Science/Technology

Morris & team led a $2 billion IPO of Rubicon to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), with it named “1 of the World’s Most Innovative Cos.” by Fast Co, an “Industry Disruptor” by Inc. Mag, & a Great Place to Work™ for 5 consecutive years! Rubicon is ONLY 1 of 9 KY. cos. to EVER go public in the 230+ year New York Stock Exchange history!

Grace studies Nuclear Engineering at the Univ. of Wisconsin & plays the classical violin. She is also a competitive water-skier, loves to travel, & is a foodie!

Namm has been written about in The New York Times, The Economist, Slate, Business Week, Scientific American, The Atlantic & more. Naam is also the multi-award-winning author of five books, including "The Nexus Trilogy" science fiction novels.

Radke is a fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, South Dakota, who has dedicated her career to serving as a voice for the nation’s beef producers.

Samantha is an Australian-based Agri-Media Specialist, having worked for such organizations as Fairfax Media, Food Miles Magazine, the Daily Telegraph, & the Glen Innes Examiner. Based in Sydney, Townsend became the 2019 Runner-Up IFAJ Alltech International Award for Leadership.

As a lifelong cattle producer, she and her husband have used technology and data for production improvement and increased profitability since the late 1980s.

Learn the how and why Shawn, and in turn IQS Research, bring precision & scientific rigor to the process of conducting social science research.

Twyman Clements is cofounder, CEO and President of Space Tango Inc. which enables R&D, bioengineering and manufacturing in microgravity with the mission to create new industries to improve the lives of people on Earth.

Dr. Roman V. Yampolskiy is a Tenured Associate Professor in the department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Louisville.
Roman Yampolskiy
Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Louisville
Interviewed: 09-28-2017

Growing up in central Illinois, Eric Simanek was surrounded by corn destined for feed or alcohol.
Erick Simanek
Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas Christian University (TCU) & Director of the TCU IdeaFactory
Interviewed: 09-28-2017

Rudy Rucker is an American author and a mathematician who worked for twenty years as a Silicon Valley computer science professor.

Jennifer Carter is the Assistant Director of the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics at Morehead State University and the Director of SpaceTrek, an all-girls camp dedicated to the empowerment of young women.
Jennifer Carter
Assistant Director of the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics at Morehead State University; Director of SpaceTrek-(Space Science Camp for Young Women)
Interviewed: 09-27-2017

Emily Dreyfuss is a Senior Writer at WIRED, one of the top 10 technology news websites in the world.

Technology entrepreneur Stacy Griggs is a high energy executive with strong leadership skills.

Ankur Gopal’s desire to make an impact has fueled his success building a technology application company.

A native of Ireland, Dr. T. Pearse Lyons is driven by making a difference in the world, and has built his company, Alltech, based on doing the right thing.
Dr. T. Pearse Lyons (1944-2018)
President & Founder, ALLTECH, Inc. And 2010 Title Sponsor, FEI World Equestrian Games (held Lexington, KY.)
Interviewed: 06-11-2010