Speakers
Introducing our hibiscus summit 2025 speakers.
More to be announced shortly.
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Meredith Artley
PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAWAIʻI PUBLIC RADIO
Honolulu
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Hon. Richard Bissen
MAYOR, MAUI COUNTY
Wailuku
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Bing Chen
COFOUNDER AND CEO, GOLD HOUSE
Los Angeles
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Sunwoo Noah Choi
SENIOR EDITOR, MAGAZINE B
Seoul
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Celeste Connors
CEO, HAWAIʻI GREEN GROWTH UN LOCAL2030 HUB
Honolulu
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Tim Donohue
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS
Honolulu
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Josh Feldman
PRESIDENT & CEO, TORI RICHARD, LTD.
Honolulu
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Sara Kehaulani Goo
EXECUTIVE EDITOR, AXIOS
Washington, D. C.
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Hon. Josh Green, M.D.
GOVERNOR, STATE OF HAWAIʻI
Honolulu
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Graham Hart
ARCHITECT AND COFOUNDER, KOKOMO STUDIO
Honolulu
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Shu Hung
GLOBAL CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, AKQA
Los Angeles
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Aftab Hussain
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND SENIOR PARTNER, BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
San Francisco
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Bill Ireton
REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR, IRETON ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Tokyo
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Melinda Joe
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Doug Johnstone
PRESIDENT, HAWAIʻI, HOWARD HUGHES
Honolulu
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Amelia Juhl
COUNTRY DIRECTOR, JAPAN, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
Tokyo
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Ed Kenney
CHEF AND OWNER, MUD HEN WATER
Honolulu
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Dr. Mike Latham
PRESIDENT, PUNAHOU SCHOOL
Honolulu
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Connie Lau
FOUNDER AND CEO, KBAY CAPITAL AND FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO, HEI
Honolulu
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Grace Haeun Lee
COMMUNICATION EDITOR, MAGAZINE B
Seoul
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John Leong
COFOUNDER & CEO, KUPU AND COFOUNDER, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, PONO PACIFIC
Honolulu
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Kūhiō Lewis
CEO, COUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT
Honolulu
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Carol Lim
COFOUNDER, OPENING CEREMONY AND FORMER CREATIVE DIRECTOR, KENZO
Los Angeles
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Dawn Lippert
FOUNDER & CEO
ELEMENTAL IMPACTHonolulu
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Chris Lord
EXECUTIVE EDITOR, MONOCLE
London
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Lan Luan
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DIGITAL ASIA PACIFIC, LVMH
Shanghai
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Arnold Martines
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK
Honolulu
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Cristina Moon
FOUNDER AND MOVEMENT-BUILDER, CMOON STRATEGIES
Honolulu
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Carissa Moore
FIVE-TIME WORLD SURFING CHAMPION, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST AND FOUNDER, MOORE ALOHA
Honolulu
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Peter Morley
PRINCIPAL, HASSELL STUDIO
Sydney + Hong Kong
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Dr. Kid Parchariyanon
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, RISE AND MANAGING PARTNER, SEAX VENTURES
Bangkok
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Mike Peng
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER, MOON CREATIVE LAB
Palo Alto + Tokyo
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Risa Pieters
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL PROGRAMS, ASIA-PACIFIC LEAD, OBAMA FOUNDATION
Los Angeles
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Monica Samuels
VP OF SAKE & SPIRITS, KOMÉ COLLECTIVE
New York
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Dr. Aaron Salā
PRESIDENT & CEO, HAWAIʻI VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU
Honolulu
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Ed Schultz
PRESIDENT & CEO, HAWAIIAN HOST GROUP
Honolulu
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Peter Shaindlin
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, HALEKULANI CORPORATION
Honolulu
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Alex Shibutani
2X OLYMPIC MEDALIST, AUTHOR, PRODUCER, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND SPORTS ENVOY
Los Angeles
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Maia Shibutani
2X OLYMPIC MEDALIST, AUTHOR, PRODUCER, AND SPORTS ENVOY
Los Angeles
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Dr. Maya Soetoro
FACULTY SPECIALIST, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AND LIAISON, OBAMA FOUNDATION
Honolulu
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Lishan Soh
COFOUNDER, AGENCY
Singapore
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Lori Teranishi
FOUNDER AND CEO, iQ 360
Honolulu
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Eri Tsutsumi
DIRECTOR OF LIFESTYLE, MUJI
Tokyo
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Hao Tran
COFOUNDER & CEO, VIETCETERA MEDIA
Ho Chi Minh City
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Billie Tsien
FOUNDING PARTNER, TOD WILLIAMS BILLIE TSIEN ARCHITECTS | PARTNERS
New York
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Suzanne Vares-Lum
INCOMING DIRECTOR, ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Honolulu
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Natalia Vasquez
SENIOR LEAD, IDEO
San Francisco
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Jill Wang
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND PARTNER, BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
New York
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Megan Welch
CEO, KATHMANDU
Christchurch
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Jasper Wong
FOUNDER AND LEAD DIRECTOR, WORLD WIDE WALLS
Honolulu
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Jeanne Yang
STYLIST, PRODUCER AND MANAGER, ANONYMOUS CONTENT
Los Angeles
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Chris Ying
COFOUNDER, MAJORDOMO MEDIA AND COHOST, THE DAVE CHANG SHOW
Los Angeles