Nominated as one of The Times' 50 leading influential management thinkers, Lynda Gratton is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and author of The Democratic Enterprise. Her current research with the Lehman Centre for Women in Business is to create an in-depth understanding of the rhetoric and reality of how business strategy is delivered through people and model the key processes.

Dr. Peter Senge is the Founding Chair of a global community of researchers, corporations and consultants called the Society for Organizational Learning. Dr. Senge has lectured extensively throughout the world, translating the abscract ideas of systems theory into tools for better understanding of economic and organizational change.

A seasoned entrepreneur, author and co-author of five books and a Professor of Business, Clayton Christensen's research and teaching focuses on managing innovation and creating new growth marketing. Professor Christensen has founded three companies: CPS Corporation, Innosight, and Innosight Capital. Professor Christensen is also extensively involved in other activities in the community.

Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Dr. Jeffrey Pfeffer has taught seminars and lectured in management development programs for various corporations and universities world wide. He has filled the Thomas Henry Carroll-Ford Foundation Visiting Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.

Patrick Lencioni was named by The Wall Street Journal as one of the most in-demand business speakers. He was described by The One-Minute Manager's Ken Blanchard as "fast defining the next generation of leadership thinkers." As a consultant and speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to nonprofits.

Vijay Govindarajan is the recipient of a number of awards for excellence in research, and is one of the world's leading experts in strategy and innovation. He regularly works with CEOs and top management teams in Global Fortune 500 firms to discuss, challenge, and escalate their thinking about strategy. Vijay will release his new book, The Other Side of Innovation, in August 2010.

Ed Schein was educated at the University of Chicago, at Stanford University where he received a Masters Degree in Psychology in 1949, and at Harvard University where he received his Ph.D. in social psychology in 1952. He was Chief of the ...

Margaret Wheatley is an internationally acclaimed speaker and writer and President Emerita of the Berkana Institute. She has been an organizational consultant and researcher since 1973 and a dedicated global citizen since her youth. Her ...

Author in the field of cross-cultural communication, with books that include Riding the Waves of Culture, Seven Cultures of Capitalism, Building Cross-Cultural Competence and 21 Leaders for the 21st Century. Dr. Trompenaars studied Economics at the Free University of Amsterdam and later earned a Ph.D. from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with a dissertation on differences in conceptions of organizational structure in various cultures.

Internationally recognized for his intellectual integrity, broad-gauge leadership skills and expertise on people and organizational issues, Michael Feiner is President of Michael C. Feiner Consulting, Inc. A former Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer for Pepsi's beverage operations worldwide, Mr. Feiner advised, coached and counseled executives on how to enhance their leadership effectiveness. Mr. Feiner is Professor Management at Columbia Graduate School of Business.