The WIRED25

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The WIRED25 celebrates the 25 innovators who are using technology to lead society through this period of global uncertainty and pointing the way to a safer future.

Join us live this month as we bring together leaders, scientists, technologists, and activists for frank conversation, surprising insights, and breaking news inspired by the WIRED25.

Speakers

Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.

Arlan Hamilton

Founder + Managing Partner

Backstage Capital

Audrey Tang

Digital Minister

Taiwan

Avi Schiffmann

Founder

The Coronavirus Tracker (ncov2019.live)

Ben Adida

Executive Director

VotingWorks

Brie Larson

Actor and Producer

Dr. Celia Hodent

Game UX Strategist

David Saah

Director, Geospatial Analysis Lab at University of San Francisco and Managing Principal,

Spatial Informatics Group

Dr. Deonie Allen

Leverhulme Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Strathclyde

Drew Blackard

VP Mobile Product Management

Samsung Electronics America

Elijah Allan-Blitz

VR Director

Gabriela Cámara

Restaurateur

Irene Au

Design Partner

Khosla Ventures

Dr. Isla Myers-Smith

Global Change Ecologist

University of Edinburgh

Jon Gray

Cofounder

Ghetto Gastro

Katie Rae

CEO & Managing Partner

The Engine

Dr. A. LeRoy Westerling

Professor, Management of Complex Systems

University of California, Merced

Lester Walker

Cofounder

Ghetto Gastro

Dr. Lisa Piccirillo

Assistant Professor, Mathematics

MIT

Maddie Stone

Security Researcher

Google Project Zero

Marc Rogers

VP of Cybersecurity

Okta

Matt Mitchell

Ford Foundation Tech Fellow and Founder,

CryptoHarlem

Maria Ressa

CEO and Executive Editor

Rappler

Nate Warfield

Security Researcher

Microsoft

Nia DaCosta

Writer/Director

CANDYMAN, LITTLE WOODS

Ohad Zaidenberg

Founder and Executive

CTI League

Patrice Peck

Journalist

Pierre Serrao

Cofounder

Ghetto Gastro

Reed Hastings

Co-CEO and Cofounder

Netflix

Sarah Friar

CEO

Nextdoor

Sonia Chopra

Executive Editor

Bon Appétit

Dr. Steve Allen

Microplastic Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Strathclyde

Van Jones

Founder & President of Magic Labs Media, CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN Host & Contributor

PHOTO CREDITS: Arlan Hamilton by Sarah Deragon; Brie Larson by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images; Dr. Deonie Allen and Dr. Steve Allen by Trace Ward; Isla Myers-Smith by Claire Bee; Jon Gray by Mario Sorrenti; Lester Walker and Pierre Serrao by Faisal Mohammed; Matt Mitchell by Nick Lee; Nia DaCosta by Erik Tanner.

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Reserve your spot to attend our series of virtual conversations live on September 16, 23, and 30, 2020. Submit questions for our panelists in advance as part of your free registration, and sign up for an All-Access Pass to join us in exclusive networking breakouts.

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