2023 SPEAKER LINEUP
Kevin Burt
Blues Educator
Iowa native, Kevin Burt, gained international recognition when he swept the 2018 International Blues Challenge claiming top prizes in all three Solo/Duo categories (Guitar, Harmonica, Over-All). He is a Gulf Coast Records artist, Iowa Blues Hall of Fame member, Delaney Guitars endorsed artist and two-time Blues Music Award nominee.
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Sam Kean
Bestselling Writer
Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including The Icepick Surgeon, The Bastard Brigade, The Dueling Neurosurgeons, and The Disappearing Spoon. He edited The Best American Nature and Science Writing in 2018, and his stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, and Slate.
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Dasia Taylor
Medical Inventor
Dasia Taylor is a trailblazing STEAM advocate and innovator. Based in Iowa, she gained national recognition for her groundbreaking scientific achievement—a suture that detects infections. Named '23 Iowa’s Woman of the Year by USA Today, she’s also been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, PBS, CNN, and Smithsonian Magazine.
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Grace McCubbin
Cardiac Arrest Awareness Advocate
Grace McCubbin is a wife, a mother, and a fierce advocate for sudden cardiac arrest awareness and education. The mother of a sudden cardiac arrest survivor, Grace advocates for several organizations dedicated to the cause and regularly participates in education events and training exercises.
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Dustan Moesley
Professional Wrestler
Dustan Moseley is a professional wrestler with SCW Pro Wrestling. Training out of the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy, Dustan has over 100 matches under his belt. Dustan also helps veterans with PTSD find focus, passion, and purpose in life after the service.
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Scott Sigman
Anti-Opioid Advocate
Dr. Sigman is a national and internationally recognized leader in Opioid Sparing Surgery. He is an Orthopedic Surgeon that specializes in the knee and shoulder. He has been in clinical practice for over 25 years and is a leader in professional education, medical device development, and has numerous peer reviewed publications. He is the team physician at UMASS Lowell.
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Ron Diamond
Investor and Entrepreneur
Longtime investor and entrepreneur Ronald Diamond is the Founder and Chairman of Diamond Wealth. He represents over 100 Family Offices ranging in size from $250 million to $30 billion. Diamond Wealth invests in private markets (private equity, venture capital, real estate). In addition, Diamond Wealth has divisions that focus on philanthropy, wealth transfer, investment banking, social impact, and governance.
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Pete Kadens
Equitable Access to Education Advocate
Pete Kadens is a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, dedicated to igniting pathways out of poverty through equitable access to education. In 2019 Pete founded HOPE Toledo (OH) in his hometown to ensure that Toledo Public School children, and a parent, could go to college or trade school for free. He also founded HOPE Chicago in 2021, the largest place-based scholarship program in the country that will spend $1B over a decade sending underserved Chicago families to college or trade school.
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Kamran Hamid
Surgeon and Comedian
Kamran helps make broken bones and broken systems stronger. Dr.Hamid is an orthopaedic surgeon, humorist and vehement believer in the greatness of people. He is a Chief Medical Officer at Loyola Medicine in Chicago, IL.
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