Theme: Brink. Brim. CUSP.

We’re exploring edges. Fringes, thresholds, intersections and frontiers. Points that mark the beginning of change.

Join us for day-long circumnavigation with live presenters, TED Talks videos, deep conversation and local connection.

Together, who knows how we will be inspired to change our lives, our futures, and ultimately, our world?

Edina Community Center
5701 Normandale Road
Door 10
Edina, Minnesota, 55424
United States

Adam Conrad

Creator and Conductor, IMPROVESTRA + Composor + Educator

Adam Conrad is the creator and conductor of IMPROVESTRA, a groove based, improvising orchestra. Adam hails from a family of professional musicians in southern California and currently works as a composer, conductor and educator in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.

Daniel Harrell

Minister + Scientist

Daniel M. Harrell is Senior Minister of Colonial Church, Edina. He earned his PhD in Developmental Psychology from Boston College and has been engaged in the science and faith dialogue for many years through the Biologos and John Templeton Foundations. An occasional professor and speaker on intersections of science and faith, he is the author of several books, including, apropos to this topic: "Nature’s Witness: How Evolution Can Inspire Faith."

Deborah Jiang-Stein

Founder, the unPrison Project

Deborah Jiang-Stein is author of the memoir, Prison Baby: the story of her life beginning with birth in prison. A national speaker and founder of the unPrison Project, a nonprofit working to empower and inspire incarcerated women and girls, Deborah works to champion support for people in need of freedom, life skills development, education, shelter, and career building.

Frank Donoghue

Professor

After receiving his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, Frank has taught at Stanford and at The Ohio State University, where he is currently a full professor. He’s the the author of "The Fame Machine: Book-Reviewing and Eighteenth-Century Literary Careers," and "The Last Professors: The Corporate University and the Fate of the Humanities." He is a frequent contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Galit Breen

Author + Marketing & Communications

Galit Breen is the author of "Kindness Wins," a simple guide to teaching our kids how to be kind online, and the head of marketing and communications for VProud.tv, a video-driven conversation space for women to discuss what’s important to them in a troll-free environment. She has a master’s degree in education and a bachelor’s degree in human development, and her work has been featured in various print and online magazines including Brain, Child; The Huffington Post; The Washington Post; and TIME.

James Toole

Global Changemaker

Twenty years ago, James Toole had the opportunity of a lifetime when he was asked with his wife to help design a global project where high school and college youth could apprentice themselves to Nobel Peace Prize winners. Today, Toole is a Senior Fellow in the University of Minnesota’s School of Social Work and College of Education and Human Development, the President of Compass Institute, a Senior Consultant for the International Youth Foundation, and the lead facilitator for a new collective impact initiative in the Twin Cities called the Mission Impact Council that seeks to increase opportunity and equity for all youth.

Kathleen E. Allen

Consultant, Leadership and Organizational Change

Dr. Kathleen E. Allen is the President of Allen and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in leadership and organizational change. She is currently writing a book, titled "Creating Conditions Conducive to Life: A New Worldview of Leadership.”

Kevin Staunton

Attorney + City Council Member

A former Minnesota Special Assistant Attorney General, Kevin has served as the City Attorney for Excelsior, Minnesota since 1996. In addition to his professional work, he has actively engaged on public policy issues in his community, serving for nine years as a member of the Edina Planning Commission and, since January of 2015, as a member of the Edina City Council. Kevin is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and William Mitchell College of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. More recently, he spent a year at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, receiving a Public Affairs Leadership Certificate in 2012.

Lori Syverson

Chamber of Commerce President + Hospice Worker

Lori Syverson has been impacting audiences for more than 30 years on topics related to relationships and personal connections. Early in her career she studied human social relationships specifically in the area of male/female platonic friendships. For the last seven years, she has focused her research on the topic of relationship gratitude. She currently volunteers in hospice settings and conducts research about hospice practices around the world. By day, Syverson is President of the Edina Chamber of Commerce. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism and a master’s degree in business administration. Her background includes print journalism, media relations, marketing and public relations. She has experience actively engaging audiences of all sizes, on radio, television and in personal appearances. She is a member of the Screen Writers Guild (Upper Midwest) and is host of an award-winning local television show in Minnesota.

Michael Korman

Warrior + Executive + Entrepreneur

Mike Korman is a Warrior turned Corporate Executive turned Entrepreneur. A retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, Mike is a veteran of four combat zones around the world and served as a Seabee and in uniform for 25 years. Following his distinguished military career, Mike became a Construction Leader & Executive for Target and managed complex projects throughout the US for a decade. A serial technologist, Mike has now transitioned to the entrepreneurial space where he is CEO and Chief Pilot for his start-up, Right Stuff Drones, a Minnesota company.

Richard Leider

Executive - Life Coach

Richard Leider, founder of Inventure – The Purpose Company, is one of America’s preeminent executive-life coaches. He is ranked by Forbes as one of the “Top 5” most respected executive coaches, and by the Conference Board as a “legend in coaching.” Richard's ten books, including three best sellers, have been translated into 20 languages. He is the Chief Curator of content for AARP’s Life Reimagined Institute.

Summer Hills-Bonczyk

Yoga Teacher + Performance Artist + Spanish Interpreter

Summer Joy Hills-Bonczyk, MFA, RYT is a Kripalu yoga teacher, workshop leader, performance artist, dancer and Spanish interpreter. She co-leads international luxury retreats that combine yoga, art and cultural immersion. She has lived abroad and has traveled extensively on many different levels.