Theme: Envisioning Tomorrow

Orlando is changing, and the world is changing — rapidly and with increasing complexity. What will the future be like? What do we want it to be like? How can we shape it? Navigate the complexity? It feels like we are on the cusp of a shift in the zeitgeist — and at perhaps a unique moment of opportunity to create the future we want. We invite you to join us as we explore some of these ideas.

Garden Theatre
160 W Plant Street
Winter Garden, Florida, 34787
United States

Amy Cameron O'Rourke

Gerontologist

In a world where growing older can mean entering into a complex and confusing maze of difficult choices, Amy O'Rourke stands out as a passionate advocate for the elderly and their families. As founder of Cameron Group Care Management Services, she prioritizes quality of life and helps families and elders navigate the challenges of aging while supporting vital lifestyle preferences.

Andrea Eliscu

Concerned Citizen

In 2011, Andrea Eliscu saw a need and founded Dueling Dragons of Orlando, an innovative program that unites cops and inner-city teens to compete as teams of equals in Dragon Boat competitions. This remarkable program is now poised to take its successes nationwide. Stepping off the streets and onto a dragon boat, these two disparate groups learn to rely on each other, working as one. Apprehension has turns to trust, barriers change to friendships, potential opponents become like family. Learn how unleashing the power of the dragon could help ease generations of distrust and start the path toward healing communities.

Bahiyyah Maroon

Amplifier

Bahiyyah Maroon is a passionate social scientist, author, and self-professed ‘uber mom,’ known for her joyful energized presence and scientific expertise. Deploying social science insights, she has contributed to positive change programs benefitting over 20,000 people and myriad organizations throughout the United States. Currently, she researches and teaches on flourishing and happiness.

Joe Tankersley

Futurist

Joe Tankersley explores the intersection of narrative and foresight in order to help others imagine and express their visions for better tomorrows. His current role as independent consultant grew out of a long career with Walt Disney Imagineering, where he was able to combine his love of storytelling with his longtime passion for the future. This led him to learn and think deeply about the future, and to collaborations with groups looking at the future of the workforce, corporate citizenship, technology, sustainability, and of course, the broader world of entertainment.

Leslie Kemp Poole

Writer and Historian

Leslie Kemp Poole is an award-winning writer and historian. A fourth-generation Floridian, she has long been interested in the role of women in the state’s environmental movement and how they were saving the state’s important natural resources even before they were able to vote. She is Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies at Rollins College and received her PhD in History from the University of Florida in 2012.

Lori Daiello

Pharmacology Sleuth

Lori Daiello is an award-winning, nationally recognized expert on the effects of commonly prescribed medications on memory and the recognition of complex drug interactions. She divides her time between Orlando, where she has a consulting firm, and Rhode Island, where she is employed at Rhode Island Hospital and holds appointments in the Department of Neurology and the School of Public Health at Brown University.

Max Jackson

Neural Data Analyst, Science Communicator

Max Jackson is a researcher with the Hickman Hybrid Research Lab at the University of Central Florida. He frequently speaks on neuroscience and its place in culture, and is passionate about brain-computer interfaces.

Nathan Selikoff

Artist, Programmer and Entrepreneur

Nathan Selikoff plays with interactivity and motion in time and space. Inspired by the behavior of systems, science, nature, and music, he combines computer code, traditional materials, and future technology to bring new ideas to life. His award-winning artwork has been exhibited and performed in galleries and venues throughout the United States and around the world. Selikoff is represented by Snap! Space in Florida, Bangkok, and Amsterdam.