TED2017: The future you 4/20/17, 12:07 PM £ Neesm ay macsopesuy Grandmaster, analyst = Garry Kasparov is esteemed by many as the greatest chess player of all time. Now he’s engaged in a game with far higher stakes: the * preservation of democracy. ‘a i When 22-year-old Garry Kasparov became the world’s youngest chess Grand Champion, few could predict his turbulent career in chess or as a dissident. His chessboard wizardry was already the stuff of legend when, in 1997, he made headlines when he lost a rematch to IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer, ushering AI into the public sphere. Kasparov’s book Winter Is Coming details the rise of Putin’s Russia as well as Kasparov’s persecution and self-exile, and it serves chilling warnings of reactionary forces gathering in the West. He is the chair of the Human Rights Foundation, succeeding his predecessor Vaclav Havel. kasparov.com @Kasparov63 ia } x lie y! Z Laura Galante ta a) i f Cyberspace analyst a " ~~ Ps . q Laura Galante analyzes how states use cyberspace: a domain where militaries, intelligence services, criminal groups and individuals pursue Ba 2 | i their interests with far fewer restraints than in the physical world. 2 et ae |) 4h ' wz ary At FireEye, Galante's teams have profiled advanced cyber threats, investigated network breaches and portrayed the political, military and Pe e financial implications of cyber operations. Part of the original Mandiant Intelligence team, Galante has led strategic analysis, developed ‘a intelligence capabilities and offerings, and directed publications including AP7T28: A Window into Russia’s State Cyber Espionage; Red ee, Line Drawn: China Recaiculates its Use of Cyber Espionage; and Hacking the Street? FIN4 Likely Playing the Market among others. In November 2016 she spoke at the UN Security Council’s Arria Formula meeting on cybersecurity and international peace and security. She frequently appears on and provides commentary to: CNN, Bloomberg, NPR, BBC, Fox News, the New York Time