Noah Raford is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Futurist-in-Chief of the Dubai Future Foundation. He was also the former advisor on futures, foresight, and innovation in the UAE Prime Minister’s Office. Noah helped establish the UAE’s first national foresight unit, helped established the Dubai Future Foundation and the Museum of the Future, and is […]

Sean Rhodes leads multi-disciplinary teams at frog with a focus on media, retail and financial service verticals. In this role, Sean partners with firms to leverage digital, product, service, brand and experience design for competitive advantage in dynamic business environments. With over 18 years of experience, Sean has helped bring new products to market, execute […]

As Managing Director of Gehl in the US, Jeff leads the San Francisco and New York based teams. In his time at Gehl, Jeff has worked with both public and private clients as well as non-governmental organizations in Europe, the USA, Latin America, India and China. Jeff’s background and design experience provides him with a […]

Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., is a passionate safety professional with more than 30 years of experience promoting innovation through science and leadership in complex environments. In April 2017, Dr. Rosekind joined the executive team at Zoox, Inc. as the Chief Safety Innovation Officer. He will lead efforts at Zoox to safely develop, test, and deploy […]

Eric Rothman, President of HR&A Advisors, is a nationally-recognized expert in transportation policy, transit-oriented development, and economic development. He is a trusted advisor for cities, transit agencies, and real estate developers on transportation – including emerging technologies – and its impact on the economic, social, and physical health of cities. Eric has advised on major […]

Michael Rotondi, FAIA, principal of RoTo Architects, is internationally recognized as an architect/educator. He has practiced and taught architecture for 35 years, and defines both as one activity. He has always been based in Los Angeles, co-founding two international practices, Morphosis (1975-1991) and RoTo Archinects (1991-present). In 1972, he and 50 colleagues co-founded SCI-Arc under […]

Kamran is the co-founder and Executive Director of City Innovate Foundation, and recently launched Superpublic with the Mayors Office of San Francisco, UC Berkeley and the General Services Administration (Federal Government Agency). Much of Kamran’s professional experience is in financial engineering around new technology ventures, including smart city initiatives. Previously he served as head of investments to […]

Blair Schlecter is the Director of Economic Development and Government Affairs for the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce.  In his role, Blair advocates for businesses in the Beverly Hills and surrounding area and promotes and executes a number economic development efforts, including attracting and retaining businesses to the area and promoting new opportunities in a […]

Janea A. Scott is one of five Commissioners on the California Energy Commission. The Energy Commission is the State’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Ms. Scott was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in February 2013 and reappointed in January 2016 to serve as the Commission’s public member. She is the lead Commissioner […]

Dale started of his career in his family’s business, manufacturing high-end custom commercial stainless steel kitchen equipment, Besides running the innovation think tank, Dale held the position of VP & Director of Sales & Marketing and was responsible for hotel and restaurant chains worldwide. He also specialized in working with celebrity chefs and foodservice restaurateurs […]