Baratunde Thurston is an Emmy-nominated storyteller, producer, and thought leader weaving stories of interdependence across our relationships with nature, humans, and technology. As the host of PBS's America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston and the creator of the acclaimed How To Citizen podcast, Baratunde has redefined citizenship as a practice of active participation, responsibility, and community building. His newest podcast, Life with Machines, produced in partnership with Lenovo, explores the human side of the AI revolution by asking, "How can these machines help us become more human?"

As a keynote speaker, Baratunde is transformative,...