Festival Speakers

Explore the Growing Lineup
2025 Festival Speakers
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2019 Festival
Varun Sivaram
Chief Technology Officer, ReNew Power (India); Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University Center for Global Energy Policy
2015 Festival
Gary Small
Director, UCLA Longevity Center; Professor of Psychiatry and Aging and Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, UCLA
2019 Festival
Sarah Smarsh
Journalist; Author, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
2025 Festival
Anna Deavere Smith
Actress; Playwright; University Professor, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
2017 Festival
Bradford Smith
President, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer, Microsoft Corporation (Festival Underwriter)
2019 Festival
George Smith
President and CEO, Legacy Libations Corp.; Chief Visionary and Brand Ambassador, Copper Barrel Distillery