Mauricio Mejía is a Professor of Design at Arizona State University. His current work is about strategic design, with a specific interest in user experiences, service design, co-design, and design futures.

Samantha Perkins is the asst director of online learning communities, InnovationSpace co-director, & Industrial Design faculty at The Design School. Her research focuses on equitable online learning experiences.

A progressive and inclusive executive leader that integrates his knowledge of academia, operations, leadership, clinical services create success to operationalize innovative ideas.

I am passionate about exploring emerging technologies and steering their impact towards the common good!

Senior Director at ASU Interplanetary Initiative, leading space education portfolio. Over a decade of experience building mission-driven organizations at the intersection of technology, education, and community impact.

Koffer uses innovative methodologies to link stress (e.g., everyday hassles, major life events) to health and well-being across adulthood and aging.

Verdecias-Pellum’s research aims to develop tailored evidence-based interventions to reduce the severity of social needs to improve diabetes self-management and reduce comorbidity risk among at-risk populations.

Alex M. Lee is a hybrid artist and researcher working across 3D animation, game engines, extended reality, and machine learning to explore how data, simulation, and perception intertwine.

Sears has conducted cardiometabolic disease and cancer research since 1995 and is an internationally recognized expert. The scope of her research activities spans the molecular to population health levels.