Jacqueline Novogratz

Founder & CEO of Acumen Fund

Jason Silva

Emmy-nominated TV Personality; Futurist; Host of National Geographic Channel’s “Brain Games”

Jared Cohen

President, Jigsaw (previously Google Ideas) & Chief Advisor to Alphabet Executive Chairman (former Google CEO) Eric Schmidt

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Maria Menounos

CEO & Co-founder of AfterBuzz TV; Former E! News Co-Anchor; Best-selling Author, Journalist & Activist

Lisa Oz

Best-Selling Author, Producer, Host & Entrepreneur

Tory Burch

Designer & CEO of Tory Burch; Founder of The Tory Burch Foundation

Clay Shirky

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

Wyatt Cenac

American stand-up Comedian and Actor; Former Correspondent and Writer, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"

Joseph Stiglitz

American Economist, Professor at Columbia University & Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2001

Mike Walsh

CEO of Tomorrow, Futurist & Best-Selling Author of "The Algorithmic Leader"

The Rise of Generation AI

Stephen A. Smith

Sports Journalist, Analyst & Talk Show Host Known for "First Take"

Hoda Kotb

Broadcast Journalist, Television Personality, Author & Co-Anchor of "The Today Show"

This Just Speaks to Me: Words to Live By Every Day

Christy Turlington Burns

Model & Founder of Every Mother Counts; Anti-Smoking Activist

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”

Seth Godin

Business & Marketing Expert & New York Times Bestselling Author of "Purple Cow," "Linchpin," & "Tribes"

Buddy Valastro

Host of "The Cake Boss" & "The Next Great Baker"

Jennifer Hyman

Co-Founder & CEO of Rent the Runway; Award-Winning Entrepreneur & Gender Equality Advocate

Dr. Cornel West

Philosopher, Professor, Political Activist & Author of "Race Matters"

Joe Torre

Chief Baseball Officer for Major League Baseball; National Baseball Hall of Famer, 4-Time World Series Champion & 9-Time MLB All-Star

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