The Speakers
FEATURED EXPERTS
Dan Ariely
James B. Duke Professor Duke Fuqua School of Business
Kristen Berman
Co-founder, Irrational Labs
Charlotte Blank
Chief Behavioral Officer, Maritz
Kelly Bidwell
Director, Office of Evaluation Sciences, U.S. Federal Government
Dolly Chugh
Associate Professor, New York University Stern School of Business
Jason Doctor
The Norman Topping National Medical Enterprise Chair in Medicine and Public Policy and Professor of Public Policy, University of Southern California
Kevin Donahue
Deputy City Administrator & Deputy Mayor for Public Safety & Justice, Washington D.C.
Paul Ferraro
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Human Behavior and Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University
Paul Ferraro
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Human Behavior and Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University
James Guszcza
US Chief Data Scientist, Deloitte Consulting
2020-21 Fellow at CASBS
Michael Hallsworth
Consulting Managing Director, BIT North America
Melissa Knoll
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Section Chief, Decision-making & Behavioral Studies, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Susanna Loeb
Director, Annenberg Institute at Brown University Professor, Brown University
Pete Lunn
Economic and Social Research Institute & Trinity College Dublin
Michael Luca
Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Francois Millard
Senior Vice President and Chief Actuarial Officer of The Vitality Group
Sim Sitkin
Michael W. Krzyzewski University Professor, Duke University
Federico Raimondi Slepoi
Head of Behavioral Science Unit, City of Rome
Piyush Tantia
Chief Innovation Officer, ideas42
Shankar Vedantam
Social Science Correspondent & Host, HIdden Brain, NPR
Steve Wendel
Head of Behavioral Science for Morningstar
Kate Wessels
Executive Director, Behavioral Science & Policy Association
Wendy Wood
Provost Professor of Psychology and Business, University of Southern California
David Yokum
Adjunct Associate Professor in International and Public Affairs and Director, The Policy Lab, Brown University
Jamil Zaki
Professor of Psychology, Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory
And many more...
Agenda
MAY 28 & 29
With the common goal of exploring ways to collaborate to serve the public interest, our speakers will discuss how behavioral insights can enhance private and public-sector practice, helping bridge the divide between behavioral scientists and practitioners.
Talk Formats
Authors Shaping New Perspectives
Challenge your assumptions on how the behavioral sciences can be applied across multiple contexts as you hear from pre-eminent researchers and experts discussing their original publications.
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Keynotes
Interact with our community thought leaders as they present the behavioral science findings most relevant to private and public sector practitioners aiming to promote the application of rigorous behavioral science research to societal issues.
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Lightning Talks
How is behavioral science being implemented in practice? Engage with academics and behavioral science practitioners as they highlight cutting edge behavioral science insights.
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Panel Discussions
Join us as we explore a 'hot button' topic and convene a cross disciplinary, engrossing panel including speakers from leading behavioral policy organizations, universities, think tanks and nonprofits.
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Industry Awards
Join us as we announce the 2020 winners of the Behavioral Policy Publication Award and New Investigator Award (early-career) to those whose work has advanced the rigorous application and development of behavioral/social science to policy and practice in public, private and nonprofit sectors.
"I found the BSPA conference incredibly useful for connecting academic researchers with practitioners. Presenting at the conference led to a meeting with a financial industry professional, which has turned into one of my most fruitful collaborations. I believe that both of us view the venue and the format as instrumental in facilitating this important relationship."
- Dr. Alex Imas
Carnegie Mellon University
Who are we?
Behavioral Science in Policy & Application is a global community of leading scholars, practitioners and policymakers promoting the thoughtful application of behavioral science to policy and practice.
We facilitate unconventional behavioral solutions that address society’s most pressing challenges.
The research is powerful
From enhancing retirement saving, to promoting energy conservation, to reducing opioid prescription by doctors, behavioral science insights have generated proven results.
We focus on impact
BSPA is a leading organization dedicated to bridging the gap between behavioral research and practical application. We provide intellectual triage across healthcare, financial decision making, energy & environment, justice, education and labor domains, through events, publications and advisory services.
We deliver curated thought leadership
BSPA is at the center of a network of applied behavioral science organizations promoting the application of social science to public and private sector issues. Our advisory board members are giants in the field and include: Paul Brest, David Brooks, John Seely Brown, Adam Grant, Daniel Kahneman, Denise Rousseau, Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler.