For our latest Conversations event, we welcomed Heal’s Co-Founder Nick Desai, who shared the inside story about the needs that Heal is responding to and how the company is changing how people access healthcare.
Derek McCarty, Hmbldt’s Head of Marketing, joined us for our latest Conversations to share how Hmbldt is changing the perceptions of cannabis, to explain the healthy discussions his company is generating, and how Design plays a critical role in creating an accessible brand.
At Conversations, Chef Nyesha shared how her experiences growing up in a multi-cultural family helped shape her cooking style and gave us an inside look into her creative and artful approach to conceptualizing dishes.
Matt Dees began as head winemaker at the award-winning Jonata vineyard in 2004. Since then, he’s overseen the transformation of the estate’s dry, sandy landscape into one of the most celebrated wineries in Central California. At Conversations, Matt shared some of his favorite stories (and bottles) with us.
Robert Egger is a social entrepreneur, award-winning author, and nonprofit leader. He opened the DC Central Kitchen in 1989, pioneering the concept of America’s first “community kitchen.” At this Conversations, Robert told his fascinating story and shared future-forward perspectives on disruptive innovation and the nonprofit sector.
Academy Award-winning producer Ed Saxon has been producing feature films for over 25 years. Best-known for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, and Mandela, Ed has used the power of storytelling to capture audiences’ attention around the globe. At Conversations, Ed shared why he believes stories are the key to success in any industry, and how emerging technologies will shape a new future for film, entertainment, and design.
Kara Swisher is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Editor of the popular tech website, Re/Code. Widely recognized as Silicon Valley’s “most feared and well-liked” journalist, Kara examined the evolution of the Silicon Valley tech sector, sharing her predictions for future tech trends and products we should be paying attention to.
