Arts & Culture

Our Arts & Culture speakers have their fingers on the pulse of today’s world and they include some of the world’s most well-respected graphic designers, film critics, chefs, and athletes. Whether discussing their unique cartoon drawings or Olympic victories, or giving an interactive cooking demonstration, each of these speakers will provide a one-of-a-kind, engaging presentation.

Art & Design

Greg Bear

Co-Founder of San Diego Comic-Con and National Security Advisor

Kate Betts

Fashion and Style Expert

Lori Ettlinger Gross

Jewelry Historian and Author of Brooches

Chip Kidd

Graphic Designer Extraordinaire

Marisa Acocella Marchetto

Graphic Artist and Breast Cancer Survivor

Josh Neufeld

Award-winning comics journalist and author of A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge

John Richardson

Picasso Expert and Author of the Life of Picasso Series

Robert Wittman

The Nation's Top Art Crime Investigator and New York Times Bestselling Author of Priceless