Laura Conely is the founder of Urban Paths, a Houston based walking wellness company that offers guided experiences that connect people with nature, public art, movement, and authentic connection. A certified teacher and nutrition coach, Laura uses the outdoors as her classroom, sharing research on the physical, mental, and social benefits of walking for both individual and community health. Her work invites people of all ages and abilities to slow down, move together, and deepen their connection to themselves, one another, and the path we share.

Tracie Jae, known as The Quiet Rebel, is a Houston-based strategist, speaker, and creator of A More HUMAN Approach™, a decision-making framework that helps leaders and communities move from autopilot to intentional action. Through conversations, workshops, and interactive experiences, she invites people to pause, reflect, and consider the human impact of the choices they make. Her work centers Honesty, Urgency, Meaningfulness, Accountability, and Nuance as essential parts of creating more thoughtful organizations, communities, and systems.

Ana Bueno is a multi award–winning environmental journalist at N+Univision 45 reporting on topics ranging from air quality, environmental justice and wildlife conservation to watchdog Houston's oil and gas industry to elevate environmental awareness in Latino communities through impactful, accessible journalism.

Dr. Suman Khatiwada is on a mission to decarbonize the industries that feed and fuel the world. As co-founder and CTO of Syzygy Plasmonics, he develops photocatalysts and fully electrified chemical reactors that replace fossil-fuel-driven processes in chemical, fuel, and fertilizer manufacturing. Under his technical leadership, Syzygy has raised over $130 million in venture capital and secured four government grants. Across his career, he has built an invention portfolio spanning 21 patent families and 65 patents granted worldwide.

Tina Berger is the founder of Invest Like a Mother, a movement inviting investors to explore an unconventional framework and values-based approach to investing. She spent more than twenty years as an innovation and digital transformation advisor to corporate leaders in the energy sector. Through this work, she developed a deep understanding of how capital flows, how decisions are made, and how large systems evolve. Tina is the author of Coming Around and Invest Like a Mother (expected June, 2026). Her work reframes investing as a relationship, not a transaction. She emphasizes that when we invest, we are participating in real-world outcomes for people, communities, and the environmental systems we depend on.