Legendary defense attorney who is best known for defending Captain Medina the SLA kidnapping victim Patty Hearst, and O.J. Simpson. Bailey is author of The Defense Never Rests and For the Defense. Bailey has been President and Principal Shareholder for Enstrom Helicopter Manufacturing Company, Menominee, Michigan; President and Principal Shareholder for TelShare Publishing Company, Chelsea, Massachusetts, a publisher of educational books.

Founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Nancy Brinker is a breast cancer survivor who lost her only sister, Susan, to the disease which prompted her to start the organization. Nancy was the former US Ambassador to Hungary and Chief of Protocol of the US. Today Nancy speaks about the importance of patient's rights and medical advancements in breast cancer research and treatment and serves as the World Health Organization's Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control.

Recognized and awarded for his revolutionary style of management, Jack Stack is founder and CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation. Author of The Great Game Of Business, and his newly published A Stake In The Outcome, Jack has been featured in numerous media outlets around the world, including the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and CBS "Eye on America".

A recognized visionary, George Naddaff specializes in the development and marketing of franchise concepts. His career includes being the CEO and Chairman of New Boston Chicken, today known as Boston Market. He was the founder of Mulberry Child Care Centers and the Living and Learning Schools, now both known as Kindercare. He was the director and investor for Sylvan Learning Center and is currently the Chairman and Co-CEO of KnowFat! Franchise Company.

President of the Global Summit of Women, an annual international gathering of women leaders from around the world, Irene Natividad also co-chairs Corporate Women Directors International, which promotes the increased participation of women on corporate boards globally. A known as recognized leader for woman, Irene has appeared on CNN news shows, Crossfire, the Today show, Good Morning America, Fox News, MSNBC, and her editorials have appeared in USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post. Currently she runs her own public affairs firm, Globewomen, Inc.

As CEO of a world-class research firm, Ravi Kalakota is a leading expert on digital strategy and its execution via enterprise applications. Ravi is a leading researcher on the powerful formulation of the e-business fundamentals and has written numerous books on the subject including Business: The Race to Mobility.

Nido Qubein is the chairman of an international consulting firm and recipient of the highest awards given for professional speakers including the Cavett (known as the Oscar of professional speaking), the Speakers Hall of Fame, Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans and The Order of the Long Leaf Pine (North Carolina's highest civilian honor) and Sales and Marketing International's Ambassador of Free Enterprise. Nido's is president of High Point University, an accredited undergraduate and graduate institution with 3,500 students from 50 countries and 44 states. His foundation provides scholarships to 48 deserving young people each year.

Andy Freire is Axialent's co-founder and CEO. Entrepreneur in the business and social domains, after working at Procter & Gamble, he founded and led Officenet, a company that revolutionized the industry of distribution (retail) of office ...

Barara is the founder of the multi-media company Barbara Corcoran Inc. She is the real estate contributor for NBC's Today Show and CNBC, she writes a weekly real estate column for the Daily News and monthly columns for MORE Magazine and Redbook. She is the author of the national bestsellerIf You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails. As a speaker, Barbara brings front-lines experience and infectious energy.

From 1977 to 1981, Bill Drayton served as Assistant Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where he had lead responsibility in representing the environment in Administration-wide policy development, notably including budget, energy, and economic policy. In 2006, he was recognized as being one of Harvard University's 100 "Most Influential Alumni."