Van Jones

CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN host, Emmy Award-winning Producer & NY Times Best-Selling Author

Sir Richard Branson

Businessman & Founder of Virgin Group

Jimmy Wales

Founder of Wikipedia & Wikitribune

Dan Ariely

Behavioral Economist; Professor at Duke University; Author; Founding Member of The Center for Advanced Hindsight

Kurt Andersen

Host of "Studio 360 from PRI and WNYC" & Author

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Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

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Founder of Life Edited & TreeHugger.com

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Musician, DJ, Photographer

Clay Shirky

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

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Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

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Author, Columnist, Humorist & Political Satirist

Nelson George

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Anna Deavere Smith

Award-Winning Actress, Playwright & Social Commentator

Parag Khanna

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker

Majora Carter

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant

Montel Williams

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

Ray Kurzweil

Chairman of Kurzweil Technologies, Inventor & Futurist; Author of "How to Create a Mind"

Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Hill Harper

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Neil Giuliano

Gay Rights Activist & President and CEO of Greater Pheonix Leadership

An Phung

Multimedia Journalist

Brian Hoffstein

Contributing Writer

Cody Adams

Managing Editor of The Floating University.

Oprah Winfrey

CEO of Oprah Winfrey Network, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient & National Women's Hall of Famer

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Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

And Then We Rise: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

Jeffrey Israel

Author & Jewish Studies Professor at Williams College

Henry Rollins (Spoken Word)

Artist

Russell Simmons

Entrepreneur & Philanthropist

Gloria Estefan

Grammy Award-Winning Latin Musician

Tiffany Shlain

Founder of The Webby Awards; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist