Linda Sheridan’s talk will address using the power of art to change lives and to tell us about “Graffiti Art”; why it persists and what we need to understand in order to mitigate the destructive aspects of graffiti vandalism. The San Diego Cultural Alliance ( The Alliance) takes the creative talent and need of the…

One of our nation’s top thought leaders and innovators in resilience and turning adversity into opportunity, Dr. Ken Druck is a best-selling author, speaker, Executive Coach/Consultant and community leader who has helped countless individuals, couples, families, organizations and communities transform their most daunting challenges, changes and even tragedies into opportunities — and become the best…

Mind the Gap Jennifer Eve Thorn is one of the co-founders and the current Executive Artistic Director of MOXIE Theatre, San Diego’s only professional theatre dedicated to producing women’s work. Now approaching it’s 15th year and 61st production, MOXIE’s mission is to create more honest and diverse images of women for our culture. Thorn explores…

In 2013, Sony was a shadow of its former self. Many wondered whether the global, Japanese electronics innovator would recover. Mike Fasulo, President and COO of Sony Electronics for North America, let it be known in the fall of 2015 that Sony was back. Fasulo will share with us what has happened since taking the…

Dr. Larry Smarr is a Harry E. Gruber Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UCSD, and the Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2). Dr. Larry Smarr has spent the last 30 years building cross-disciplinary teams using cutting-edge technology to solve real-world problems. The California Institute for Telecommunications…