Speakers: 2005

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• 2007
• 2005
• 2004

• 2005 Speakers
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• Stefane Barbeau and Duane Smith


• Alan Berger


• Alexis Borisy


• Robin Chase


• Steven Dawson


• Daniel Dennett


• Barnaby Evans


• Mark Fishman


• Roland Fryer


• Neil Gershenfeld


• Marc Hauser


• Deborah Henson-Conant


• Hugh Herr


• Paula Johnson


• Melinda Lopez


• Tod Murphy


• Robert Pozen


• Lisa Randall


• Amy Smith


• Charles Vacanti


• Eric von Hippel


• Conor James Walsh


• Barry Zuckerman

Product designers who founded Vessel,an innovative design and distribution company that combines quality, unique design and simple solutions to re-invent everyday products.

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and founding director of its Project for Reclamation Excellence (P-REX); author of the award winning Reclaiming the American West.

A chemist who has helped to grow a variety of pharmaceutical and biotech companies, he is the founder and CEO of CombinatoRx, focused on developing new medicines built from synergistic combinations of approved drugs.

Founder and former CEO of Zipcar who is currently investigating ways in which wireless technology can be used in the transportation industry to reduce dependency on fossil fuel.

An expert in medical simulation technologies, his team is attempting to create a complete synthetic human that can simulate responses to injuries and medical procedures, making "the practice of medicine" safer for patients.

Philosopher, cognitive scientist and author who has helped to shape the debate on the moral issues around evolution, free will, and mind-body connections.

Well known for his celebrated sculpture, WaterFire, his vision and versatility enable him to combine myriad influences into works that defy traditional definitions of art.

Renowned clinician and scientist known for his work in genetic and molecular cardiology, particularly embryonic heart development, and is currently leading all worldwide discovery research activities of Novartis.

Economic and social theorist who brings rigorous analysis to his consideration of the African-American experience.

Director of The Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT, his development of "fabrication laboratories" brings design technology to ordinary people.

By studying monkeys and apes, as well as infants and adults, Hauser's work has unlocked some of the mysteries of language evolution, conceptual representation, social cooperation, communication, and morality.

She builds new worlds from sound and stories and is revolutionizing the way the world sees this ancient instrument with her cross-genre jazz-pop-comedy-folk-Flamenco- Celtic music.

An accomplished rock climber, despite amputations below both knees, he uses his experience to develop enhanced rehabilitation technologies and robotic mechanisms to address a wide range of needs.

Nationally recognized for her leadership in women's health, focusing on policy, research and clinical care and how that tripartite mission can offer better access and quality of care for all women.

Award-winning playwright who uses her Cuban-American heritage as a backdrop for dramas that address timeless and universal questions of humanity.

Organic farmer and businessman who is building the Farmer's Diner in Barre, VT into a national model for economically viable and environmentally sound restaurants that support local family farms.

Best known for his business leadership, public service, and proposals to fix Social Security, his wide-ranging intellectual interests also include an exploration of autism.

Professor of Physics at Harvard University, her research focuses on string theory and the idea that there are multiple dimensions in space.

A MacArthur Fellow and mechanical engineer who creates elegantly simple life- enhancing solutions and labor-saving technologies for the developing world.

A renowned anesthesiologist and pioneer in the field of tissue engineering who has discovered ways of re-building body parts from a single batch of cells.

Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group at MIT's Sloan School, he is renowned for his work on the nature and economics of distributed and open innovation.

A Ph.D. Candidate at MIT, he and his team developed an innovative robotic device that will improve needle biopsy procedures, decreasing the risk of complications.

Prominent physician and advocate who challenges the way we think about health care by emphasizing prevention and developing programs to promote school readiness and to ensure that families' basic needs are met.