The Speakers
FEATURED EXPERTS
2021 bspa conference chair
Margaret Levi
Director, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS), Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University
Robert Cialdini
Arizona State University Regents' Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing, Department of Psychology
new perspectives from familiar voices
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Daniel Kahneman
2002 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
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Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, and Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Emeritus, Princeton University
Richard Thaler
2017 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
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Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, University of Chicago
how national security and intelligence rely on behavioral science
Sim Sitkin
Moderator
Michael W. Krzyzewski University Professor, Professor of Management and Public Policy, Director, Behavioral Science & Policy Center, Duke University
political polarization - causes and cures
Francis Fukuyama
Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), Mosbacher Director of FSI's CDDRL, Professor of Political Science.
Robb Willer
Professor in the Departments of Sociology, Psychology, and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions & open other people’s minds
Adam Grant
The Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management,
Professor of Psychology, at The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
Morela Hernandez
Interviewer
Donald and Lauren Morel Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
authors shaping new perspectives – overcoming resistance to change
Leidy Klotz
Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less
Copenhaver Associate Professor at the University of Virginia
Robert Livingston
The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations
Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
Katherine Milkman
How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
James G. Dinan Endowed Professor
Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
topic focused panels - most relevant current findings
Hunt Allcott
Energy
Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research, and Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard University
Max Bazerman
Justice & Ethics
Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School
Dean Karlan
Financial Decision Making
Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University, and the Founder and President of Innovations for Poverty Action
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Health
Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Ashleigh Rosette
Management & Labor
Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Management and Organizations at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University
government applications of behavioral insights
Matthew Clark
City Of Durham
Crystal Hall
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington & Fellow, U.S. Office of Evaluation Sciences
Anita Ravishankar
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Senior Fellow at The Lab @ D.C. & research scientist on the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
David Yokum
Moderator
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Adjunct Associate Professor in International and Public Affairs, Director, The Policy Lab, at Brown University
ethical applications of behavioral science
Kevin Brilliant
Director of Business Strategy & Analytics, Chicago Bulls
Elizabeth Kim
Behavioral Scientist, Spotify
Neela Saldanha
Independent Applied Behavioral Scientist
Christopher Nave
Moderator
Managing Director of the Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program at the University of Pennsylvania
Evan Nesterak
Moderator
Editor-in-Chief, Behavioral Scientist
special announcements & awards
Lena Belogolova
Head of Behavioral Science, GoodRx
Todd Rogers
Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Director of the Student Social Support R&D Lab
bspa team
Craig Fox
Harold Williams Professor of Management, Area Chair, Behavioral Decision Making, Professor of Psychology and Medicine, UCLA
Kaye de Kruif
Senior Program Co-ordinator and Managing Editor, Behavioral Science & Policy Association
Sim Sitkin
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Michael W. Krzyzewski University Professor, Professor of Management and Public Policy, Director, Behavioral Science & Policy Center, Duke University
...and many more lightning round speakers - see Agenda for details
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Agenda
MAY 6 & 7
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
