Amanda Chehrezad
Amanda Chehrezad has a multidisciplinary background tackling diverse challenges in international development and global business in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. As the Director of Overseas Operations for the Girl Scouts of the USA, she led the organization’s implementation of a new operating model, office and staffing restructure, and adoption of a customer relationship management system.
Previously, Ms. Chehrezad served as the TOMODACHI Women’s Leadership Program Manager for the U.S.- Japan Council where she provided expertise on women’s leadership challenges and opportunities on the global stage. Additionally, Ms. Chehrezad was responsible for the strategic management of multi-million- dollar capacity building projects under the U.S. Department of State’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement section in Mexico. She has also guided multiple start-ups, founded her own business and launched a consulting career.
Ms. Chehrezad holds an MBA from Temple University, Japan and a BA in political science from the University of California, Davis.
Andrew Silberman
Andrew Silberman is a renaissance man: teacher, entrepreneur, musician and he’s here today to give a talk on the culmination of his experiences and the tools he’s learned: "Playing Outside the Box: Always More to Explore.
Florian Kohlbacher
Dr. Florian Kohlbacher is a senior research fellow and head of the Business & Economics Section at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) Tokyo. He holds both a master's degree and a doctorate from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna). His research focuses on the business implications of demographic change, particularly from a marketing and innovation management perspective. He has presented numerous papers on this topic at marketing, management and gerontology conferences around the globe and his work has been published in books and peer-reviewed journals in these areas as well as featured in the popular media. Florian is a Fellow of the World Demographic & Ageing Forum and an Advisor to the International Mature Marketing Network (IMMN). He co-editor of "The Silver Market Phenomenon: Marketing and Innovation in the Aging Society", 2nd edition 2011, Springer, as well as of the special issue "The Ageing Workforce and HRM - Challenges, Chances, Perspectives", International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management 9(2/3), 2009.
Jordan Kelker
Creative thinker, specializing in maximizing value with minimum materials. I am passionate about creating visual experiences that make viewers want to come back for more.
Kokichi Sugihara
Dr. Kokichi Sugihara is an internationally acclaimed award winning optical illusionist in 3D designs. He will talk about the world that is filtered through our vision.