Why Wait? Living Fully in the Face of Life's Biggest Challenges
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ABOUT THE EVENT
One health diagnosis, one question, one moment can become the spark for transformation.
For this one-of-a-kind virtual experience, you’ll connect with inspiring people from around the world to explore personal and community dreams, all centered on the theme "Why Wait?"
Together, we’ll kick off with meaningful conversations, setting the stage for an evening that will transport you to a live event in the San Francisco Bay Area. Renowned change-makers, physicians, and innovators will share powerful stories of transformation through loss, healing, and hope, inviting us all to embrace life’s precious moments and reimagine our response to life’s greatest challenges.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Peter and Jane Carpenter - Groundbreaking Husband & Wife Team
He the former director of Stanford University Medical Center. She the former board chair of Intel and Bay Area Business Hall of Fame inductee. Peter's recent diagnosis is creating a new narrative for the two of them... and each of the other speakers at this event.
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS
These powerful speakers each have their own "why wait" story to tell. They've also each impacted or been impacted by Peter's life following his recent health diagnosis. Their lives will now cross on stage, while answering and asking big questions about life and death.
Dr. Stephanie Hsiao, MD - Leader of “Reimagine Doctoring” @ Stanford
As an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and Clinical Assistant Professor, Stephanie is passionate about re-humanizing medicine, helping physicians integrate the loss and pain they carry and encounter to create sustainable, healthier careers and lives for themselves and their patients.
James Higa - Groundbreaking VC, Original Macintosh Team Member
As Managing Partner of Offline Ventures and Executive Director of the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, James has a distinguished Silicon Valley career, including working under Steve Jobs on the original Macintosh team and launching iTunes. Deeply connected to both the U.S. and Japan, he has contributed to cross-cultural initiatives, disaster relief, and serves on various advisory boards.
Lyndsay Holley Handler - World Changing Social Impact Entrepreneur
Lyndsay Holley Handler is an entrepreneur and investor with 21+ years of experience leading impactful businesses in Africa. She is Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Delta40, investing in and scaling tech ventures. Formerly CEO of Fenix International, she led its growth to serve 5M+ customers, culminating in its acquisition by ENGIE. Lyndsay lives in Kenya with her family.
Dr. James D. Wolfe, MD - Stanford Clinical Professor
Dr. James D. Wolfe, MD, is a senior member of Allergy and Asthma Associates of Northern California with over 40 years of patient care and medical innovation. Jim has mentored residents, led 400+ clinical trials, co-founded AllerQuest, and developed the FDA-approved penicillin skin test. A Clinical Professor at Stanford, he is recognized among America’s Best Doctors.
Corey L. Kennard (Host) - Reimagine Board Chair
Pastor Corey Kennard is an inspiring healthcare activist, working to illuminate our understanding of the role of faith in delivering holistic care for the seriously ill and those nearing the end of life. In creating new organizational systems that respect and honor the dignity and diversity of all, Corey explores how human interactions are enhanced and communities expanded in the presence of the human spirit.
Brad Wolfe (Emcee) - Reimagine Executive Director
Brad is passionate about channeling the hard parts of life into purpose and action. Before becoming a nonprofit, Reimagine was inspired by a project Brad led with the innovation firm IDEO to explore art, meaning, and death. Wolfe is a musician, a published author, and holds graduate degrees from Stanford and UC Berkeley, where he has served as a lecturer on the topics of innovation and design.
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