Glenn Llopis is an author, entrepreneur, and business thought-leader who is the Chairman of the Glenn Llopis Group, a workforce development and business strategy consulting firm. Through the Glenn Llopis Group, Llopis helps organizations move HR leadership to where it belongs and uses his knowledge to help drive business growth through leadership and individuality. Llopis has earned his degree in... read full bio
April Rinne is an advisor, keynote speaker, investor, and global citizen. Through her work, Rinne can see trends early and helps advise others on the potentials of upcoming trends, which include areas such as travel and tourism, public policy, digital economy, and future of work. As an advisor, Rinne has worked with companies such as Airbnb, Trov, Sharing Cities Alliance,... read full bio
Leanne Pittsford is an American entrepreneur who is the CEO and founder of Lesbians Who Tech, which is the largest LGBTQ community of technologists in the world. Pittsford was born in San Diego, California, and was born into a conservative family, which made it hard for her to come out and she didn’t formally come out until she was finishing... read full bio
Cindy Eckert is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and advocate for female entrepreneurship. She is known for being one of the few self-made woman billionaires in history and is also a pharmaceutical leader. Eckert has previously co-founded and sold Slate Pharmaceuticals and upon selling the company, launched Sprout Pharmaceuticals, which she was CEO of. With Sprout, the company made headlines for... read full bio
Maurice Biriotti is the Chief Executive and founder of The SHM Foundation. Biriotti has been a full-time academic Professor and has worked at the Universities of Cambridge, Birmingham and Zurich. As a Professor, Biriotti has published several works in topics such as anthropology, literature, philosophy, and cultural change. Biriotti has been the adjunct Professor to the School of Management and... read full bio
Dr. Jack Groppel is the co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, Vice President of Applied Science and Performance Training at Wellness & Prevention, Inc., which is a Johnson & Johnson company, and he is also an author. Groppel is an expert in fitness and nutrition and he has served as an adjunct Professor of Management at the J.L. Kellogg School... read full bio
Bea Johnson is the founder of the Zero Waste Lifestyle movement and is a best-selling author of the book “Zero Waste Home.” Johnson and her family began adopting a zero waste lifestyle over a decade ago and since then, they produce a pint of trash per year. After starting her blog and published her book which has since been translated... read full bio
Radek Sali is the former CEO of Swisse. During his 10 years as CEO of Swisse, the company became one of Australia’s most known and fastest growing companies and the company was also awarded the most successful business of the year by the BRW Private Business Awards during one of the years that Sali was CEO. Sali helped grow Swisse’s... read full bio
Kisa Heyer is the CEO of Dream Foundation, a dream-granting organization that makes final dreams come true for terminally ill adults and their families. The Dream Foundation arranges trips, family reunions, meetings with personal heroes, and they also work with veterans to reconnect their with aspects of their military lives or to help them visit monuments and memorials that hold... read full bio
Nzinga Shaw is the global chief inclusion and diversity officer at Starbucks and is the company’s first person of the position. Shaw is experienced in inclusion and diversity, change and crisis management, organizational planning, branding, community engagement, employee relations, and more. Shaw has earned her B.A. in English language and literature from Spelman College and went on to earn her... read full bio
Dean Spanos is the son of Alex Spanos, and is the chairman and owner of the NFL team, the Los Angeles Chargers and it’s franchise. Spanos was born in Stockton, California, and he studied at Lincoln High School where he played in football and golf and later earned the Lincoln High Hall of Fame Award. He also went on to... read full bio
Rich Paul is an American businessman and sports agent who is founder and CEO of Klutch Sports Group and is head of UTA Sports. As founder of Klutch Sports, Paul represents a number of big players in the NBA which include Draymond Green, Anthony Davis, John Wall, and LeBron James, whom is also his childhood friend. Paul was born in... read full bio
Cornell William Brooks served as the NAACP's 18th President and CEO and is currently a Harvard Kennedy School Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice. Texas native Brooks was born in El Paso and graduated from Jackson State University with a B.A. before moving on to Yale Law School and Boston University to complete his J.D. and... read full bio
Art Rooney II is best known for being the owner of the NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Under his ownership, the Steelers have won two Super Bowl championships. Prior to owning the Steelers, Rooney was the vice president and general counsel of the team and has also served on the team’s board of director for numerous years. Rooney also serves... read full bio
Jeffrey Lurie is an American motion picture producer, businessman, and current owner of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Lurie was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and he has earned his B.A. from Clark University, a master’s degree in psychology from Boston University, and a doctorate in social policy from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.... read full bio
Gil Brandt is an American former football executive who was most previously the vice president of player personnel in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. Brandt was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and he began his career playing football as well as baseball and track in high school. From there, Brandt went on study at the University of Wisconsin but left... read full bio
Jerry Jones is an American businessman who is currently the owner of the NFL team the Dallas Cowboys. Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, and he has earned his B.A. from the University of Arkansas where he also played college football. During his college football career, Jones was an all-Southwest Conference offensive lineman and was co-captain. He went on... read full bio
Joe Banner is an American businessman who has worked in executive roles for several years in the NFL. Banner began his career studying economics at Denison University and while there, he spent a semester working as an intern at WCAU 1210 AM radio in Philadelphia. Shortly after, he was hired at WCAU to work as a sports producer and report.... read full bio
Jimmy Haslam is an American businessman who is the CEO of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain, and co-owner of sports teams which include the MLS team the Columbus Crew SC and the NFL team the Cleveland Browns. Haslam was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and he is the son of Jim Haslam, who was the founder of the Pilot... read full bio
Neal Halverson is a corporate strategist who specializes in the human-centered perspective. He holds a Masters of Design from OCAD's Strategic Foresight and Innovation program which fine tuned his strategic approach to business management and productivity. Neal approaches even the most challenging of projects with an innovative multilevel approach to organization that propels businesses forward into the digital service age.... read full bio
