This list will be updated as we confirm speakers and panelists (click here for profiles of the experts).
Keynote Speaker:
Andrea Kissack, NPR's Chief Science Editor and head of the Science Desk
Panelists:
Mark Bayer, Founder of Bayer Strategic Consulting (BSC)
Lauren Chambliss, Senior Lecturer in Communications at Cornell University
Nancy Coddington, Director of Science Content, Services & Programming at WSKG Public Media
Emily Cotman, National STEM Project Coordinator for the Sciencenter in Ithaca, NY
Rachael Cusick, Assistant Producer at Radiolab
Kate Doyle, Writer, Editor, and Educator
Dr. Andrea Feldpausch-Parker, Associate Professor of Environmental Communication at SUNY-ESF
Matt Hayes, Managing Editor and Social Media Officer for Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
Kelsey Houston-Edwards, PhD Candidate in Mathematics at Cornell University
Dr. Bruce V. Lewenstein, Professor of Science Communication and Chair of the Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University
Dr. Mitchell O’Connell, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at University of Rochester
Dr. Joe Regenstein, Professor Emeritus of Food Science at Cornell University
Bob Riter, Patient Advocate at Cornell University Physical Sciences Oncology Center
Meredith Rizzo, Visual Producer on the Science Desk at NPR
Eric Rosario, Associate Vice President for College Relations and Advancement at Ithaca College
Michelle Ross, Fiction Writer and Communications Writer at LifeSci Advisors
Dr. Chris B. Schaffer, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Dean of Faculty at Cornell University
Bill Silberg, Director of Communications at Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Nev Singhota, Education Programs Director for the Cornell Center for Materials Research