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Nick Gray is an entrepreneur and an author living in Austin, Texas. He started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. Nick wrote The 2-Hour Cocktail Party, a step-by-step handbook that teaches you how to build big relationships by hosting small gatherings. He’s been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Magazine called him a host of “culturally significant parties.”
To learn more about Nick's work, please visit:
Nick Gray's PersonalWebsite.org
Nick Gray's Patron View donor database
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party by Nick Gray
George Couros is an internationally recognized educator, speaker, and consultant dedicated to helping schools create cultures of innovation, learning, and leadership. He is the author of the best-selling books The Innovator's Mindset and Innovate Inside the Box, and is the co-owner of IMPress Books.
Throughout his career, George has served in a variety of educational roles across the K–12 spectrum, including teacher, technology facilitator, school administrator, and district administrator. He also serves as an Adjunct Instructor with the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
Passionate about empowering both educators and students, George believes that fostering collaboration among teachers, administrators, students, families, and communities is essential to meeting the needs of every learner. His work inspires schools around the world to embrace innovation, build meaningful relationships, and create learning environments where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
uthor, designer, storyteller, filmmaker, inventor, entrepreneur, Bob Rogers is a legendary creator and thought leader in the field of themed experiences. He is the Founder and Chairman of BRC Imagination Arts, a design and production company known for reliably delivering magic with heart in award-winning attractions for some of the world’s greatest brands, attractions, and museums, with emotional engagement as the key to all.
Personally, Bob has received the two highest honors in the themed entertainment industry: the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Themed Entertainment Association and was inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame. He is a current member of the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Academy (the Oscars) and a former member of the board of directors of IAAPA.
In film and television, Bob has been nominated for two Academy Awards and one Emmy Award.
Bob is also an inventor, holding two patents for Holavision™ technology. He has served on NASA committees involved in planning future Mars missions and was subsequently honored with the NASA Public Service Medal in recognition of his contributions.
His first job in this industry was as a magician in the Magic Shop in Disneyland, where he first learned that emotional engagement was the key to unlocking a passion to explore.
Bob’s passion for emotional engagement is transcribed into his legacy work: Deep Story.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, William Raff was working as a Senior Vice President for Fuji Bank on the 82nd floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. What began as a normal workday quickly became one of the most tragic days in history.
After the attacks began, William faced unimaginable challenges as he fought to escape the building and survive. His firsthand account provides a powerful look at the courage, resilience, and determination shown by thousands of people that day. He also shares how the events of September 11 changed his life and the lives of millions around the world.
Today, William speaks with students and audiences about his experience, helping preserve the history of 9/11 by sharing what he witnessed, the lessons he learned, and the importance of remembering those who lost their lives. His story reminds us of the strength of the human spirit and the value of courage, compassion, and hope in the face of adversity.
Join us as William Raff shares his remarkable story of survival, reflection, and resilience from one of the most significant days in modern history.
Roberto is a licensed Architect with over 28 years of professional experience. Throughout his progressive career he has directed design and delivery efforts for major entertainment, mixed-use, residential and health care projects in the United States, Asia and the Middle East. He works hard every day to ensure that the client relationship, the concept, the design and the technical requirements of his projects are engaged and treated as inseparable endeavors. He has led multiple teams in the design and documentation efforts for entertainment and mixed-use projects. Most notably; prior to joining Gensler he led design efforts for several healthcare projects and was Project Architect for Peter Pan’s Flight in Shanghai Disneyland as staff extension with Walt Disney Imagineering.
In the Gensler Los Angeles office, Roberto led design and documentation efforts for several projects including, Motiongate Theme Park in Dubai, Doha Oasis Theme Park in Qatar, Great Wolf Resorts, Inspire Korea in Seoul, Eko Atlantic in Lagos Nigeria and SoleMia in Miami. Many of these projects spanned various Gensler offices and Roberto was engaged to lead teams across multiple offices including Costa Rica, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Bangalore. Now in the Miami Office, Roberto continues to manage a multi-million-dollar international account. He is the client relationship leader as well as leads space planning, design and documentation efforts of multiple projects world-wide.
Roberto takes pride in preparing the next generation of design professionals. As part of his mentorship efforts and an extension of his teaching experience at Ohio State; Roberto is co-lead of the Architecture Mentorship Program at DaVinci High school, where for 5 years he has led a team of mentors in the design on the curriculum and lesson plans for projects in storytelling, story board creation, sketches, product and architectural design, collages and models.
Roberto lives in Miami where he enjoys shopping at farmers markets, cooking Paellas and the occasional pig roast!
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