TEDxValleyHighSchool

Speakers

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• Alex Bybee

  Nevada State Director at Teach Plus

  Alex Bybee leads Teach Plus' policy work in Nevada with a mission of empowering excellent, experienced teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students’ success. Alex joined Teach Plus in 2018 from The Public Education Foundation in Clark County, where he served as Senior Director of Development and Community Relations and worked closely with the CEO to lead the Foundation's annual fundraising events, major donor portfolio and strategic community partnerships.

• Florence Roger

  President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Public Radio

  Florence “Flo” Rogers is committed to realizing the mission of Nevada Public Radio in partnership with the staff and board of directors. She has worked in non-commercial media for 25 years, from KPBS San Diego to KRPS in Kansas. Joining Nevada Public Radio in 2001 as director of programming, she succeeded founder Lamar Marchese as general manager in 2007. Florence is in her second term as an NPR Member Director through 2017, and is past chair of the Leadership Council of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce. A 1989 graduate of San Diego State University, Florence earned a master’s degree in radio, TV and film. Unintended consequences included becoming a published author on pop star Madonna and an alternative rock radio DJ. Her national network production and reporting credits include NPR’s “Morning Edition,” “All Things Considered” and “Studio 360.” She co-created the flagship public affairs program “KNPR’s State of Nevada”.

• Uri Clinton

  Senior Vice President of Global Development at MGM and President and Chief Operating Officer of New York's Empire City Casino

  Uri Clinton, Esq., MBA Senior Executive with over 16 Years of Experience Hospitality | Entertainment | Hotels | Casino & Gaming. MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas, NV | NYSE: MGM | 2014 to Present. Senior Vice President, Global Development. Business lead for NY & CT projects, actively supporting projects in Japan. MGM Promotion History • Senior Vice President, Global Development (2018 to Current) • Senior Vice President, Legal Counsel (2016 to 2018) – Supervised 6 attorneys • Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2014 to 2016) Baha Mar, Ltd., Nassau, The Bahamas | 2011 to 2014. Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, & Chief Compliance Officer. Recruited as first general counsel. Provided counsel on a $2.4b credit facility (Export-Import Bank of China) & a $1.9b construction agreement. Supervised 10 attorneys.