The Project Fibonacci STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) Conference, which begins Sunday and concludes Aug. 5, includes among its activities a lineup of celebrity speakers at Rome Free Academy and The Beeches on Monday-Friday.

Tickets for the speakers are available at eventbrite.com and projectfibonacci.org online. The schedule:

• Monday, 6:30 p.m., RFA — Christine McKinley, musician, engineer and host of History Channel’s “Brad Meltzer Decoded.”

• Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., RFA — Deborah Berebichez, physicist and co-host of the Discovery Channel’s “Outrageous Acts of Science.”

• Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., RFA — Michio Kaku, physicist and author, who also has hosted television specials for BBC, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel and the Science Channel.

• Thursday, 3 p.m., The Beeches — Julie Taboulie, celebrity chef, host of a PBS series and author of the cookbook “Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen.”

• Thursday, 6:30 p.m., RFA — Daymond John, entrepreneur and founder of the FUBU clothing line, and a co-star of ABC’s show, “Shark Tank.”

• Friday, 5:30 p.m., The Beeches — Kevin Delaney, host of Science Channel’s “Street Science.” This event is private and for registered scholars only, according to projectfibonacci.org.

Project Fibonacci is a STEAM youth leadership program that is spearheaded by Rome-based ANDRO Computational Solutions.

Students entering 11th grade through their senior year in college will take part in the STEAM conference that will include various workshops and field trips in addition to the speakers.

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