Bowen White, MD founded the Department of Preventive and Stress Medicine for the Baptist Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, one of the first such departments in the United States. He served as Medical Director of that department and the Department of Wellness and Health Promotion before leaving to pursue a private practice and career…
Brendan Boyle is a Principal at IDEO worldwide design and innovation firm. He has been a pioneer in designing and overseeing kid-centric services, experiences and products. He leads Zero20, which has licensed more than 125 toy, game and juvenile product concepts. He is also a Consulting Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Stanford University,…
Jane Goodall, PhD is the world’s best known woman scientist, multiply honored for her pioneering work in primatology, and recently selected as humanitarian of the year by the United Nations. Her major interests in worldwide ecology, the education of children and Chimpanzee habitat preservation are implemented through the Jane Goodall Institute.
Jill Vialet founded Playworks in 1996; today it serves over 500 schools; it is the leading national nonprofit helping schools incorporate safe, fun, and healthy play into every school day. Jill also founded the Museum of Children’s Arts in Oakland, California. She is a graduate of Harvard University.
Joan Abrahamson JD, PhD is president and executive director of the Jonas Salk Foundation. She is also founder and president of the Jefferson Institute, a nonprofit institution that identifies solutions to public policy problems. A former assistant chief of staff to Vice President George H. W. Bush, Abrahamson is on the boards of numerous organizations…
Stuart Brown, MD is the founder of the National Institute for Play, where he speaks, consults and educates organizations, corporations, universities, and public policy makers about the importance of play in our lives and the unexpected, serious consequences that occur when play is neglected. His background in psychiatry, the evolution of human and animal play,…
Tom is currently the Senior Vice President of Innovation and Business Development at PlayCore where he’s been since 1993. He is a founding board member and current president of the International Play Equipment Manufacturer’s Association (IPEMA) and long-term active member of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). For the past 35+ years, Tom has…
Tony has led teams in developing and deploying online communities, collaboration, and knowledge management initiatives for Fujitsu, Apple Computer, Cisco, NASA, the FAA and Stanford University. Early in the personal computer era, he was the founding Product Manager for AppleLink, Apple Computer’s visionary extranet service that connected its employees with its dealers and developers.