· Dr. Rita Cheng, President, Northern Arizona University
· Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan, Executive Vice President, ASU Knowledge Enterprise Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Arizona State University
· Dr. Joaquin Ruiz, Vice President for Innovation, Dean, College of Science, Thomas R. Brown Chair and Director of Biosphere 2, Professor of Geosciences, University of Arizona
· Maria Harper-Marinick, Chancellor, Maricopa Community Colleges