Come and meet 8 Thinkers and Doers from across the city who will share their thoughts, ideas, and passion. The Public Salon is a fast-paced evening of ideas.



Emad Armoush - Originally from Syria will introduce music from different regions of his homeland.

Erika Bergman - Engineer, Storyteller and Submarine Pilot.

Liam Brunham - Personalized Medicine. Stem cells to predict adverse drug reactions.

Adrian Crook - Urban Advocate. Adrian is raising 5 kids in the downtown core and has come under fire for teaching and letting his kids take public transportation to school

Zoe Pawlak Artist and designer speaking about sobriety.

Sirish Rao - Poet, writer and the co-founder of the Indian Sumer Festival

Kevin Vallely - Architect and extreme explorer who just rowed part of the Northwest Passage.