Sean Astin

Actor, Director, Voice Artist & Producer Known For "Lord of the Rings"

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Michael Gelb

Educator, Innovation & Creativity Expert; Author of "How To Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci"

Anousheh Ansari

CEO of X Prize Foundation & First Female Private Space Explorer

Afterburner

US Fighter Pilots & Team-Building Experts

Jacqueline Novogratz

Founder & CEO of Acumen Fund

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Olympic Legend, Philanthropist, American Record-Holder in the Long Jump & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Dan Abrams

Chief Legal Affairs Anchor at ABC News & Founder of Abrams Media

Gloria Allred

Renowned Women's Rights Attorney; Subject of Netflix Documentary "Seeing Allred"

Wendell Pierce

Author and Actor, best known for "The Wire" and HBO's "Treme"

Clay Shirky

Expert on New Technology & Social Media, & How They Shape Culture; Professor & Distinguished Writer in Residence, NYU

Jonah Berger

Marketing Professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania & Internationally Best-Selling Author

Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior

Andrea Mitchell

Award-Winning Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent at NBC & Host of "Andrea Mitchell Reports"

Noreena Hertz

Futurist, Economist, Bestselling Author, "Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World"

Nia Vardalos

Oscar-Nominated Actress, Screenwriter & Producer Known for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

John Wood

Founder & Board Co-Chair of Room to Read; Former Microsoft Marketing Executive

Richard Simmons

Fitness Instructor, Actor, Video Producer Known for "Sweatin' to the Oldies" Aerobics Videos

Paul Orfalea

Founder of Kinko's, Philanthropist-Chairman of the Orfalea Foundation & Serial Entrepreneur

Buzz Aldrin

Former Fighter Pilot & 2nd Man to Walk on the Moon; Author

Malaak Compton

Activist & Philanthropist

Robert Cialdini

New York Times Best-Selling Author & The Foundational Expert in the Science of Influence