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<p>Duncan Wardle, formerly Disney’s Head of Innovation and Creativity, works with brands like Coca-Cola, Ford, and Johnson & Johnson on developing a culture of creativity across everything they touch. As a senior executive with the Walt Disney Company, Duncan infused a culture of innovation with a start-up mindset across one of the most creative companies in the world via his unique innovation toolkit.</p><p>Duncan fills his presentations with colorful Disney anecdotes, vibrant drawings, and his trademark artistic touch.

<p>In July of 2018, the world held its breath while British cave diver John Volanthen and his partner raced against time to find the 12-boy soccer team and coach trapped for 10 days in Thailand’s Tham Luang Cave.</p><p>With a passion for cave exploration that began in scouts at the age of 14, Volanthen went on to set world records in cave diving and to acquire an extremely rare level of expertise and skill.

<p>Chuck Whitlock is a subject-matter expert on white-collar crime prevention. For years, Chuck made consistent appearances on national television shows including <i>The Oprah Winfrey Show</i>™,<i> The Today Show</i>™, <i>60 Minutes</i>™ and <i>The View</i>™, among others.

<p>As co-founder of No Labels—an organization dedicated to bipartisanship and political problem solving—a political advisor, reform advocate, media columnist and television producer, audiences find Mark McKinnon to be well-versed in all things political. </p><p>Mark’s resume includes a who’s who of causes, companies, and campaigns, including those of former President George W. Bush and the late Senator John McCain, as well as musician and philanthropist, Bono.

<p>Drawing from more than 35 years of experience, including as VP of Talent and Human Resources for Chick-fil-A, Dee Ann Turner shares how to cultivate both employee and guest culture at organizations, and how to select and retain extraordinary talent for successful business and legendary customer service.  </p><p>Dee Ann Turner is a 33-year veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc. Prior to retirement, she was Vice President, Talent and Vice President, Sustainability.

<p>Jesse Itzler is the author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, <i>Living with a Seal: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet</i> and co-founder of Marquis Jet, the world&#39;s largest private jet card company. He and his partner sold their company to Berkshire Hathaway/NetJets. Jesse then partnered with Zico coconut water, which he and his partner sold to The Coca-Cola Company. </p>

<p>Neil Pasricha thinks, writes, and speaks about intentional living. His current work focuses under themes of gratitude, happiness, failure, resilience, connection, and trust. </p><p>Neil is the author of nine books and journals including: <i>The Book of Awesome</i>, a spinning rolodex of simple pleasures based on his 100-million-hit, award-winning blog <i>1000 Awesome Things</i>, <i>The Happiness Equation</i>, originally written as a 300-page love letter to his unborn son on how to live a happy life, <i>Awesome Is Everywhere</

<p>Jay Shetty, a global bestselling author, award-winning podcast host of <em>On Purpose</em>, and purpose-driven entrepreneur, has made an indelible impact on hearts and minds worldwide. </p><p>Born in London, Jay Shetty embarked on a transformative journey as a Hindu monk before merging ancient wisdom with the digital world.

<p>Drawing from his remarkable scope of geopolitical and global economic expertise, Vijay Vaitheeswaran provides insight on how businesses can strategize, innovate, and find opportunity in today’s disruptive landscape.</p><p>With a career that has taken him from Mexico City to London to Shanghai, Vijay Vaitheeswaran brings an impressive breadth and depth of expertise to topics ranging from globalization, politics and economics to international trade, supply chain and labor disruptions.

<p>Jason Chaffetz is a contributor for the FOX News Channel and a former Congressman (R-UT), 2008-2017. Jason shares with audiences his intimate knowledge of our Nation’s Capital, offers insight into governing, and examines the United States&#39; most pressing issues.</p><p>Jason was selected by his peers to be a Chairman of the powerful Oversight & Government Reform Committee, where he led investigations into the United States Secret Service, the Department of Education I.T.