Plenary Speakers
These nationally known thought leaders offer fresh perspectives on topics such as achieving peak performance, understanding the political determinants of health and facilitating healthy communication. Attend their sessions and leave enlightened, inspired and ready for new challenges!
Plenary speakers will be added to this page as they are confirmed.
Wednesday, April 22
Lori Gottlieb, MFT
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone", which has sold more than 3 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.
She writes The New York Times “Ask the Therapist” column and co-hosts the popular podcasts Dear Therapists and Since You Asked. A sought-after expert, Lori has appeared on "Oprah", "The Today Show", "The Daily Show", "Good Morning America", "CBS Mornings", CNN and NPR’s "Fresh Air". Her TED Talk was viewed over 7 million times and was among the year’s Top 10 Most Watched.
She is also the creator of "The Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Workbook" and "The Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Journal".
Learn more at LoriGottlieb.com and on her socials.
Wednesday, April 22
David Eagleman, PhD
David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University, bestselling author and host of the acclaimed science podcast Inner Cosmos. He is also the writer and presenter of PBS’s Emmy-nominated "The Brain with David Eagleman" and Netflix’s "The Creative Brain."
He is the author of several internationally bestselling books, including "Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain", "Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain", "The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World" and "SUM", which has been published in 33 languages. His work explores how the brain continually rewires itself, drives creativity and shapes human experience.
David is co-founder of the venture-backed companies Neosensory and BrainCheck, Director of the Center for Science and Law and serves as a research fellow at Stanford University’s Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
A TED speaker and Guggenheim Fellow, he has been recognized as Science Educator of the Year by the Society for Neuroscience and has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time and The New Yorker.
Learn more at Eagleman.com