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2012 Speakers

Naif Al-Mutawa
CEO
THE 99
@DrNaif

BIF Talk: THE 99: Comics at the Crossroads of Interfaith Dialogue
Matt Harding
Creator
Where the Hell is Matt, LLC
@WhereTheHIsMatt

BIF Talk: Where the Hell is Matt?: Community Through Bad Dance
William Brown
Director
Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop

BIF Talk: As We Test Education Models, We Test Ourselves
Stephen Ritz
Founder
Green Bronx Machine
@greenBXmachine

BIF Talk: Green Bronx Machine: Education as an Opportunity to Grow
Kimberly Bryant
Founder
Black Girls Code
@blackgirlscode

BIF Talk: Cracking the Code: Bringing Technology to Girls of Color
Khalid Smith
Education Leader
Startup Weekend
@khalidrudo
Kiff Gallagher
Founder and CEO
MusicianCorps
@citizenartist

BIF Talk: MusicianCorps: Making a Civic Music Movement
Shuman Ghosemajumder
Co-Founder and Chairman
TeachAIDS
@TeachAIDS
Karen Cator
Director of the Office of Educational Technology
U.S. Department of Education
@officeofedtech

BIF Talk: Creating the Conditions for Participatory Learning
Mary Anne Schmitt-Carey
President
Say Yes to Education, Inc.
@SayYesEducation

BIF Talk: Scaling Education: A Movement Improving Schools Citywide
Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz
Founders
EepyBird
@eepybird
Beth Harris
Dean, Art & History; Founder
Khan Academy; Smarthistory
@bethrharris

BIF Talk: At the Nexus of Art History & Education Reform
Steven Zucker
Dean, Art & History; Founder
Khan Academy; Smarthistory
@drszucker

BIF Talk: At the Nexus of Art History & Education Reform
Anya Kamenetz
Senior Writer; Author
Fast Company Magazine; DIY U
@anya1anya
Nirvan Mullick
Creative Director
Imagination Foundation
@nirvan

BIF Talk: Caine's Arcade: Transforming a Moment into a Movement
George Lakoff
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics
University of California at Berkeley

BIF Talk: What Studying the Brain Tells Us About Arts Education
Joan Blades
Co-founder
LivingRoom conversations.org, MomsRising.org and MoveOn.org
@JoanBlades