Most Creative People in Business 2011

Reshma Shetty *

Reshma Shetty graduated from MIT with a PhD in Biological Engineering in 2008 during which she worked on building digital logic in cells. Reshma has been active in synthetic biology for several years and co-organized SB1.0, the first international conference in synthetic biology in 2004. Her coolest genetically engineered machine to date was engineering E. coli to smell like mint and bananas. In 2008, Forbes magazine named Reshma one of Eight People Inventing the Future. Now Reshma and colleagues have founded synthetic biology startup Ginkgo BioWorks, Inc. whose mission is to make biology easier to engineer.

Recent Coverage: The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2011

Confirmed Speakers *

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  Colin Archipley Co-owner Veterans Sustainability Agriculture Training (VSAT) Read Bio
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  Sam Calagione Founder and President Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Read Bio
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  Leila Chirayath Janah Founder Samasource Read Bio
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  Eric Dishman Intel Fellow and Director of Health Innovation Intel Architecture Group Read Bio
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  Sam Kass Assistant Chef and Senior Policy Advisory, Healthy Food Initiatives The White House Read Bio
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  Carol Kruse Senior Vice President, Marketing ESPN Read Bio
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  Sebastian Thrun Fellow Google Read Bio
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  Baratunde Thurston Director of Digital The Onion Read Bio
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  Reshma Shetty Cofounder Ginkgo BioWorks Read Bio

* Speakers subject to change.