Speaker Selection for Transhumanism and Spirituality Conference 2010

Speaker selection for the Transhumanism and Spirituality Conference 2010 has been completed. As announced previously, the keynote speakers will be Terryl Givens, James Hughes and Max More. Additional speakers are listed below, along with biographical information. Don't miss this excellent speaker lineup. Register today!



Richard L Amoroso

Richard L Amoroso is director of Noetic Advanced Studies Institute, centered on "cosmology of mind". Amoroso is also executive editor of Noetic Press, including the peer reviewed Noetic Journal; author of over 30 technical volumes and over 100 scientific papers on astrophysics, quantum theory, medicine, philosophy of mind and transcendence.



Jason Anthony

Jason Anthony is a religion journalist and games designer. He served as editor of America's oldest religious magazine, and has written widely about the national faith landscape. His experiences at the World Trade Center on 9/11/01 led him to explore next-gen religion through his project, the Ten Year Game.



Lincoln Cannon

Lincoln Cannon is president of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, and co-author of the New God Argument. He's a professional software engineer, Internet marketer and information technologist. He holds a masters degree in business and a bachelors degree in philosophy from Brigham Young University.


Malcolm Dean

Malcolm Dean's research in Cognitive Thermodynamics provides a consistent and scalable physics of cognitive, cultural, and religious systems. Dean is a Research Affiliate of UCLA's Human Complex Systems program and a member of the Brain Research Institute's Higher Cognitive Affinity Group.


Dorothy Deasy

Dorothy Deasy is a Methodist who came to God late in life.  Her study of the Historical Jesus led to an awakening experience that initiated her spiritual journey.  She is in the process of getting her Master’s of Applied Theology from Marylhurst University.


Michael Ferguson

Michael Ferguson is a PhD student at the University of Utah, specializing in neuroimaging. He completed undergraduate training in biochemistry at Brigham Young University, and attended medical school at SUNY Health Sciences Center. He is passionate about the human brain and the potential for transhuman aesthetics to promote prosocial dynamics.


Roger D Hansen

Roger D Hansen has graduate degrees from USU in Civil and Environmental Engineering and an undergraduate degree in History from BYU. He has worked for 30 years as a water resource planner. His blog (rogerhansen.org) is titled “Tired Road Warrior” which explains a lot about his current emotional status.


James Felton Keith

James Felton Keith is an author, economics analyst, engineer, and entrepreneur. Keith's education is rooted in mathematics. He's Chairman of the Enxit Group and a specialist at the Land Policy Institute. His 2010 book Integrationalism: Essays on the rationale of abundance is raising eyebrows in analytic philosophy and ecology communities.


James Mclean Ledford

Author of Technical-Jesus.com and Hyper-Evolution.com, two websites dedicated to Christian Transhumanism. James is also a Nuclear Operations Instructor with 20 years of experience teaching the science, technology, and procedures necessary to safely operate Nuclear Reactors; where effective learning and teaching is critical.


Ugo A Perego

Ugo A Perego is Senior Researcher at Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a PhD in Human Genetics from the University of Pavia, Italy, and has authored and co-authored numerous publications on the use of DNA to reconstruct ancient population migrations and recent family histories.


Giulio Prisco

Giulio Prisco is a technology consultant, physicist, computer scientist, writer and futurist. He is a director of the IEET and the Associazione Italiana Transumanisti, and was executive director of the World Transhumanist Association. As a founder of the Turing Church, Prisco proposes transhumanist "cosmic visions" as alternatives to major religions.