Symposium: Tech, Nature, & the Future of the Small Town
Artists
Shelby White and Leon Levy Director, The Brooklyn Museum
Since 2015, Anne Pasternak has served as the Shelby White and Leon Levy Director of the Brooklyn Museum, one of the oldest and largest fine arts institutions in the nation. For more than thirty years, Anne has devoted her career to engaging broad audiences with the limitless power...
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Cofounder, Marshmallow Laser Feast
Barnaby Churchill Steel, cofounder of Marshmallow Laser Feast, believes the power of virtual reality lies in its ability to make the invisible visible and the impossible possible. Virtual reality is an important tool that can be used to expand perception and increase awareness of...
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Neuroscientist
Dr Beau Lotto is a globally renowned neuroscientist whose studies in human perception have taken him well beyond the scientific domain and into the fields of education, the arts and business. Public engagement, in the broadest sense, is at the core of what Beau does – whether he’s...
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Designer, Author, Innovator, Massive Change Network / Freeman
World-leading visionary, innovator, designer, and author, Bruce Mau is committed to creative, healthy, ecological and economic abundance.Informed by 25 years of studio experience in design innovation and collaboration with some of the world’s leading artists, institutions and businesses...
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Founder, Center for Lost Arts, Co-Founder, Kickstarter
Eternal nomad, culture hound, cyclist, flaneur. Adler's work reflects on culture, applying technology and design for positive societal change.
Founder and Director, Future of StoryTelling
Charles Melcher is the founder and director of the Future of StoryTelling (FoST). FoST produces the annual invitation-only FoST Summit, as well as exhibitions, an annual series of short films, tech tastings, and workshops. In 2016, FoST debuted the Future of StoryTelling Festival...
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Executive Director, Pilobolus
Before joining Pilobolus as its first Executive Director in 2004, Itamar studied philosophy at Yale, ran theaters in Germany and Sweden, directed plays by John Guare, co-directed the 2002 season finale of The West Wing, and made a film, Upheaval, starring Frances McDormand. Over the...
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Musician, Writer
Jacob Marshall is a musical artist, lecturer, writer, artist manager, social entrepreneur, and pioneer of humanitarian art campaigns. He serves as a Senior Connector at More Partnerships, working with some of the world’s largest and most innovative public and private companies to...
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Jill is a Managing Director and Financial Advisor at Evercore Wealth Management, focused on business development and client relationship management. She works closely with the firm’s planning and investment professionals to advise individuals and families on retirement planning...
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Entrepreneur, STORY
Rachel Shechtman is a fourth generation entrepreneur who loves finding the next big thing as much as sharing it with others. In 2003 Rachel launched Cube Ventures, a retail and marketing consultancy whose clients included: Lincoln, TOMS, Kraft Foods, GILT, GAP, and AOL. In December...
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Saturday August 4, 2018 10:30am - 2:00pm EDT
Five Senses Festival: Tent
292 Bee Brook Road, Washington, New Preston, CT 06777, USA