Justin Yifu Lin is a Chinese economist and former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Development Economics at the World Bank. During his tenure at the World Bank he played a key role in shaping the economic research agenda of the institution. As an economist from the developing world, Lin has shed light and brought attention to the issues... read full bio
Kimora Lee Simmons is a fashion designer, model, and CEO. Her fashion design career began with Phat Farm, a clothing line created by Russell Simmons. Kimora Lee took on her own spin off project of Phat Farm, Baby Phat. She expanded the Baby Phat line as creative director and president, designing clothing for clientele from children to women. She later... read full bio
Mark C. Thompson is an executive coach with over 25 years experience leading teams and building companies from the ground up. He specializes in executive leadership, business strategy, sales growth, and customer and employee engagement. Mr. Thompson advises leaders in Fortune 500 and Global Fortune 1000 companies. The American Management Association featured Mr. Thompson as one of the Worlds Top... read full bio
Tom Bilyeu is a filmmaker and entrepreneur that is the founder of Quest Nutrition. Bilyeu struggled chasing money for years and finally founded a company with his partners based on people instead of money. Bilyeu and his partners mission for Quest Nutrition is to end metabolic disease. They have become successful in making their company a billion dollar business within... read full bio
Bozoma Saint John is the Chief Marketing Officer at Endeavor, and is the Former Chief Brand Officer at Uber. She has had over 20 years of experience in marketing and has worked with industries such as music and entertainment, consumer goods, fashion, sports, automotive, and more. Prior to working for Endeavor or Uber, John has been the Head of Global... read full bio
Carl Icahn is a billionaire investor and the CEO of Icahn Capital LP. Icahn is an expert in creating value for companies, and has invested in a variety of different businesses. He has served as the director and/or chairman of companies such as GB Holdings Inc., Greate Bay Hotel & Casino Inc., and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc.... read full bio
Christian Horner is the Team Principle of Red Bull Racings Formula One Team. Horner has worked with drivers such as Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, David Coulthard, and Max Verstappen. Horner, through his speeches and talks, offers insight into building the best racing teams in the world. In addition, he speaks about his role of Team Principle, along with Sports Manager... read full bio
Dean Carter is currently apart of human resources, finance, legal, and shared services at Patagonia. Prior to working for Patagonia, Carter has been an account executive and sales manager for P&G, Manager at Pearle Vision, HR Business Partner and Staffing Manager at Pier 1 Imports, Director and Chief HR Officer for Fossil Group, Inc., and Chief HR Officer at Sears... read full bio
Jeff Kearl is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Stance Socks. He is also on the Board of Directors for MVMT, and is an Investor and on the Board of Directors for Scopely and JUST Goods, Inc. as well as the co-founder and Managing Director of Precedent Investments. Prior to his many current jobs, Kearl has been on the Board... read full bio
Michael Murakami is currently the Research Manager for Airbnb. Prior to his work with Airbnb, Murakami has been the Market Research and Statistics Consultant for Passenger.com, he was a Quantitative Research Manager for Google, Inc., and was also a Senior Director of Research and Insights at Latinum Network. Murakami graduated from Harvard University with a BA and then graduated from... read full bio
Peter Aceto up until recently, has been the President and CEO of Tangerine for several years which is Canadas leading direct bank. Tangerine was originally named ING Direct and from there, they changed their name. Prior to serving as Tangerines President and CEO, Aceto was apart of their General Counsel and was also Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Chief Risk... read full bio
Ryan Smith is the CEO and co-founder of Qualtrics, which is an online survey company. He went to school at Brigham Young University at the Marriott School of Business and went on to work in Brand Management at Ford Motor Company while building his company. Smith has also been co-founder and Board Member of the 5 For The Fight Foundation,... read full bio
Tim Draper is an American Silicon Valley venture capital investor, founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and founder of Draper Associates and Draper University. Draper is also known for pushing the ball to divide California into three states. Draper is also a spokesperson for Bitcoin, ICOs, Blockchain, and cryptocurrencies. He has invested in over 50 crypto companies and has won the... read full bio
Jeanne Gang is an architect who is the founder and leader of Studio Gang, an architecture and urban design practice found in the United States. She is best known for her works on the Aqua Tower, Solstice on the Park, Writers Theatre, the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, the University of Chicago Campus North Residential and Dining Commons, City... read full bio
Clare Waight Keller is a British stylist and fashion designer who is currently the artist director of Givenchy. She was born in Birmingham, England, and graduated from Ravensbourne College of Art with a bachelor’s degree in Fashion. She then went on to graduate from Royal College of Art with a master’s degree. Keller started her career as a stylist at... read full bio
Ricardo Semler is a Brazilian businessman who is the former CEO and majority owner of Semco Partners, which is a Brazilian company who is best known for it’s radical form of industrial democracy and corporate re-engineering. During his time working for Semco, Semler transformed the company to practice advanced leadership and organizational effectiveness. Apart from his work with Semco, Semler... read full bio
John C. Maxwell is an American New York Times best-selling author, coach, speaker, and pastor. As an author, he has sold over 25 million books, which are sold in 50 languages. He has published numerous books some of which include, “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” and “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader”. Maxwell earned his bachelor’s degree from... read full bio
Dana Brunetti is an American film producer, media executive, and Co-Founder and CCO of Cavalry Media. Some of his most notable work includes producing films “The Social Network”, “Captain Phillips”, which earned him two Academy Award nominations, and the Netflix series “House of Cards”, which earned him five Emmy Award nominations. Prior to starting his career in the entertainment industry,... read full bio
Chris Yeh is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and bestselling author. He is one of the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book, “The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age”, which is also written by Ben Casnocha and Reid Hoffman. They started writing the book after their article in Harvard Business Review entitled Tours of Duty: The New Employer-Employee... read full bio
Will Guidara is an American restaurateur who is based in New York City. He is the co-owner of Make It Nice, which is a hospitality group that includes restaurants such as, Eleven Madison Park, the NoMad restaurants, and Made Nice. Guidara graduated from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and started his dining career at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago in... read full bio
