2026 Speakers
RICK VALICENTI
A pioneering graphic designer, who has spent four decades challenging the boundaries of design through experimentation, collaboration, and risk.
MAGNUS RESCH
Art economist and author decoding the business of contemporary art.
LUCY MCRAE
Artist and "body architect" exploring the evolving relationship between technology and human identity.
ASHLEY LUKASIK
Storyteller and experience designer connecting audiences with ideas that shape culture and society.
SARAH BEATTIE
A tech entrepreneur reimagining social media for real-life connection.
BOBBY CABBAGESTALK
Designer and amateur astronomer who works to to connect everyday people with the night sky and the cosmos through community and design.
Futurist and educator empowering people to design more thoughtful, resilient futures.
LISA KAY SOLOMON
MATY SALL
Curator exploring the intersections of art, design, and global cultural exchange
Songwriter, producer, and founder of Cigarettes After Sex, exploring the intersection of music, memory, and atmosphere.
GREG GONZALEZ
LINDSAY BRANHAM
Environmental psychologist uncovering the healing relationship between people and the natural world.
MARISA HALLSTED
Healthcare leader championing inner well-being and how it shapes the way we lead, connect, and care for one another.
DINA NUR SATTI
Ceramic artist exploring ritual, ancestry, transformation, and cultural memory.
JEFF KITE
Composer and multi-instrumentalist exploring the emotional architecture of sound.
BEN VARADI
Entrepreneur and inventor shaping the future of play, creativity, and childhood.
JOSH CRUMB
Entrepreneur and engineer reimagining global markets through technology, trust, and sustainability.
MICHELLE DENNEDY
Privacy pioneer advancing ethical technology, digital trust, and responsible innovation.
ERIK EVENS
Architect creating timeless homes inspired by classical design, craftsmanship, and beauty.
LAUREN SHAPIRO
Artist exploring ecology, material traditions, and environmental change through ceramics and glass.
SKYLER LOMAHAFTEWA
Ute educator and storyteller preserving Indigenous culture, history, and community through tradition.
MAURA TRUMBLE
Architect designing enduring places rooted in landscape, stewardship, and human connection.
DAVID LEVINE
Creative director and artist driven by wonder and curiosity, blending art, design, technology, and storytelling to turn complex ideas into immersive experiences
EDDIE BURNS & CORDUROY
An LA-based, Chicago-bred producer duo known for their warm, analog tape-recorded sound.
KAREN STONELY
Architect focused on biophilic design, exploring how architecture can deepen humanity's connection to the natural world and inspire greater ecological stewardship.
JOSEPH SANTIAGO-DIEPPA
Interdisciplinary artist and designer exploring weight, tension, and containment to blur the line between functional object and sculpture.
JEREMY FISHER
A coach and former tech entrepreneur exploring mental health through psychology, somatic practice, and contemplative traditions.
SAM HARVEY
A ceramic artist living and working in the Roaring Fork Valley since the 1990s.
SARAH ROY
Executive Director of the Red Brick Center for the Arts, championing art as a catalyst for connection, creativity, and community in Aspen.
CHAD OPPENHEIM
An architect known for creating deeply site-responsive spaces that connect architecture with nature and experience.
JAMIE KRIPKE
An artist exploring deep listening, sound, and the ways we experience the world through attention.
ANDY MILLNER
An artist transforming years of observation and study of nature into imagined landscapes.
PENELOPE THORNTON
A singer/songwriter, forager, and student of the local landscape and its edible plants.
SPARKLMAMI
Musician and visual artist exploring themes of perception and identity over her band’s improvisational mix of experimental soul.
ANDRÉ NOGUEIRA
A design scholar leading the Design Nucleus at Johns Hopkins, exploring how design can transform systems and shape healthier futures.
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