Invited Speakers and Panelists

A Distinguished List of Speakers and Panelists

We are excited to announce a distinct list of invited speakers and panelists from all areas of science communication, outreach, and engagement. Presentations of these experts will cover a broad range of topics from diversity and inclusion in communication to science communication education and alternative careers, and will seek an answer to the question of, “What makes a good (science) story?”.

Nsikan Akpan
Digital Science Producer
PBS NewsHour
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Peter Aldhous
Science Journalist
BuzzFeed News
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Carol Lynn Alpert
Director, Strategic Projects Group
Museum of Science, Boston
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Catherine Amelink
Assistant Vice Provost for Learning Systems Innovation and Effectiveness
Virginia Tech
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Caleb Cheung
Director of Education
Chabot Space & Science Center
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Lizanne DeStefano
Professor of Psychology, Associate Dean of Outreach in the College of Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Roseanne Ford
Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Virginia
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Jennifer Frazier
Program Director, Living Systems
Exploratorium, San Francisco
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Erika Check Hayden
Director, Science Communication Program
University of California, Santa Cruz
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Ben Young Landis
Founder, Capital Science Communicators
California Council on Science and Technology
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Lubi Lenaburg
Evaluation and Assessment Program Manager
University of California, Santa Barbara
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Todd Ostomel
Senior Patent Counsel
Squire Patton Boggs
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Cynthia Phillips
Office of Integrative Activities
National Science Foundations
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Patricia Raun
Director, Center for Communicating Science
Virginia Tech
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Aditi Risbud
Director for Marketing and Communication
University of California, Davis
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Seth Shostak
Senior Astronomer and Director, Center for SETI Research
SETI Institute, Mountain View
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