ALL IDEAS PRESENTED ARE THE OPINION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE THOUGHTS OF OUR ORGANIZATION OR PARTNERS
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Emily Broman | Art to Life
Leveraging artistic creativity to establish a sense of self for Alzheimer's patience
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Tiara Dees | Turning Virtual into Reality
Creating inclusive video game communities that break barriers and improve society

Emily Broman

Art to Life
"Can you imagine...not having any restraint of your past and not having any  worry of your future? In art therapy, we've been able to harness this inter-generational paradigm where the only thing that matters is what color to choose."

Tiara Dees

Turning the Virtual into Reality
"We know that a wide variety of people play video games, but being female myself, I knew that there were some issues. 
I would even feel hesitate to join a gaming club..."

Tim Keele

Hopes. Fears. Science.
"I want to talk to you specifically about a variety of technologies we have today, right now, that are going to save the world."

Sam Gerrard

Recycle Bama
"It is the biggest of all mistakes to do nothing because one can only do little. To that I say:

Do what you can"

Lizzie Ernstberger

Making an Impact through Community Garden
"Be inspired by your own potential and your own ability. Remember: a small effort has the potential to make a big impact."

Josh Sigler

Ending Slavery
"If you want to be a part of a revolution, if you want to be a part of something that matters, if you want to fight for something bigger than yourself: this is it.  Slavery is the great injustice of our time."

Matthew Hussong

The Future
"Basically ,this is the idea that you can...improve your life beyond what it means to be human with the proper application of technology.
Now that seems a little scary. And it is."

Gabrielle Smith

Stereotype Threat
"Speaking with my mentors, I wondered why was I so hesitant? What was this weight? And I got an answer..."

Ryan Davis

Love Affair with Failure
"Failure is not final. Life is not linear. And if anything, failure is the beginning. You should probably fear your success more than your failure."

Lissa Handley Tyson

Who Was Jesus?
"Our generation is thinking twice. Our generation is not just accepting Christianity..."

Joshua White

The Significance of Being Insignificant
"We live in a world that says if you can't do it big, don't do it at all. What I'm here to tell you is: that's a lie."

Mallory Flowers

Negotiate Everything
"...we, as leaders, are constantly forced to negotiate between acting on the ideas that we're passionate about and stepping back to empower other people..."

Thaddeus Fitzpatrick

Confidence in Acting
"[As an actor,] all I have to be is human as my job. That's easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy, right? WRONG!"

Jessica White

The Pain Experience
"Thus far in medicine, we've found no biological markers...that allow us to know exactly how much pain a person is in."

JEREME WILROY

Progressively Adapting
"It was a miracle that I lived that day. It was a miracle that my dad pulled me out. It was a miracle that I made it to the hospital..."

David Bailey

Why do Empires Fail?

"If empires have fallen in the past, we have to understand the root causes that create the collapse. If we don't...then we'll be totally blindsided when it occurs"