Keynote Speaker, Plenary Speakers, Guest Artists and Presenters

Keynote Speaker

Robert Ballard


Oceanographer

Majora Carter


Urban Revitalization Strategist

Vivian Carter


Deputy director for community engagement
Tuskegee University Health Disparities Institute

Brady Deaton


Emeritus professor
University of Missouri

Ron Ireland


Supply chain management innovator

Presenters

Jim Bach
Owner
Bach Insurance Services
John Bongiorno
President
WorldServe International
Nick Brown
Board director, Salt River Project
Salt River Project
Sara Brown
Business development manager
Heifer International
Greg Burris
City Manager, Springfield, MO
City of Springfield
Dan Chiles
Environmentalist
Ozarkers for Responsible Energy
Denise Fredrick
Retired educator; member of Springfield Public Schools Board
Leland Glenna
Associate professor of rural sociology
Pennsylvania State University
Elise Golan
Director for sustainable development
United States Department of Agriculture
Grace Goodeagle
Former Chairman
Quapaw Tribe
Kimberly Ho
Founder and CEO
Apogee International
Jack Hopkins
Pediatrician
Sisters of Mercy Health System
Lilias Jarding
Researcher and activist
John Jungmann
Superintendent, Springfield Public Schools
Springfield Public Schools
Zafar Khan
Physician assistant
U.S. Federal Medical Center
Curtis Mather
Orthopedic Surgeon
Mercy Orthopedics in Lebanon
Tim McCaughan
Founder and president
The McCaughan Group
Hannah Messerli
Eisenhower research professor of tourism policy
George Washington University School of Business
Daniel Morehead
Psychiatrist
Barbara Nash
Clinical psychologist
Jordan Valley Community Health Center
Nick Nelson
Director
Springfield Art Museum
James Owen
President
Renew Missouri
Nels Paulson
Sociologist
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Jessica Pearson
Project Manager & Director of Marketing
Green Circle Projects
Keith Pinchback
Chancellor
Phillips Community College
Michelle Rutty
Assistant professor
Michigan State University
Hellen Rwangyezi
Marketing director
Ndere Center
Eric Sheffield
Professor and department chair
Western Illinois University
Godfrey Simmons, Jr.
Artistic director
Civic Ensemble
Parvonay Stover
Government Affairs Director
Office of Indiana Attorney General
Georjene Tilton
Commercial Real Estate and Retired Teacher
Jay Trivedi
Graduate Student
Missouri State University
Scott VanderWal
Vice president
American Farm Bureau Federation
Paul Williams
Chief of police
Springfield Police Department