Key Speakers
Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner is the owner and CEO of Gardner Rich LLC with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Conquering grave challenges to become a successful entrepreneur, Gardner is an avid motivational and aspirational speaker, addressing the keys to overcoming obstacles and breaking cycles. The amazing story of Gardner’s life was published as an autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness, in May 2006, and became a bestseller in hardback and paperback, ultimately providing the basis for the successful movie, “The Pursuit of Happyness”, starring Will Smith. Chris’s aim, through his speaking engagements and media projects, is to help others achieve their full potential.
Joe Lstiburek
Joe Lstiburek is a principal of the Building Science Corporation. He is a scientist who investigates building failures and is widely recognized as an authority on moisture related building problems, indoor air quality, and practical green building. Dr. Lstiburek rarely fails to enlighten and entertain when he describes mistakes in building construction that are all too common but provide him plenty of investigative work. Watch a lecture by Dr. Lstiburek: Berkeley Lab’s Distinguished Lecturer Series: Adventures in Building Science