Jennifer Aaker and Nathan Waterhouse present a gripping story of how social technology and online collaboration can save lives. Aaker is the General Atlantic professor of marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. (May 21, 2011)

The Chocolate Heads Movement Band, directed and choreographed by Aleta Hayes, performs Motion Hymnary at STAN 2011. (May 21, 2011)

Inspired by the people she meets in Nepal, Cecilia Mo describes an interdisciplinary approach toward understanding solutions to human trafficking. Mo is a Ph.D. candidate in political economics at Stanford University. (May 21, 2011)

Women’s basketball coach Tara Vanderveer talks about her most remarkable experiences at Stanford and what motivates her each day. (May 21, 2011)

Andrew Ng is building robots to improve the lives of millions.  From autonomous helicopters to robotic perception, Ng's research in machine learning and artificial intelligence could result one day in a robot that can clean your house. (May 21, 2011)

Stanford student bluegrass band Nimbleweed performs Medicine Man at STAN 2011. (May 21, 2011)

Damon Horowitz spins a riveting tale of what it’s like to teach philosophy to inmates in San Quentin prison. A philosophy professor and “serial entrepreneur,” Damon Horowitz explores what is possible at the boundaries of technology. (May 21, 2011)

Aysegul Dastan shares about her unlikely and inspiring path from rural Turkey – where girls are not expected to attend school beyond elementary school – to Stanford. Dastan graduated from Stanford with MS and PhD. (May 21, 2011)

Drawing on the theories of Abraham Maslow and Viktor Frankl, Stanford alumnus Chip Conley shares about his search for meaning in business and in life. Conley then discusses a set of “emotional equations” that may point toward happiness. (May 21, 2011)

Singer-songwriter Becca Richardson performs “Summer” and “The Girl” at STAN 2011. Becca Richardson graduated from Stanford in 2011 with a degree in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. (May 21, 2011)