September 15, 2009
Re:evolution
Eric Lewis (ELEW)
Eric Lewis channels the raw emotion of alternative rock into fiery, take-no-prisoners jazz piano arrangements. Before setting out to capture the voice of alt rock in the keys, he toured with the likes of music legends Wynton Marsalis and Elvin Jones.
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Dr. Michael Meyer
A candidate for Barack Obama's Secretary of Transportation, and Engineer of the Year in Education for Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Michael D. Meyer will be sharing his research, insights and vision concerning how Atlanta and the region will travel in the future.
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Ciannat Howett
A member of the Green Team in Atlanta, Ciannat Howett (pronounced “key-nut”) will share her successful plan of building the “greenest university in the country” as the Sustainability Initiatives Director at Emory.
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Dr. Gregory Todd Jones
Dr. Gregory Todd Jones has been watching you. Especially if you're complex and altruistic. He’s curious about what drives the collective good, researching the social, biological, psychological, political, evolutionary, economical, and mathematical systems involved in cooperation.
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Dr. Richard Farson
Dr. Richard Farson, psychologist, author, lecturer and educator, is president of the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute (WBSI), an independent, nonprofit organization he helped found in La Jolla, California, devoted to research, education and advanced study in human affairs.
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Dr. Carl Hodges
Dr. Carl Hodges is an internationally known scientist and generator of new ideas. An atmospheric physicist and mathematician, the proof of his work was seen in Seawater Farms Eritrea, an integrated agricultural and aquacultural farm in Africa.
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Justin de Leon
Justin de Leon, an award-winning director, will reveal a sneak preview of his newest documentary that seeks the truth on how we dispel the ever-present feelings of hopelessness that one may feel when encountering extreme global challenges.
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Greg Lindsay
Greg Lindsay writes frequently about the intersection of transportation, urbanization, and globalization. He is the author, with John D. Kasarda, of the forthcoming Aerotropolis, which examines how and where we choose to live in an interconnected world — in cities orbiting airports, and not the other way around.
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Dr. Keith Eigel
Dr. Eigel's research focuses on adult development as it applies to leadership. Through his research he has discovered ways to accelerate leadership development and team effectiveness, transforming Fortune 100 companies one by one.
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Chef Shane Touhy
Chef Shane Touhy has the power to transform home-style southern comfort food into “high-end food magazine cover model.” His creativity elevates the best of America's southern culinary heritage to a new level of sophistication, delicacy and versatility.
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Awesome Incorporated
Awesome Incorporated is an animation, design and motion graphics studio whose aim is to create a truly unique product for each of its advertising, television, film and gaming clients. Awesome was founded in 2005 by Ashley Kohler and Drew Tyndell and is based in Atlanta, GA.
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