NAF Next is our signature professional development conference that brings together education, business, and community leaders. At NAF Next, our staff and network share ideas on how to increase opportunities, grow partnerships, and improve learning experiences and outcomes for students and their communities.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. HAKEEM OLUSEYI
Astrophysicist, Former Space Science Education Lead for NASA, and Inspirational Speaker
Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, author of a critically acclaimed upcoming memoir, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Streets to the Stars, is an internationally-recognized astrophysicist, science TV personality, and global education advocate who has had a long, distinguished career in academia and scientific research.
Most recently, he was stationed at NASA Headquarters, where he served as an Astrophysicist and Space Science Education Lead for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. In addition, he was a professor of Aerospace, Physics, and Space Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology since 2007. A former TED fellow, Dr. Oluseyi holds three degrees, eight U.S. patents, four E.U. patents, and co-hosts several shows on Science Channel and Discovery International, including Outrageous Acts of Science, How the Universe Works, Space’s Deepest Secrets, Strange Evidence, You Have Been Warned, and Strip the Cosmos.
