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<p>Whether he is emceeing, entertaining, or dispensing motivation, Greg Schwem knows how to make corporate audiences laugh—all the way to the top.</p><p>Dubbed "Your boss's favorite comedian" by <em>HuffPost, </em>dozens of associations and corporations, from Microsoft to McDonald’s, turn to Greg for laughs as one of the top business humorists in the business.

<p>Alan C. Page was born August 7, 1945, in Canton, Ohio. He graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School in 1963, and received his B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in 1967 and his J.D.

<p>When it comes to covering politics, Ron Elving is one of Washington's most respected people in the business. NPR News' Senior Washington Editor, Elving directs political coverage from inside the Beltway and beyond. Under Elving's leadership, NPR has been awarded journalism's top honors including the Edward R. Murrow Award, a duPont-Columbia award for excellence, among many other industry distinctions.</p>

<p>Over almost two decades, award-winning journalist and web and TV host, Laura Ling has dedicated herself to exposing the world to critical global issues, including slave labor in the Amazon, the drug war in Mexico, Internet censorship in China, and women’s rights in Turkey.</p><p>As the Director of Development for Discovery Digital Networks, Ling oversees the creation and production of original web series.

<p>As the real-life high school robotics coach played by actor and comedian George Lopez in the movie Spare Parts, Fredi Lajvardi is one of the nation’s leading STEM educators and a thought leader on the power of diverse teams to fuel creativity, innovation, and resilience in any organization. </p><p>Fredi Lajvardi captivated the country when he led his team of disadvantaged Latino teens in a university-level underwater robotics competition where they defeated leading schools, including top-ranked MIT.

<p>An expert on global affairs, renowned for his consistently accurate assessments and forecasts regarding the economic and strategic implications of world events, Vali R. Nasr, Ph.D., is the expert that senior American policy makers, world leaders, and global corporations turn to for strategic and economic insight on evolving international affairs.</p><p>Nasr is a Senior Fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution and a contributor to The New York Times.

<p>Dr. Rishi Manchanda shares breakthrough solutions to reinvigorate primary care in the U.S. and protect the future of our health by addressing the social and environmental conditions at the source of illness.</p>

<p>Bree Newsome rallies your spirit with her impassioned message about racial equality and illustrates how, with courage, zeal and the support of others, ordinary people can make an extraordinary difference. </p><p>This contemporary civil rights icon first garnered national attention for her daring act of peaceful disobedience in June 2015.

<p>The multi-award-winning visionary behind Chipotle, William Espey shares his recipe for connecting authentically and powerfully with customers and employees.</p><p>William Espey is a branding expert known for his pivotal role in creating and developing one of the most significant and successful brands of the last quarter century—Chipotle Mexican Grill. As the company’s “brand voice” for an almost twenty-year run, he played a crucial role in cultivating its growth from its early entrepreneurial roots to the multi-billion dollar chain it became in the U.S. and abroad.

<p>Chris Valasek draws from his research and headline-making exposure of serious automotive security flaws as he shares real-world solutions for protecting consumers and companies against cyber-attacks.</p>

<p>Regarded for his work in the automotive security arena, Chris is a Principal Autonomous Vehicle Security Architect at Cruise Automation and also served as a security lead at Uber’s Advanced Technology Center and chairman of SummerCon, America’s longest running hacker conference.</p>