel Latham is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director of Incannex Healthcare Inc. ( https://incannex.com/ ) a science-led combination medicines company leading the way in developing cannabinoid-based medicines and psychedelic-base...

Peter Basica ( https://peterbasica.com/ ) is the Founder and Chairman of 360 Smarter Care ( https://360smartercare.com/ ), an independent, AI-driven healthcare company redefining how self-funded employers manage healthcare costs and population ...

Dr. Steven Quay, MD, Ph.D. ( https://drquay.com/ ) is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Atossa Therapeutics ( https://atossatherapeutics.com/ ), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for the prevention and...

Lewis Bender is CEO and Founder of Intensity Therapeutics ( https://intensitytherapeutics.com/ ), a clinical-stage biotechnology company whose mission is to help patients live longer, higher quality lives by discovering, developing, and commerc...

Dr. Jonathan Jenkins, Psy.D., CMPC, is a clinical psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant known for his work with elite athletes, including members of the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox. Dr. Jenkins also s...

Marcel Ishimwe is a pharmacist and public health advocate based in Kigali, Rwanda who is also the Founder and CEO of AMR Initiative Rwanda ( https://amrinitiativerwanda.org/ ), an organization dedicated to tackling antimicrobial resistance thro...

Dr. Tara Williams, Ph.D. is the owner and founder of Innovative Collegiate Consultants, Inc. ( https://innovativecollegiateconsultants.com/ ), a consultancy that provides educational assistance and guides neurodivergent students to build academ...

Dr. Casey Perley, Ph.D. is Executive Director of the Army Applications Laboratory ( https://aal.mil/ ) where she leads the mission to reshape how the U.S. Army works with industry to provide the best tech in the world to the best Army in the wo...

Dr. Marie-Angélique Sene, Ph.D. is Head of Advanced Vaccine Bioprocessing at the Institut Pasteur de Dakar ( https://institutpasteurdakar.sn/ ), one of the most strategically important vaccine manufacturing and research centers in the world—pa...

Dr. James Giordano, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Disruptive Technologies and Future Warfare in the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University ( https://inss.ndu.edu/Centers/Center-for-Disruptive-Techn...

Sami Tellatin is Head of Water & Climate Solutions at Kilimo ( https://kilimo.com/en/ ), an organization that  connects companies with farmers in the same watershed to implement water-positive practices, generate measurable water savin...

January 2026 marks National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the United States ( https://www.state.gov/national-human-trafficking-prevention-month/ ) and the 100th anniversary of the 1926 Slavery Convention that intended to abo...