Tony Wagner currently serves as an Expert In Residence at Harvard University’s new Innovation Lab and as a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute. Tony’s previous work experience includes twelve years as a high school teacher, K-8 principal, university professor in teacher education, and founding executive director of Educators for Social Responsibility. Tony is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and a widely published author. His work includes numerous articles…

    Rodney Walker, a Chicago native, is the founder of Forever Life Productions, a company that creates custom videos for special occasions and events. Along with his production company, Rodney travels both nationally and internationally, speaking at public schools, corporations, and conferences about the importance of education, entrepreneurship education, mentoring at-risk youth, and corporate philanthropy for non-profit organizations aimed to uplift and support at-risk youth. Given the obstacles placed before him as a foster child,…

  Milena Stoycheva is the CEO of Junior Achievement Bulgaria and Visiting Professor with the EIT Digital Master School in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneur and educator, she is passionate about the importance of education and the opportunity for young people to develop their talents and discover their future as entrepreneurs. Milena has served as the Chair of the Global Member Council of Junior Achievement Worldwide and Senior Adviser of Higher Education of Junior Achievement Europe.…

     Bree Langemo, J.D. has spent more than a decade as a college faculty, chair, and dean in higher education. An accountant and attorney, Bree is also the former president of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI), where she led operations, partnership development, client engagement, and product development including the Ice House Student Success Program, which has led to significant student success results in institutions around the world. Bree is the author of the foundational chapter,…

   Margie Worthington Smith is passionate about developing human capital. Her roles at the South African Institute for Entrepreneurship, Cape Town Embrace, and the Triple Trust Organization have all contributed towards empowering individuals to find their strengths to grow towards excellence. Margie has served on several boards and as the executive director of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, an organization committed to cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset in the youth of South Africa. Margie currently consults…

     David Galbenski is an entrepreneur, lawyer, author and public speaker with global reach. His entrepreneurial achievements include being recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner and a two-time recipient of the Inc. 500 award which celebrates the 500 fastest growing, private companies in the USA. David is a passionate supporter of building the next generation of entrepreneurs to innovate and create products and services that help to solve some…

Lorenzo Angeli is a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at the University of Trenton Italy. He combines insights from many disciplines in science and the humanities to develop educational methods for innovation and entrepreneurship. Through his teaching, Lorenzo guides students in developing a critical, multi-faceted understanding of the innovation phenomena our world experiences. His work is characterized by a strong education policy dimension, with a particular focus on the European setting. He aims to one…

   Over a decade of technology and startup experience has put Ilya in a central vantage point of value creation. He understands how ventures go from idea to scale and has taken part in this process firsthand. Currently, Ilya serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Black & Veatch, a global EPC firm focused on delivering critical human infrastructure. In this role, he supports the company’s Growth Accelerator and works with other parts of the business to…