Join us for this special opportunity for professional development and continued education at Riverfield Country Day School, where experiential learning comes to life! Participants will take a deep dive into Riverfield's unique Design Doing™ framework and expand their thinking through hands-on workshops, teacher presentations, classroom observations, collaboration with fellow educators, and carefully selected keynote speakers whose life and career experiences illustrate the principles of this educational approach. Upon completion of the conference, attendees will receive a certificate of participation, which may be submitted to their professional development organization or licensing agency for 10 CEUs.
NOTE: Educators registering with a P.O. are invited to email [email protected] for assistance. To receive student pricing for this event, please email [email protected] or [email protected] to request a code before purchasing your ticket.
Manju Bangalore is a reproductive health scientist, astronaut-in-training, and social impact leader working at the intersection of science, menstrual justice, and culture. She is the founder of Operation Period, a Gen Z-led nonprofit advancing menstrual freedom through policy, education, and systems-level change.
With a background in physics, mathematics, and astronautical engineering, Manju has worked at NASA’s Marshall and Johnson Space Centers and in the Obama White House on science policy. She is currently training for a pioneering research spaceflight focused on studying menstruation in microgravity.
A sought-after speaker and cultural communicator, Manju engages audiences across education, STEAM, and entertainment, translating complex ideas into accessible, impact-driven narratives about dignity, equity, and the future of science.
Ben duPont co-founded Chartline Capital Partners, a leading venture capital firm investing in emerging B2B companies. Prior to that, he co-founded Yet2.com, the first open innovation platform, with offices in London, Tokyo, and Boston.
In 2024, Ben teamed up with his friend Rohit Bhargava, and together, they studied Olympians, explorers, entrepreneurs, and achievers who have found non-obvious solutions and achieved great things. They turned their findings into the award-winning book, Non-Obvious Thinking: How to See What Others Miss, the topic of his presentation.
Ben has a 1986 BSME from Tufts University. He is a licensed pilot, a ham radio operator, and an avid sailor. He lives with his wife, Laura, and their two children in Wilmington, Delaware.
Nate Roy is a Team USA Bobsled brakeman, medical student at Weill Cornell, and founder of Cortex Flex, a neuroscience-informed performance training company for adolescent athletes. He is also the founder of CAPSuLe, a nonprofit dedicated to serving as an intermediary between scientists who study youth development and parents, coaches, and educators who drive it.
As a former Division I football player, Nate first became interested in the brain through its role in athletic performance. It was during his research at Cornell, Harvard, and McGill that he found his deeper passion: understanding the brain as a lever for improving performance across all of life. Now preparing for a career in adolescent psychiatry, Nate's work centers on a single question: How do we embed resilience amplifiers into the pursuits young people already love?
NOTE: Educators registering with a P.O. are invited to email [email protected] for assistance. To receive student pricing for this event, please email [email protected] or [email protected] to request a code before purchasing your ticket.
