Featured Speakers
Confirmed featured speakers at TGIF 2024 - check back often for updates.
Joseph Besecker
- Founder and Non-Executive Chairman, Emerald Asset Management PA, LLC
John Denniston
- Executive Chairman, Shared-X
Devon Diaz
- AI Ethics Officer, Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C)
Salim Ismail
- Founder OpenExO, Board Member at X Prize; Founding Executive Director Singularity University
Alka Patel
- Director, Technology Security Policy, US State Department
Ryan Rydzewski
- Co-author, "When You Wonder, You’re Learning: Mister Rogers’ Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids"
Vic Vuchic
- Advisor to President of US Programs (AI and Digital Initiatives), The Gates Foundation
Past Featured Speakers
Speakers from previous Global Silicon Valley affiliated events.
Nikesh Arora
- CEO & Chairman, Palo Alto Networks
George Bush
- 43rd President of the United States
Marian Edelman
- Founder & President, Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)
Joe Lonsdale
- Partner, Formation 8
Andrew Ng
- Founder and CEO, Landing AI
Barack Obama
- 44th President of the United States
Condoleezza Rice
- Former United States Secretary of State
Gloria Steinem
- Writer, Lecturer, Political Activist, and Feminist Organizer
Anne Wojcicki
- Co-founder & CEO, 23andMe