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David Duncan

Science Journalist

WIRED

SynBioBeta 2025 - Session Speaker

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May 2026

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Sid Sijbrandij

Sid Sijbrandij

Sid Sijbrandij

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Leroy Hood

Leroy Hood

Leroy Hood

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Alicia Jackson

Alicia Jackson

Alicia Jackson

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David Sinclair

David Sinclair

David Sinclair

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Austin Nasso

Austin Nasso

Austin Nasso

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David Eagleman

David Eagleman

David Eagleman

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Bruce Friedrich

Bruce Friedrich

Bruce Friedrich

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Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

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Sue Siegel

Sue Siegel

Sue Siegel

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Micha Breakstone

Micha Breakstone

Micha Breakstone

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Jeanne Loring

Jeanne Loring

Jeanne Loring

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Ola Wlodek

Ola Wlodek

Ola Wlodek

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Simon Kohl

Simon Kohl

Simon Kohl

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Eric Kelsic

Eric Kelsic

Eric Kelsic

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Emily Leproust

Emily Leproust

Emily Leproust

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Neil Parry

Neil Parry

Neil Parry

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Jonathan Anomaly

Jonathan Anomaly

Jonathan Anomaly

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Jean Hebert

Jean Hebert

Jean Hebert

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Michael Koeris

Michael Koeris

Michael Koeris

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Alexandre Zanghellini

Alexandre Zanghellini

Alexandre Zanghellini

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Drew Endy

Drew Endy

Drew Endy

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Kit McDonnell

Kit McDonnell

Kit McDonnell

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Gregory Hocking

Gregory Hocking

Gregory Hocking

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Kim Branson

Kim Branson

Kim Branson

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David Virant

David Virant

David Virant

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T.J. Chen

T.J. Chen

T.J. Chen

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Kavya Sharman

Kavya Sharman

Kavya Sharman

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Michael Chen

Michael Chen

Michael Chen

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Sandy Yao

Sandy Yao

Sandy Yao

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Inhwan Kim

Inhwan Kim

Inhwan Kim

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Nicholas Larus-Stone

Nicholas Larus-Stone

Nicholas Larus-Stone

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Drew Endy

Drew Endy

Drew Endy

Previous Speakers Include

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Jennifer Doudna

UC Berkeley

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

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Jennifer Doudna

UC Berkeley

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

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Sam Altman

OpenAI

CEO

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Sam Altman

OpenAI

CEO

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Steve Wozniak

Fusion-io

Chief Scientist

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Steve Wozniak

Fusion-io

Chief Scientist

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Vinod Khosla

Khosla Ventures

Founder & Partner

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Vinod Khosla

Khosla Ventures

Founder & Partner

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Frances Arnold

Caltech

Nobel Laureate

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Frances Arnold

Caltech

Nobel Laureate

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Eric Schmidt

Schmidt Science

Chair & CEO

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Eric Schmidt

Schmidt Science

Chair & CEO

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Kate Rubins

NASA

Astronaut

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Kate Rubins

NASA

Astronaut

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Craig Venter

JCVI

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Craig Venter

JCVI

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Christina Smolke

Antheia

CEO & Co-Founder

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Christina Smolke

Antheia

CEO & Co-Founder

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George Church

Harvard Medical School

Professor

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George Church

Harvard Medical School

Professor

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Thomas Bostick

Ginkgo Bioworks

Chairman

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Thomas Bostick

Ginkgo Bioworks

Chairman

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Ro Khanna

U.S. Congress

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Ro Khanna

U.S. Congress

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Peter Diamandis

XPRIZE

Founder

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Peter Diamandis

XPRIZE

Founder

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Drew Endy

Stanford University

Hoover Inst Fellow

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Drew Endy

Stanford University

Hoover Inst Fellow

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Kevin Scott

Microsoft

CTO

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Kevin Scott

Microsoft

CTO

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Cathie Wood

Ark Invest

Founder & CEO

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Cathie Wood

Ark Invest

Founder & CEO

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Hermann Hauser

Amadeus Capital

Founder

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Hermann Hauser

Amadeus Capital

Founder

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Emily Leproust

Twist Bioscience

CEO

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Emily Leproust

Twist Bioscience

CEO

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Oliver Morton

The Economist

Senior Editor

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Oliver Morton

The Economist

Senior Editor

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Daphne Koller

Insitro

Founder & CEO

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Daphne Koller

Insitro

Founder & CEO

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Jay Keasling

UC Berkeley

Professor

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Jay Keasling

UC Berkeley

Professor

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Thomas Knight

University of Florida

Dept. Chair & Professor

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Thomas Knight

University of Florida

Dept. Chair & Professor

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Eben Bayer

Ecovative

CEO

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Eben Bayer

Ecovative

CEO

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Esther Dyson

BAMF Health

Executive Founder

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Esther Dyson

BAMF Health

Executive Founder

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