Paul Kangas was dubbed by The Detroit Free Press as "the Walter Cronkite of business broadcasting." A former stockbroker with more than 12 years experience, he is now the co-anchor and financial commentator for public television's Nightly Business Report and television's leading provider of daily stock market information.

Gary Harpst has a unique ability to solve business problems. He has spent his life integrating new ideas and existing best practices to create real-world business improvements. He began working in his family business at age of 8. Later, ...

Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Jeremy Siegel is a leading expert in the economy and financial markets. He appears regularly on networks like CNN, CNBC and NPR and writes regular columns for Kiplinger's Personal Finance and Yahoo! Finance.

A former Middle East consultant to ABC News, Marvin Zonis has appeared on Nightline, Larry King Live and he is a frequent commentator on NPR. He has written for every newspaper of international prominence and authored several books. His insight into the state of international political affairs merges with his expertise in economics to form a particularly insightful and intelligent report on issues facing the world today.

Baron Robertson of Port Ellen was the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from 1999-2004. He served as Defense Secretary for the UK from 1997-1999 before taking up his NATO position and becoming a life peer of Islay in Argyll and Bute. He has received numerous honors and holds the directorships of several notable companies.

As the Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations, Heraldo Muñoz is an expert on foreign affairs and the UN. He is an acclaimed author of several books, including A Solitary War, which chronicles the Iraq war and UN Security Council debates.

A contributing editor for Inc. Magazine and having appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Newsweek, Carl Schramm is one of the world's most recognized thought leaders on fostering and advancing entrepreneurship. He is President of Kaufmann Foundation and best-selling author of Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism.

Author and co-author of 29 books and renowned experimental physicist, Amory Lovins' work is consistently focused on harnessing market forces to promote resource efficiency as a solution to a variety of economic, social, and environmental problems. A highly sought-after speaker, Mr. Lovins has addressed many leading U.S. and overseas business, policy, energy, automotive, environment, and development groups.

Professor of economics and author of Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus is famous for his successful application of microcredit: the extension of small loans. He is the founder of Grameen Bank and in 2006 was awarded the Nobel Peach Prize. He is one of the founding members of Global Elders and serves on the board of directors of the United Nations Foundation.

Lawyer, teacher, actor, comic, economist, father, novelist, essayist, expert on finance, meet Ben Stein! An Emmy award-winning actor, comedian and game-show host, Ben is famous for his monotonous yet humorous voice in acting. Ben has worked, demonstrated and struggled for voting rights for African Americans, and was also a speech writer for Richard Nixon and for Gerald Ford.