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Laysa Peixoto

NASA

Astronaut and researcher

Laysa Peixoto, at the age of 20, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 pilot, diver, multi medalist in international science olympiads, researcher and inventor who is in training to be part of the new generation of astronauts who will be sent to the Moon and Mars on future space missions. Laysa was awarded the Medal of Honor for Merit by NASA and the Brazilian government for having made important scientific discoveries, including the discovery of Asteroid LPS0003, the discovery of new planets in the Universe and for having classified more than 1400 galaxies. In 2024, she will make history by being the first female astronaut from Brazil and Latin America to conduct experiments in zero gravity. At the age of 19, Laysa became one of the youngest inventors in the history of the Space Agency to lead the development of technologies. Her inventions have been selected by NASA, including the creation of the technology being developed to extract water from the Moon and the AI that will be responsible for helping astronauts on Mars in the future. Laysa is on the global list of today's most influential women scientists and was named as one of the world's young leaders who are changing the world by UNITE2030. As well as preparing to go into space, Laysa Peixoto is studying and researching Computer Science and Physics at Manhattan College in New York and is CEO of the Elliptica Foundation.

Neil Patel

NP Digital

Co-founder

Neil Patel is co-founder of NP Digital, recognized as a leading influencer on the web by the Wall Street Journal and one of the top ten marketing professionals according to Forbes. He has also been cited by Entrepreneur Magazine as the creator of one of the 100 most brilliant companies. A New York Times best-selling author, Neil was recognized as one of the 100 best entrepreneurs under 30 by President Obama and one of the 100 best entrepreneurs under 35 by the UN.

Uri Levine

Co-founder of Waze and author of "Fall in love with the problem, not the solution"

Uri Levine is a passionate entrepreneur, two-time "unicorn", builder (Duocorn) and author of the book that Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, called the "bible for entrepreneurs". Author of "Fall in love with the problem, not the solution". He is the co-founder of Waze, the world's largest community-based traffic and navigation app, which Google acquired for $1.1 billion in 2013, and a former investor and board member in Moovit, the 'Waze of public transportation', which Intel acquired for $1 billion in 2020.

Zack Kass

AI futurist and former GTM Director at OpenAI

Zack Kass is an AI Futurist and the former Director of GTM at OpenAI with 14 years of experience in the field of emerging technology. At OpenAI, Zack built its sales, partnerships and solutions teams. Today, Zack's mission is to champion a future of abundance by demystifying AI and helping leaders around the world prepare for the impending technological revolution.