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In 1993, internal wrestling with how to respond to individuals on the streets asking for help prompted Willie to begin buying homeless signs. His collection has morphed into a personal art project called WE ARE ALL HOMELESS. To date, Willie has bought over 2,000 signs and created over 75 art installations across the US and UK that serve to raise awareness about homelessness. In 2014, Willie and a film crew drove from Seattle to San Diego to New York, buying signs in 22 cities along the way, and interviewing more than 100 people on the streets. This trip is the subject of the award winning documentary, SIGNS OF HUMANITY (available on Amazon Prime). The project has been featured in international media including NPR-All Things Considered, HuffPost, BuzzFeed and Al Jazeera. An UpWorthy video about the film has been viewed over 6.5 million times. Today, Willie continues to share WE ARE ALL HOMELESS as an artist, speaker and workshop facilitator. From the TEDx stage to kindergarten classrooms, he challenges all who encounter the project to contemplate the question, "What is home?" Willie lives in Dallas, Texas with his partner, Tanya. They have two cats, Marcel and Myrna.

"Think" has been honored with numerous local, state and national awards. Krys and her husband, Matt, live in Dallas and have four children.

Davis has written for magazines and newspapers for over 25 years. She served as assistant managing editor of the Chicago-based “ABA Journal,” the nation's most-read legal magazine, worked as both a senior reporter and an assistant editor at Texas Lawyer newspaper, and spent eight years as the editor and fashion editor of Indulge magazine, the luxury lifestyle magazine of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Her freelance writing and styling credits include USA Weekend, Travel + Leisure, The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Fodor’s Travel Guide, Virtuoso Life and many more. She also styles notable people like musicians and athletes; most recently, she styled Nashville singer/songwriter Rico del Oro for the release of his 2023 album “Toro” and for his single, “Twin Souls.”

Among the many awards she’s received for her work are a 2021 “Azbee” National Silver Award for Print Feature from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, two Lisagor Awards for feature writing from the Chicago chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, a Katie award from the Dallas Press Club for feature writing and an ASCAP writing award.

Throughout her career, she has attended New York Fashion Week every year since 2007, explained Enron, edited celebrity stylist Clinton Kelly, patrolled the Rio Grande with border agents, styled an Olympic athlete, traveled on slow boats in China, eaten reindeer in Finland and hiked to hidden temples in Kuala Lumpur.

Her personal style has been photographed by the legendary Bill Cunningham for the New York Times and has been featured on NYLON.com and in other media outlets. As an officially certified Star Wars cosplayer, she has performed at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago and London and has appeared on the Disney Channel in Europe and in numerous publications.

Davis also has been involved in the fashion industry as an entrepreneur. She has launched two niche fashion lines, earning a stint as a Macy’s Emerging Designer and a write-up in the New York Times.

Currently, Davis writes a column for the “ABA Journal,” regularly writes and styles fashion shoots for 360 West magazine and works as a freelance fashion stylist for such clients as the Dallas Market Center. She also occasionally works as a fashion show dresser through the Kim Dawson Agency.

She is currently an associated scholar in the project "The Medieval Iberian Treasury in Context: Collections, Connections, and Representations on the Peninsula and Beyond," and a short-term collaborator on the ERC-funded project "Petrifying Wealth. The Southern European Shift to Masonry as Collective Investment in Identity, c.1050-1300." She has contributed to a number of exhibitions at the Meadows Museums including, "Fernando Gallego and His Workshop: The Altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo," "Zurbarán: Jacob and His Twelve Sons," and "El Greco, Goya, and a Taste for Spain: Highlights from the Bowes Museum." Current and upcoming projects include the art of medieval pilgrimage in Spain, and an edited volume published by Brepols called "Collective Display: Medieval Art out of Isolation" (forthcoming).

Join this table for a deep dive into the intricacies of AI design and its impact on our daily lives. We will peel back the layers of unseen algorithms, examine how data shapes AI behavior, and explore AI's dual role as a mirror and architect of our experiences. Hollie will offer her balanced perspective on AI's role in our future — a blend of caution and hope. Together, we will envision the world AI is helping to build and discuss proactive measures to steer its course.

In his previous role with City Futsal, Esteban he served as Programs Director of player development. In 2012 he was responsible for establishing the first futsal/ soccer school in DFW with over 450 students and managing a staff of twelve coaches and trainers. He oversaw the delegation of all programs both on the court and field. The program went on to win multiple regional, national, and international titles across the US and Spain. In 2013, he created the first international exchange program with Santos FC, a world-renowned Brazilian soccer club, bringing American soccer players and families to Brazil to experience the culture.

