TEDxFactoria

Speakers

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• Dhruv Joshi

  Mr. Dhruv Joshi stands at the frontier of artificial intelligence and human collaboration. As a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft, Dhruv Joshi co-authored The New Future of Work 2024 report and holds over a dozen U.S. patents in privacy-preserving data innovation. His work asks us to rethink our relationship with the machines that are learning from — and with — us. He’s an engineer, inventor, and futurist all in one.

• Erin Wing

  Ms. Erin Wing has seen the hidden cost of our meals — up close. As a former undercover investigator in factory farms across the U.S. and now the Director of Investigations at a major animal protection organization in Washington, D.C., Erin Wing has documented stories that few people ever see — stories that force us to confront how what’s on our plates affects the planet we share. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Associated Press. In her talk, she’ll challenge us to look at the inconvenient truths of our food system — and imagine a more compassionate one.

• Greg Scott

  Mr. Greg Scott is a cybersecurity expert who’s spent decades helping people understand and defend against the dark side of the internet. He’s spoken at colleges, Rotary clubs, and cybersecurity chapters across the country, and he’s the author of the cyber-thriller Virus Bomb. In this presentation — which he calls “the creepiest he’s ever done” — Greg asks us to see the online world through the eyes of a predator… so we can learn to fight back.

• Michelle Mazur

  Dr. Michelle Mazur has spent her career at the intersection of academia, business, and public conversation. She’s taught university students how to think critically, led global market research for companies like Microsoft and Kraft, and for the past 14 years, she’s helped scientists, therapists, and consultants communicate ideas people actually trust. In an age of misinformation and fractured trust, her question couldn’t be more urgent: “Why We Listen to Influencers Over Experts — and What to Do About It”.

• Vickie Gould

  Ms. Vicki Gould believes that the future of healing might not come in pills or surgery — but in frequency and vibration. Vickie Gould is the founder and CEO of Life Changing Energy, an Inc. 5000-ranked global education company that has taught over 34,000 students worldwide. She’s a best-selling author, Reiki Master, and Sound & Energy Healer whose work has been recognized globally — not just for its results, but for its resonance. After overcoming chronic Lyme disease, she dedicated her life to helping others rediscover the healing power of sound.

• Yanfang Su

  Dr. Yanfang Su is an Assistant Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington and Co-founding Director of the Learning for Action in Policy Implementation and Health Systems (LAPIS) initiative. A Harvard-trained health economist, she’s authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers and consulted for organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank. Her mission: to save lives by improving the way we turn health policy into health reality — one grain of sodium at a time.