NEW YORK TIMES FOOD CONTRIBUTOR

James Beard Award-winning and bestselling cookbooks The Food Lab and The Wok, and the best-selling children’s book Every Night is Pizza Night author. Kenji is on a mission to make cooking fun, fearless, and unforgettable.

GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY VISIONARY

Gaya challenges the status quo with a bold vision for sustainable economies. Her research and advocacy focus on a Wellbeing Economy centered on human and ecological thriving. She has inspired audiences worldwide, from U.N. to TED with her call to reimange growth.

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, REAL ESTATE ENTREPRENEUR

Dana grew up in her family-run real estate investment firm in Seattle, Frank Enterprises. She is a 3rd-generation real estate entrepreneur and wealth strategist who has led a family business that’s stood the test of time despite the odds saying only 12% make it that far.

FOUNDER, U.S. CHAMBER OF CONNECTION

Aaron (left) is a visionary social entrepreneur and CEO whose work advances social impact, purpose-driven leadership, and human connection. He has founded several influential organizations dedicated to building more connected, purposeful, and resilient communities.

FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER, UPLIFTING CAPITAL

Toussaint is dedicated to helping people invest and engage in a manner that leaves them feeling uplifted and that results in meaningful progress. Before financial services, Toussaint spent over a decade as a practicing attorney.

CEO, PODCASTER, FORMER COO GATES FOUNDATION

In her three decades of work as a C-suite executive, board director, and senior advisor, Leigh has played pivotal roles building, leading and scaling some of the world's highest performing, mission-driven organizations toward sustained impact.

MANAGING DIRECTOR, ALASKA AIRLINES SUSTAINABILITY

Ryan has more than 13 years of experience in sustainability, including executive roles in ESG strategy and decarbonization at several Fortune 500 companies, which has earned him multiple Energy Manager of the Year awards.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN & ENGINEERING.

Kate investigates how online spaces—from crisis communication to toxic rumor mills—shape values, politics, and collective behavior. She challenges audiences to confront the realities of misinformation and imagine more resilient democratic futures.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HEAD OF APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR AI (AI2)

Chris heads the Applied Science & Technology organization at The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence.  He's obsessed with building teams who ship long lived, high adoption, low drama products which make a difference.

HUGGER, U.S. CHAMBER OF CONNECTION

Named after Ikigai Lab founder, Sam Ushio, this bear is warm, sees the greatness in others, and helps make people feel they belong. He’s not much of a talker but boy does he give great bear hugs.