Nicole Clemens

President of Paramount Television Studios & Paramount+ Original Scripted Series

Polly LaBarre

Founding Member of the Fast Company Magazine, Co-Founder of the Management Lab & Co-Author of "Mavericks at Work"

Noreena Hertz

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

Wendell Pierce

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

Jed Emerson

Award-Winning Author, Strategic Investment Advisor & Senior Fellow at the Center for Social Investment

Ed Burns

Actor, Writer, Director, Producer; Author, “Independent Ed: Inside a Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best Days of My Life”

Lesley Hazleton

Author of "The First Muslim," a New Look at the Life of Muhammad

Michael Gelb

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

John Wood

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

Vali Nasr

Professor of International Affairs & Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University

Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power (Religion and Global Politics)

Lisa Oz

Best-Selling Author, Producer, Host & Entrepreneur

Katie Linendoll

Emmy Award-Winning TV Personality, Consumer Technology Expert & A Leading Woman in Tech

Clay Shirky

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

Peter Sims

Entrepreneur & Best-selling Author; Known for "Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries"

Black Sheep

Freeman Hrabowski

Former President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); Advocate for STEM Education for African Americans

Scott Steinberg

CEO of TechSavvy Global, Strategic Innovation Consultant, Best-Selling Author & Host of "Next Up"

Doc Hendley

Global Humanitarian, Clean Water Crusader, Top 10 CNN Hero, Sustainability Advocate

Janine Turner

Actress, Author & Radio Host; Columnist for the Washington Times

David M. Rubenstein

Co-Founder & Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group

Mike Rayburn

Thought Leader, Artist & Entertainer