Founder of Strategos, an international management consulting firm and visiting Professor of Strategic Management at London Business School, Gary Hamel is the originator of the concept of core competencies. He is also the director of the Woodside Institute, a non-profit research foundation.

Joe Torre was named the manager of the New York Yankees on November 2, 1995 and led the 1996 Yankees to their first World Series Championship since 1978. He is the only person ever to be named both the MVP and Manager of the Year. In the off season, Torre is most comfortable on stage motivating audiences, explaining the challenges of sport, and stressing the importance of team work.

Emmy award-winning comedian, satirist, writer and producer, Jon Stewart is best known as the host of Comedy Central's fake news show, The Daily Show,which has been nominated for numerous news and journalism awards. Stewart is the co-author of the best-selling book, America (The Book).

You probably know Dr. Phil McGraw as the #1 New York Times best-selling author who is the resident expert on human behavior for "The Oprah Winfrey Show". He has over 20 years of experience in psychology and human functioning, and is a "street-smart" professional that knows how to deal with people's real world issues.

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.

Wayne Dyer, an internationally renowned author and speaker with several New York Times bestsellers already under his belt, is an inspirational speaker on the subject of self-development. His story is one of struggle, obstacles, overcoming, and making dreams come true.

Co-Author of the International bestseller, Blue Ocean Strategy, Chan Kim is a leading authority on business strategy, innovation and managing the multinational corporation in the knowledge economy. He has been recognized as one of the world's most influential academics in global strategy by The Journal of International Management.

Futurist and theoretical physicist specializing in string field theory; Michio Kaku is host of two radio programs and a bestselling author. He is the Henry Semat Chair and Professor in theoretical physics and is currently defining the "Theory of Everything" which seeks to unify four fundamental forces of the universe. He is also a visiting professor at the Institute for Advance Study and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Author of numerous NYT bestselling books, Dinesh D'Souza is a noted conservation and defines conservatism in the American sense as "conserving the principles of the American Revolution". He is currently the Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

NYT bestselling author of twenty books which are published in eighteen languages, Michael Gurian is known as "the people's philosopher" for his ability to bring people's ordinary lives and scientific ideas together. He is the co-founder of The Gurian Institute. As a philosopher, he has pioneered efforts to bring neuro-biology and brain research into homes, workplaces, schools and public policy.