What if competition didn't leave people out, but helped everyone discover what they're capable of?

Nine-year NFL veteran and Able Games founder Conner McGovern explores how competition and inclusion can coexist. After creating The Able Games, a fitness competition…

How do we find hope when life brings us the unthinkable—something we cannot control, change, or fix?

We may try to muscle through grief, anxiety, trauma, or heartbreak, but difficult emotions don't disappear. They often surface as anxiety, numbness, avoidance…

What happens when drugs are disguised as candy? Dr. Priya Shah explores the growing epidemic of young children consuming THC-infused edibles and the consequences she sees firsthand in the pediatric emergency department. She reveals why these poisonings are…

Ron Ness will provide an overview of North Dakota’s energy potential and technological future, particularly focusing on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and natural gas infrastructure. There is immense opportunity in the Bakken region, estimating 3 to 7 billion…

My life as a storm chaser, and a father of two, and what it means to persevere. To Walk Amongst The Giants.

Storm Chaser, Filmmaker, and Flight RN Ryan Mauk turns the most violent skies on Earth into gripping, cinematic stories. Known for racing straight…

What if the circumstances that hurt us could become the source of our greatest strength?
Four-time ISKA Self-Defense World Champion James Sang Lee shares how a traumatic childhood experience unexpectedly shaped a life of purpose. What began as a need to…

In early morning bicycle rides through London, filmmaker Johno Verity discovers that learning your city's hidden history transforms how you see it, and how you see yourself. Johno Verity is a London-based content creator, filmmaker, and urban historian known…

Is conversation a lost art, or is it just evolving? Journalist Josh...

What if the way we judge food shapes the way we judge people? Jadyn McLean explores the cultural, historical, and social forces behind ethnic food in America, uncovering how our perceptions of what we eat influence identity, bias, and belonging. This talk…

We all have a "thing" — the way we act when we're not at our best that we somehow can't see in ourselves. Leadership expert Chris Wheatley learned about his when his best friend at work called him on it. He shares how hearing that hard truth shattered a lifelong…

In an era obsessed with boundaries, self-protection, and personal peace, are we unintentionally distancing ourselves from the very communities we need? Joy DeBolt explores how comfort culture can limit compassion, connection, and growth, challenging us to…

Over two decades of interviewing countless creative people, Debbie ...

How does bullying take root? Social psychologist Amy Cuddy got an inside view of this question after she became the target of a coordinated campaign to discredit her. Drawing on her own experience and years of research, she gives a clear-eyed analysis of…

AI can already produce a flawless deck in five minutes. Qi Zhai-McCartney calls that amazing and suffocating in the same breath, and argues we cannot out-execute the machine on output, which means the question everyone is asking is the wrong one.

Qi is the…

A devastating super typhoon that destroyed city infrastructure unexpectedly revealed humanity's deep desire for connection and play during desperate times. Amidst widespread power outages, Becca Liu transformed a ruined playground into a kinetic power station…

Music has become this fundamental aspect of our lives. We as society cannot function without it. This talk will revolve around how the 1960s has transformed the way society uses and views music. How it has turned from this simple entertainment, into a global…

When encountering grand concepts like "carbon neutrality" and "ESG" in the workplace, they often feel disconnected from our daily lives. Qian Yingchu breaks down the new rules of this era from a highly practical perspective. From the water-saving secrets…

Storm chasing is never just a wild adventure for a few enthusiasts.As our climate changes, it connects to the safety and survival of every ordinary person. Nature has no permanent safe haven. As Lu Cheng Wang says, we shouldn’t just stand in awe of storms—we…

The ecological crisis we face is, at its core, a crisis of perception. Through artificial intelligence, emotion technology, and interdisciplinary artistic practice, Alex Long Yuan transforms the subtle respiration of plants, the passage of time inscribed…