Before his venture into City Futsal, Esteban worked with Red Bull America to establish the Neymar 5 tournament in the Texas Region. He built and managed large events in Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston. He grew the Texas market into the largest and most successful regional tournaments in the United States, competing with California, Chicago, Florida, and New York.

While in City Futsal, Esteban has led the company from operating out of two indoor arenas to their new City Futsal Park in the Downtown Dallas Farmers Market District. He oversees all fiduciary responsibilities in the company with a strong understanding of accounting and finance. He also holds a real estate license in the state of Texas, providing advisory and consulting services to City Futsal and future expansion projects.

Esteban holds a BA in economics from Southern Methodist University, a national D license in US Soccer, and his National US Youth license.

In his previous role with City Futsal, Manuel served as Coordinating Director of player development. he was responsible for managing logistics for over 450 students across 12 different surfaces and 12 employees. He oversaw all programming budgets and resources used for local, regional, national, and international competitions. He successfully planned all training program campaigns that went on to win multiple regional, national, and international titles across the US and Spain. He also had a hand in creating the first international exchange program with Santos FC, a world-renown Brazilian soccer club, bringing American soccer players and families to Brazil to experience the culture.

Before his involvement in City Futsal, Manuel managed the Texas Region Neymar Tournament for Red Bull America, coordinating the US's largest Red Bull soccer tournaments. For three years, he successfully grew DFW, Houston, and San Antonio into the top programs in the US, with over 1000 teams and 4000 players. He continued to play a key role in strategic partnerships with local stores, vendors, and venues throughout the Texas region, ensuring efficiencies in response to an increasingly demanding adult soccer market. During his time at City Futsal, Manuel successfully transitioned the company's on-court training program into an online platform called Ball Method. Building an onsite studio to house online classes for youth and adults to continue their athletic development. He led the program by preparing all classes and material for shooting live and OnDemand content to be sold to the public through a subscription-based platform to the public.

Manuel has most recently served as Vice President of Operations, focusing his efforts on training employees in skills training, leadership training, customer service training, and sales. He has built efficiencies throughout the team and operation, leading the company to develop more facilities as a viable strategic plan for its future.

Manuel earned a BA in economics at Southern Methodist University and holds a national D license with US Soccer.

Murchison and Granberry are co-authors of the 2022 book "Hole in the Roof: The Dallas Cowboys, Clint Murchison Jr., and the Stadium That Changed American Sports Forever."

Prior to his arrival at SMU Cox in 2017, Myers served as Dean and Mitchell P. Rales Chair at the Farmer School of Business, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While at Miami, the Farmer School received the largest private donation to date in the 200-year campus history, a $40m second-generational gift from the Farmer family.

Myers has worked and consulted with organizations in the engineering, distribution, chemical, insurance, financial services, agriculture, and pharma industries. He has served as visiting faculty at ESSEC-Paris and the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, has taught at the Vienna University of Economics and in other locations including Italy, Romania, Taiwan, and Uzbekistan, and has led executive education courses worldwide. Before entering academia, Myers worked at both Merrill Lynch and IBM Argentina. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Additionally, he serves on the boards of King Ranch, Inc. (Chair-Audit), the Maguire Energy Institute, the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking, the Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center, Goodwill Industries of Dallas, and the BaylorScott&White Dallas Foundation. He also served as an advisory council member for the George W. Bush Institute's Economic Growth Initiative. He has been cited or appeared on CNBC, Fox Business, CBS Radio, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

An outdoor enthusiast, Myers is involved in several wildlife conservation organizations and is on the board of directors of the Peregrine Fund. He has teamed with thoroughbred racing photographer Sam English on short stories and photo essays about the outdoors, with their work appearing in Gray's Sporting Journal.

Myers received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and a Master of International Business Studies degree from the University of South Carolina. He served as a medic in the U.S. Army Airborne from 1979 to 1982, primarily in Panama. Myers, his wife Gina, and their twin daughters live in Dallas.

Rusty is also the author of "Red River Bridge War: A Texas-Oklahoma Border Battle" (Texas A&M Press, 2016), "My Old Confederate Home: A Respectable Place for Civil War Veterans" (University Press of Kentucky, 2011), and "Historic Photos of Dallas in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s" (Turner, 2010). He regularly speaks to historical societies, book groups, and cultural gatherings nationwide and writes articles for historical magazines and journals.