Thirty-ninth President of the United States and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, while serving as President Jimmy Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He founded The Carter Center, a non-profit organization that works to advance human rights and is heavily involved in Habitat for Humanity.

With a career that balances broadcasting, publishing, humanitarian efforts and a high-profile commercial endorsement with motherhood and her royal duties, Sarah Ferguson is one of the most inspiring figures of the new century. Having survived personal trials under a harsh media spotlight, she now shares with audiences the secrets of her turn-around success.

Richard Branson is the man behind one of the world's most recognized and respected brands, Virgin. His Virgin Group has a presence in international retail, air travel, mobile communication, music, resorts, clean fuel, space travel, and many other areas.

John Wood is the founder and CEO of Room to Read, a non-profit organization that brings books, libraries, schools and computer rooms to underprivileged children in third-world and developing countries. He is author of the book Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, which describes his journey to Nepal, and how he left a high-paying job at Microsoft to start Room to Read.

A legendary financier and one of the most-popular speakers in America, Mike Milken is also widely honored for driving innovation in medical research and education. The Harvard Business Review's former editor credits him for "much of the economy's resilience." In an always-highly-rated and entertaining talk, Milken shows where recent financial markets went wrong and spells out a formula for sustained prosperity in the global economy.

Former Principal Product Manager at PayPal, Premal Shah now runs Kiva.org and is an expert in microfinance. To date, Kiva has provided more than a million dollars in low-cost working capital to small-scale entrepreneurs in less developed countries from Bulgaria to Uganda.

Marc Kielburger is the chief executive director of Free The Children, a unique organization which has built more than 500 schools in Asia, Africa and Latin America, providing daily education to more than 50,000 children. He is the co-author of national bestsellers Take Action!: A Guide to Active Citizenship, Take More Action and most recently, the New York Times best seller Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World. Marc was recently selected by the World Economic Forum as one of the 250 Young Global Leaders.

Rob Follows is a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and adventurer who has found a way to integrate his three life passions. He is Founding Partner of STS Capital Partners, an international boutique investment banking firm focused on helping successful entrepreneurs and CEOs in the major strategic decisions that help them move from successful achievements to true significance; Founder of Altruvest Charitable Services, a registered Canadian charity focused on giving capacity building tools to charities for free to increase their charitable capacity to give more of donors' donations to their good causes; and a Seven Summitter, having reached the summits of the world's seven highest mountains on each of the seven continents.

Craig Kielburger is the founder and chair of Free The Children, a unique organization which has built more than 500 schools throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America, providing daily education to more than 50,000 children. He is author of Free the Children and most recently, the New York Times best seller Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World. Craig has been awarded many national and international awards for his work, including The Roosevelt Freedom Medal, The World Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child (known as the Children's Nobel Prize) and he is one of the youngest recipients of The Order of Canada.

Co-founder of Clinical Cell Culture, a private company recognized in medical circles for its world-leading research and breakthrough in the treatment of burns, Fiona Wood is Western Australia's only female plastic surgeon. Fiona is Head of Royal Pert Hospital's Burns Unit and Clinical Professor with the School of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Western Australia. She became world renowned for her patented invention of spray on skin for burn victims.