Ellen Agler serves as the CEO of the END Fund, a private philanthropic initiative working to end five neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting 1.5 billion people — 1 in 5 people alive today. She is author of Under the Big Tree: Extraordinary Stories from the Movement to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (Johns Hopkins University Press,
Mojie Crigler is the author of Get Me Through Tomorrow: A Sister’s Memoir of Brain Injury and Revival (University of Nebraska Press, 2015). She is co-author of Under the Big Tree: Extraordinary Stories from the Movement to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (Johns Hopkins University Press, January 2019), a book on neglected tropical diseases with Ellen
Janis Powers, author of Health Care: Meet the American Dream, is an advisor to health care providers specializing in strategy and operations. Her unique professional background has exposed her to how the behavior of payers – be they the government or insurance companies – impact the inner workings of the healthcare system. Powers has worked
Allison Shapira, CEO and founder Global Public Speaking LLC, a communication training firm that helps leaders speak clearly, concisely, and confidently, is author of Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others (Harper Collins Leadership, 2018). Along with her 15 years of experience coaching Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations
Phuong Uyen Tran served as Deputy CEO of Tan Hiep Phat (THP) group, Vietnam’s leading beverage company. In addition to running Number 1 Chu Lai Plant, she is responsible for THP’s procurement, domestic and international marketing, public relations, and corporate social responsibility programs. Phuong is an executive of the Beverage Association of Vietnam and also
Dr. Bryna Siegel, author of The Politics of Autism (Oxford University Press, 2018), is founder and Executive Director of the Autism Center of Northern California. A retired Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, her career spans 40 years of working on autism diagnosis, education, and treatment. Her interest