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Harness NOW Leadership to Be a Kick Ass Boss in a Complex World - Military Peacekeeping Commander, Ultra Endurance Champion
How can we break free from the familiar failures of management and leadership that can't seem to truly inspire...
Management Consultant, Founder & President of The Table Group
Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group.....
Senior Fellow at the Harvard Business School; Former Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration
Karen Gordon Mills is a renowned expert on fintech, small business, entrepreneurship, job creation, and the economy at large.
Director, BrandUnit, Google (Humanizing Digital)
Today’s unprecedented speed of change is forcing companies to pivot like never before and leverage their most innovative assets -- their PEOPLE.
Founder and CEO, ConsenSys, blockchain venture studio
Joseph Lubin is a Co-Founder of Ethereum—the most superior advanced blockchain platform by size, functionality and application—and founder of ConsenSys, one of the largest and fastest-growing blockchain companies in the…
Former Chief Economist
Olivier Blanchard is a renowned international economist and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. Since October 2015, he is the Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute…
Serial Entrepreneur & Bestselling Business Author
Serial entrepreneur Alexa von Tobel, CFP is founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital and the New York Times bestselling author of Financially Fearless and Financially Forward. Alexa connects with…
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of sweetgreen
Nicolas Jammet is Co-Founder & Co-CEO of sweetgreen, a destination for simple, seasonal, healthy food. Nicolas and his co-founders, Nathaniel Ru and Jonathan Neman, launched sweetgreen in 2007, opening their…
President and Publisher, ForbesWoman, Host, Success with Moira Forbes, Executive Vice President, Forbes Media, Founder, Forbes Executive Women’s Board
As the Executive Vice President of Forbes Media, Moira Forbes is responsible for driving new business initiatives across the company’s diverse media platforms, and branding Forbes events worldwide.
Founder and CEO of Blavity Inc., Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and Small Business Advisor, Host, The WorkSmart Podcast With Morgan DeBaun, Activist
Morgan DeBaun is a serial entrepreneur and corporate advisor. As the Founder & CEO of Blavity Inc., the leading digital media company for Black culture and millennials, Morgan has grown the…
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Senior Advisor, Blackstone Israel
Ambassador Dan Gillerman is Senior Advisor to Blackstone Israel and is a member of Blackstone's International Advisory Board. Ambassador Gillerman is chairman of Gillerman Global Ltd, a global strategic consulting firm. He served as…
Performing Artist and Performance Strategist for the world's top leaders & brands, Critically Acclaimed Documentary Film Producer
Victoria Labalme helps people perform at their highest levels by unlocking their hidden genius. With 20 years in the Performing Arts — from Broadway to comedy clubs, landmark films to…
Counselor to President George W. Bush
One of the world's foremost communication strategists, Karen Hughes specializes in strategic messaging, crisis communications, and executive positioning with clients ranging from global corporations to Fortune 500 CEOs.
Member of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (2006-2011)
Kevin Warsh is a monetary policy expert and economist who served the United States in the Federal Reserve and the White House, and whose insights are sought by Central Banks…
Cyber Security Expert
Suzanne “Zan” Vautrinot is President of Kilovolt Consulting Inc. and currently serves on the Boards of Directors for Wells Fargo, Symantec Corporation, ECOLAB Inc., Parsons Corporation and Battelle Memorial Institute. …
Chair, Systemic Risk Council
Sir Paul Tucker is one of the most respected central bankers and financial policy makers of our time. He is Chair of the Systemic Risk Council, a Harvard University Fellow,…
World Champion Quarterback
The most successful quarterback in the history of the Washington Redskins, Joe Theismann is also a world-class entrepreneur whose positive, high-energy presentations provide audiences with expert strategies for handling trying…
Expertise in AI, Big Data, Blockchain, and Social Media
Patrick Schwerdtfeger is a business futurist specializing in technology trends including big data, artificial intelligence, Fintech and blockchain. He’s the author of Anarchy, Inc.: Profiting in a Decentralized World with Artificial Intelligence…
Global authority on Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Innovation
Ozan Varol, thinking like a rocket scientist is a necessity. Learning to embrace uncertainty and thrive in the unknown will be the lifeblood of the most successful leaders and organizations…
Global Leadership and Organizational Performance Expert, Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership, Cass Business School
Chris Roebuck is Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership at Cass Business School in London and advises major global organisations on improving performance through their people. The UK National Health Service…
Worldwide Leading Speaker on Business Growth, #1 Leadership Columnist on Forbes.com
Even the best businesses can fail. Kodak, Hostess and Circuit City were all once market leaders but eventually bankruptcies. Their products became dated, customers stopped caring and soon the former…
Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight UFC World Championship
Daniel is one of the most decorated fighters in UFC history. A former two-division world champion, DC held the heavyweight and light heavyweight world championships simultaneously. He is also an…
African American Woman USAF U-2 Pilot
Colonel Merryl Tengesdal (ret.) is the first and only African American woman to fly the United States Air Force’s U-2 “Dragon Lady” high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. As a former Naval Aviator…
Former CEO & Chairman of the Board of the Xerox Corporation
Ursula Burns made history as the first Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company when she became CEO of Xerox in 2009. Her journey from the lower east side…
Co-Founder, The Home Depot
Iconoclastic entrepreneur and business legend Ken Langone is renowned as the co-founder of The Home Depot, where he was lead director and a member of the executive committee of its board since…
CEO, The Messina Group
One of the world's most successful political advisors and renowned Democratic strategist Jim Messina is the mastermind behind former-President Obama and then-Vice President Biden’s 2012 re-election campaign.
Former President of Participant Media
Most recently Ricky Strauss served as President of Programming for Hulu and Disney + where he was responsible for all programmatic strategy for both platforms. Prior to that assignment, he…
Political Contributor, CBS News
Deval Patrick served two terms as the 71st governor of Massachusetts. An accomplished executive, passionate leader and gifted orator, Deval Patrick will capture—and hold—the attention of any audience.
Founder of Deeds Not Words, Texas State Senator (2009-2015), Advocate for Women's Rights
Former Texas State Senator and Founder of the non-profit, Deeds Not Words, Wendy Davis is renowned as a passionate advocate for women in social, economic and political spheres.
CEO of Twitter (2010-2015), Founding Partner, 01 Advisors VC Fund, Technology Entrepreneur
Time magazine named Dick Costolo one of the 10 Most Influential U.S. Tech CEOs. In his speeches, Dick Costolo calls on his experience as a digital entrepreneur, business executive, and surprisingly,…
Founder, NextMapping™/NextMapping.com, Future of Work Expert, CEO, Synthesis at Work Inc. , Bestselling Author
Named as a #1 future of work influencer, Cheryl Cran engages audiences on the trends and technologies shaping the future workplace today, the strategies to proactively map the future as a…
15-Time NBA All-Star Player, Media Personality, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Few individuals ever become iconic enough to be known by one name—Shaq. A revered cultural icon, Shaquille O’Neal is best known for an NBA career spanning nearly two decades and earning…
Co-Founder & CEO, All Turtles, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Startup Studio, Co-Founder, Evernote, Global Productivity Tool
Phil is a co-founder and the CEO of All Turtles, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup studio. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of the global productivity tool Evernote,…
Vice Chairman of IBM Co-Chairman of Cohn-Robbins Former Director of the National Economic Council Chairman of the Board of Pallas Advisors
Gary Cohn is an American business leader, philanthropist and the former Director of the United States National Economic Council. Mr. Cohn served as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy…