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7 Fingers
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Acrobatic circus troupe
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Les 7 doigts de la main, literally “the 7 fingers of the hand,” formed by seven directors/founding members, present part of their unique circus and performing arts show.
Les 7 doigts de la main, literally “the 7 fingers of the hand,” formed by seven directors/founding members, present part of their unique circus and performing arts show.
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Claudio Aprile
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Molecular chef
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Margaret Atwood
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Margaret Atwood is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history. She is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias award for Literature, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once, and has... More
Margaret Atwood is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history. She is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias award for Literature, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once, and has been a finalist for the Governor General's Award seven times, winning twice. At ideaCity2010, Margaret discusses the "future of reading" and how technology will contribute.
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Mark Bolitho
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Origami master
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Ben Bova
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Sci-fi author
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David Broadbent
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Chairman & CEO, Avana Capital Corporation
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David Bruneau
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Meditation and wellness expert
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Canadian Brass
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Brass quintet
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Mark Chen
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Dark matter physicist
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Pascal Cotte
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Art restoration expert
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Art restoration pioneers Pascal Cotte and Jean Penicault present the multispectral high definition digitization system for Fine Arts, Lumiere Technology, which leads the way for museums, galleries and private collectors to present and study their... More
Art restoration pioneers Pascal Cotte and Jean Penicault present the multispectral high definition digitization system for Fine Arts, Lumiere Technology, which leads the way for museums, galleries and private collectors to present and study their masterpieces in astonishing detail and in ways never before possible.
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Faith D'Aluisio
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Photojournalist and former television news producer
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Aubrey de Grey
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Researcher on aging
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Peter Diamandis
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Chairman, X Prize Foundation
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Google Lunar X Prize founder, Peter Diamandis, talks about how he turned his dream of going into space and bringing other people with him- into reality with the X PRIZE Foundation, Zero Gravity Corporation and Space Adventures.
Google Lunar X Prize founder, Peter Diamandis, talks about how he turned his dream of going into space and bringing other people with him- into reality with the X PRIZE Foundation, Zero Gravity Corporation and Space Adventures.
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Matthew Diffee
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Cartoonist, The New Yorker
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Matthew Diffee, cartoonist at The New Yorker, explains the different techniques he uses to create his humorous cartoons.
Matthew Diffee, cartoonist at The New Yorker, explains the different techniques he uses to create his humorous cartoons.
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Josh Dolgin (Socalled)
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Yiddish rapper Socalled performs, followed by singer-activist Jill Sobule.
Yiddish rapper Socalled performs, followed by singer-activist Jill Sobule.
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Brendan Fey
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Machine learning visionary
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Bill Friedman
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Lawyer and bodybuilder
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Isaiah Gibbons
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Drummer
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Amy Gordon
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Cabaret comedienne
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Christie Hefner
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Former Chairman & CEO, Playboy Enterprises
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Susan Pinker and Christie Hefner discuss the sexual paradox: the challenges women face in business, Hefner's experiences as a Forbes-ranked businesswoman, and Playboy's philosophy of breaking conservative attitudes and values about sex.
Susan Pinker and Christie Hefner discuss the sexual paradox: the challenges women face in business, Hefner's experiences as a Forbes-ranked businesswoman, and Playboy's philosophy of breaking conservative attitudes and values about sex.
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John Houston
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Filmmaker
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Betty Krawczyk
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Activist and author
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Ray Kurzweil
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Futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil demonstrates for the first time his latest invention: a pocket size reading machine for the blind. Kurzweil discusses the evolution of technology and predicts that in 2023, technology will be able to extend the human life considerably.
Futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil demonstrates for the first time his latest invention: a pocket size reading machine for the blind. Kurzweil discusses the evolution of technology and predicts that in 2023, technology will be able to extend the human life considerably.
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Leahy
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The eight Powerhouse Celtic musicians present their lively performance, a rich mix of Celtic traditions and contemporary savvy.
The eight Powerhouse Celtic musicians present their lively performance, a rich mix of Celtic traditions and contemporary savvy.
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Ezra Levant
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Lawyer, author, journalist, entrepreneur and political activist
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Co-founder of the Western Standard magazine, Ezra Levant, discusses freedom of speech in Canada based on his own experience of being hauled before a Canadian human rights commission for printing the Danish cartoons of Mohammed in the magazine.
Co-founder of the Western Standard magazine, Ezra Levant, discusses freedom of speech in Canada based on his own experience of being hauled before a Canadian human rights commission for printing the Danish cartoons of Mohammed in the magazine.
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David Levy
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Artificial intelligence expert
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Corinne Maier
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Psychoanalyst and writer
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Gina Mallet
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Food critic
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Bill Marovitz
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Business developer, gun control advocate and former politician
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Peter Menzel
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Photojournalist
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Chris Oliveros
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Art and literary comics publisher
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Jean Penicaut
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Art restoration expert
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Art restoration pioneers Pascal Cotte and Jean Penicault present the multispectral high definition digitization system for Fine Arts, Lumiere Technology, which leads the way for museums, galleries and private collectors to present and study their... More
Art restoration pioneers Pascal Cotte and Jean Penicault present the multispectral high definition digitization system for Fine Arts, Lumiere Technology, which leads the way for museums, galleries and private collectors to present and study their masterpieces in astonishing detail and in ways never before possible.
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Susan Pinker
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Clinical psychologist and newspaper columnist
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Susan Pinker and Christie Hefner discuss the sexual paradox: the challenges women face in business, Hefner's experiences as a Forbes-ranked businesswoman, and Playboy's philosophy of breaking conservative attitudes and values about sex.
Susan Pinker and Christie Hefner discuss the sexual paradox: the challenges women face in business, Hefner's experiences as a Forbes-ranked businesswoman, and Playboy's philosophy of breaking conservative attitudes and values about sex.
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Richard Preston
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Writer
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Michael Rae
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Michael Rae, Research Assistant in the field of radical anti-aging biomedicine, presents calorie restriction as the only intervention able to slow down the aging process.
Michael Rae, Research Assistant in the field of radical anti-aging biomedicine, presents calorie restriction as the only intervention able to slow down the aging process.
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Robert Richards
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Founder & CEO, Odyssey Moon Limited
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Robert (Bob) Richards, Founder and CEO of Odyssey Moon Limited, shares his passion and the importance of space exploration and commercial as well as private access to the moon.
Robert (Bob) Richards, Founder and CEO of Odyssey Moon Limited, shares his passion and the importance of space exploration and commercial as well as private access to the moon.
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Michael Rose
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Professor & Director of NERE, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine
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Deb Roy
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Director, Cognitive Machines group, MIT Media Lab
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Richard Satava
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Senior Science Advisor, US ARMY Medical Research
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Steve Scherer
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Molecular geneticist
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Jay Shafer
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Founder, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
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Jill Sobule
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Yiddish rapper Socalled performs, followed by singer-activist Jill Sobule.
Yiddish rapper Socalled performs, followed by singer-activist Jill Sobule.
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Chris Suttle
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Microbiologist
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Jill Tarter
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Director, SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute's Center for SETI Research
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Ann Telnaes
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Cartoonist
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Alfons Weersink
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Professor, Department of Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
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Dave Williams
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Astronaut
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Chris Wood
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Writer
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Jun Ye
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Fellow, JILA Center for Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
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Donald Yeomans
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Senior Research Scientist, NASA
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