2026 SPEAKERS &
EXPERT MENTORS.
DR. ALYSON FREEMAN · Sustainable AI Engineer at Dell & Girls in STEM Advocate
ANI NISHANIAN · Three-time National STEM Champion
ANNE DORSEY · Technical Lead Manager, Waymo
ASHU ANAND · Student, Washington University in St. Louis
AVIKA RASTOGI · Flight Crew
CHEYENNE SKYE BRANSCUM · PK–12 Program Officer, AISES · President, Sierra Club
CHLOE CALLAHAN · Corporate Responsibility, Qualcomm
DR. CORI LATHAN · Neuroscientist & Tech Entrepreneur
FORREST VALKAI · Biologist & Science Communicator
DR. HUZEFA RANGWALA · Staff Applied Scientist.Siemens USA
JACOB WYCOFF · Meteorologist, WBZ-TV Boston
JENNY BUCCOS FRSA · CEO & Founder, EXPLR · Director, National STEM Festival
JEREMY SHORR · Education Consultant & Futurist
JOANNA DENG · 2026 National STEM Festival Student Council
KARI BYRON · Co-Founder, EXPLR · Director, National STEM Festival
KEVIN DEBRUIN · Science Communicator & Former NASA Rocket Scientist
LYDIA LOGAN · VP of Global Education and Workforce Development, IBM
DR. OWAIS DURRANI · Emergency Medicine Physician & Medical Analyst
RISHIKA SINGH · BS, Healthcare Biology · Methodist University 2026
SARA LEIKIN · Chief of Global Learning Experiences and STEAM Partnerships, COSI
STEPHEN GORHAM · General Manager, OPSWAT Federal
SYDNEY HAMILTON · Aerospace Engineer, Deep-Sea Innovator, and STEM Broadcaster
TOM SMITH · Educational Game Designer, Roblox
TRACY FANARA, DR. · Coastal Modeling Portfolio Manager, NOAA; Creator, “Inspector Planet”
TUSHAR MEHTA · Two-time National STEM Champion
TYLER MALKIN · 2026 National STEM Festival Student Council