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.

Humor

Lisa Birnbach

Cultural Commentator and Author of The Official Preppy Handbook and True Prep

Roy Blount, Jr.

Author of Long Time Leaving, Humorist and Sportswriter

Rick Bragg

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Memoirist

Meghan Daum

Journalist, Columnist and Social Arbiter

Chip Kidd

Graphic Designer Extraordinaire

Marisa Acocella Marchetto

Graphic Artist and Breast Cancer Survivor

Garry Marshall

Legendary Hollywood film and television director, producer, and writer

Wade Rouse

Acclaimed Author, Humorist and Memoirist

Richard Russo

Author of the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel Empire Falls

Jane Smiley

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author and Essayist