Bestselling author Daniel Stone explores the transformative power of innovation and its role in driving environmental protection and sustainability. Drawing on his meticulously researched book AMERICAN POISON, Stone examines the historical clash between Alice Hamilton, a public health pioneer, and Thomas Midgley, an inventor with a controversial legacy, to illuminate the dual nature of technological advancements. His presentation highlights how the inventive spirit can drive remarkable progress while also posing significant environmental challenges, but how these challenges can be identified, confronted, and often avoided. Through this colorful narrative rich in anecdotes and humor, audiences will be inspired to embrace innovation responsibly, balancing progress with a commitment to a brighter future.

Bestselling science author Daniel Stone takes audiences on a journey through the groundbreaking work of Alice Hamilton, a trailblazer in the field of industrial hygiene. Drawing from his 2025 book, AMERICAN POISON, Stone draws lessons from Hamilton's most pivotal chapter—her 1920s fight against General Motors over leaded gasoline—and her relentless efforts to expose widespread health hazards and her tireless advocacy for safer working conditions. With colorful anecdotes and vivid storytelling, this inspiring story will give attendees a deeper appreciation for the foundation and evolution of workplace health and safety, and the critical importance of protecting worker health in a complex industrial world.

Climate change is already here with undeniable effects around the world. But so too is a wave of breathtaking innovation driving significant advances in energy, health, conservation, and infrastructure. Drawing on his work with National Geographic and his bestselling nonfiction narrative books, Stone presents ten surprising reasons to be hopeful about the future of our planet. Through compelling narratives and historical insights, attendees will discover how past ingenuity and pioneering solutions can inspire and guide us towards a brighter, more sustainable world.

We are what we eat. We should eat like our grandparents. Food is culture. So many of life's maxims revolve around food, and so much of our economies can be explained by what we eat. But how did it get that way? Bestselling author and storyteller Daniel Stone takes audiences to the early 20th century to show how a band of adventurous explorers roamed the planet in search of novel foods to bring back to a hungry country. Mangoes, apricots, lemons, and dates. Hundreds of foods we think of as ours in fact came in an explorer's knapsack. Tomorrow's food, however, is more an equation of algorithms, robots, and market testing. Stone explains in colorful detail what will be coming to supermarkets next and the exciting—and at times concerning—changes in what's coming to our menus.

Why do we eat what we eat? And where does it come from? National Geographic​ ​writer and author Daniel Stone will colorfully describe the​ ​dramatic,​ ​strange, and​ ​curious way America imported​ ​the items in the modern supermarket, and then​ ​exported the American diet all over the world.​ ​He'll then explain what globalization​ ​means for our food systems, and the changes coming to what we eat in the​ ​coming decade.