Senior Editor of Asia and the Foreign Correspondent for Forbes Magazine, Robyn Meredith is a NYT bestselling author of The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What it Means for All of Us. She is a weekly globalization and geopolitics columnist for Forbes.com's "Off Shore" column.

The charismatic Jeff DeGraff is a highly sought after speaker and advisor for companies that include 3M, Apple, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, GE, Johnson & Johnson, LG, Pfizer, and Toyota. He is the Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, where he co-created the Competing Values school of thought that is taught in leading universities, colleges and business schools throughout the world; the Executive Director of the Innovatrium Institute for Innovation, an idea lab; and the Managing Partner of the Competing Values Company, a top innovation consulting firm.

Mark Thompson is co-author of the international bestseller, Success Built to Last. As an executive coach and visiting scholar at Stanford University, Mark has lead senior teams and organizations through Vision-Values-Strategy initiatives. Much of his coaching, strategic counseling and research springs from his experience as an insider in boardrooms and management committees, along with his passion for unlocking the unique skills of hundreds of remarkable people around the world.

Ted Fishman is an expert on China's impact on the global economy and the rapid emergence of China as a world power. Fishman's bestselling book, China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World has helped describe for the world the effects of China as a world power. His talks reflect the intelligence and wit readers find in his writing and has most recently focused on the emergence of China and its impact of the lives of Americans as consumers, workers, managers and citizens.

As an internationally acclaimed expert on customer service, Doug motivates and challenges audiences around the world as a consultant and speaker. As a veteran of the Walt Disney corporation, Doug was the head of training. Doug is a captivating speaker and will take you on an entertaining and insightful journey behind the scenes to discover both the secret of Disney's success and how it has overcome spectacular challenges.

Former Federal Reserve Chief Economist (the only Chief Economist the Federal Reserve System has ever had) and author of the widely acclaimed book Myths of Rich and Poor (nominated for a Pulitzer Prize), W. Michael Cox is an economist with an impressive background and depth of knowledge, yet a knack for communication. The media rely on Dr. Cox's ability to make plain sense out of difficult economic issues, as evidenced by his extensive roster of media coverage and appearances.

Writer, lawyer, and entrepreneur, Andrew Shapiro is author of The Control Revolution: How the Internet is Putting Individuals in Charge and Changing the World We Know, an Amazon bestseller which Industry Standard magazine called one of 1999's "Ten Books that Matter."

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.

Sir Bob Geldof is one of the highest ranked and most authorative corporate speakers, conference keynote producers and after dinner speakers currently available. He is highly entertaining and has great insight into the socio-political and upliftment arenas as well as leadership, communications, marketing in the global village, motivation and self-development. His unique presentations, views and insights are highly sought after by companies who wish to benefit from his sensational presentations and which always leave a lasting and powerful impression.

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."