Thank you to our speakers.

Rob Minkoff

Returning Headliner

Baratunde Thurston

Opening Keynote

Kelly Boesch

AI Artist · Palm Desert

Philip Su

Engineer · Vibe-a-thon Lead

Dr. Eric Leroux, MD/MBA

Healthcare Keynote

Anthony W. Purnel

Vice Chairman, Tribal Council · Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Naomi Soto

Mayor of Palm Springs

Scott White

President & CEO, Visit Greater Palm Springs

Jeffrey Bernstein

Palm Springs City Council, District 2 · Former Mayor

Davis Meyer

VP, Government & Industry Relations · Visit Greater Palm Springs

Val Martinez Garcia

Superintendent / President, College of the Desert

Dr. Marcus Funchess

Superintendent, Palm Springs Unified School District

Edna Martinez, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President, CSUSB Palm Desert Campus

Patrick Jacobs

Assistant Professor, College of the Desert

Ken Buechele

Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Eisenhower Health

Charlie Fink

AIXR Podcast · CEO, Cinemation.AI · Author · Adjunct, Chapman & ASU

Joanna Popper

CEO, Laurel Beach · former Chief Metaverse Officer, CAA · XR Hall of Fame

Tony Ogden

Adjunct Professor, Albany Law School · AI Governance, Cybersecurity & Privacy

Marisa "Ritzy" Estrada Rivera

Emerging tech strategist · Founder, Ritzy Periwinkle Consultancy

Steven Stamstad

Clio-winning marketing executive · formerly Disney, EA, Expedia Vrbo · Palm Springs resident

Glen Wexler

Photographic Artist · Digital Imaging Pioneer

Cristopher Cichocki

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Jeff Harrison

CEO & Founder, SwingPointMedia

Hael Kobayashi

Executive Strategy · formerly ILM & DreamWorks Animation

Mark Talkington

Founder/Publisher, The Palm Springs Post

Lisa Flynn

Responsible AI Doctoral Researcher · Founder, Catalysts & Canaries

Dr. Lisa Davenport

ESL Faculty, College of the Desert · Ed.D., CSUSB

Dr. Corbyn Wild

Professor of English, College of the Desert · Academic Senate President

Donielle "Donnie" Papp

Educator · Founder, FILM Pathway · Palm Springs High School

Jessica Pack

Middle School Teacher · 2014 California Teacher of the Year · Adobe Innovator

Fred Grinstein

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Minh Do

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Louie Pecan

Founder, Bastion Harbor Studios · Lead ComfyUI educator, Machine Cinema

Deepak Subhramanian

Senior Consultant – Data & AI, Microsoft

Habib Jaffer

CEO & Co-founder, Domus Tech Solutions

Beth Cooley

Head, State and Local Policy, Connectivity · Amazon

Jon Sukarangsan

Founder, Summer Friday & Partners

Travis McBurney

Founder, The McBurney Group · AI Solutions Builder

Heidi Adams, IES

Founder & CEO, BASEstud.io · Distributed energy infrastructure

Dr. Thomas Spiglanin

Director of Education, Palm Springs Windmill Tours

David Ambroz

Sr. Manager, Public Policy & External Affairs · Amazon

Colin Wright

IP Counsel, Stryker · Cybersecurity & Tech Attorney

David Habich

Senior Counsel, Accenture Cybersecurity · Former FBI & Federal Prosecutor · Adjunct Law Professor

Kelly Dominguez

Communication Studies major · Student advocate

Jonathon Garcia (DJ Limón)

Filmmaker · Broadcaster · COD Roadrunner Radio · ASCOD Senator

Juan Manuel Rios Falcon

Student leader · Psychology & Kinesiology

Dana Rios

Cybersecurity BS · AI, Governance & Emerging Tech

Angela Dunning

Partner, Cleary Gottlieb · AI/IP Litigation · Lecturer at Berkeley Law

Valli Bhavireddy

Founder, Sandlight Studios · Digital storytelling for the Coachella Valley

Kelly Stiles

Educator · Palm Springs local · Resident Track guide

Kent Kay

AI Ambassador, College of the Desert · Generative AI for Creatives

Felix Marhuenda-Donate

Professor of Computer Information Systems, College of the Desert

Kimberly Knoller

Music Executive · CMO · Founder, The Knoller Group

Paul Bradley Carr

Novelist · Bookseller · Co-owner, The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs

Monica Monique

Founder, Chain Reaction · Producer & Creative Innovation Lead