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Arlyne Simon is a Solutions Architect in Intel’s Life Sciences Group who invented a blood test transplant rejection in cancer patients.

She has designed syringes, supercomputers, and ultrasound machines. Her children’s book series, “Abby Invents,” is widely read and loved.

Dan Brown is a successful entrepreneur, award-winning inventor, educator and innovation advocate.

He is named inventor on more than 100 U.S. and international patents and winner of 10 international design awards. He teaches at the Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University and is a Fellow in the National Academy of Inventors.

Jonathan Taplin is a celebrated author, movie producer and former Director of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at USC.

He developed the first video streaming-on-demand platform and produced Martin Scorsese’s first feature film, “Mean Streets,” starring a young Robert DeNiro. 

Building Bridges

 

Ideas are the foundation that civilization and  economies are built on.

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The ability to share ideas, inventions and creative expression openly, without fear they will be stolen or misunderstood, is part of an American tradition written into the U.S. Constitution. 

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Identifying ideas means nurturing them. 

 

  

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   QuickTakes:   What leaders are saying
                           about why ideas matter

Straight Talk

 

Learn first-hand from leading experts why ideas matter, which ones matter most, and how they impact our lives. 

Creators, inventors, entrepreneurs, policy makers, executives, investors and educators

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