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<p>Author of the best-selling memoir<i> Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics</i>, her witty style and innovative political strategies have earned her the respect of colleagues as well as adversaries. </p><p>Inspired by participation in a successful political campaign at age 9, Donna Brazile holds a lifelong, fiery passion for political progress. She was honored to become the first African American to manage a presidential bid, leading Al Gore’s campaign in 2000.

<p>Jason Young has been called a "rare breed" when it comes to developing leaders and customer service initiatives. During his 10 years at Southwest Airlines, the airline consistently rated No.

<p>A leading authority on globalization and global conflict, Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett offers insight on how converging forces of geopolitical realities, climate change, technology, and demographic shifts will affect every field and industry over the next century.</p><p>Thomas P.M. Barnett is a leading security geopolitical strategist and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author, who has worked in U.S. national security circles since the end of the Cold War.

<p>Steve Young&#39;s professional football career spanned more than fifteen years in the NFL, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers, where he received numerous accolades, including Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX, Sports Illustrated and Sporting News&#39; Player of the Year from 1992 - 1994, and the NFL&#39;s Most Valuable Player for 1992 and 1994. In 2005, Mr. Young was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the first left-handed quarterback to be so honored. </p><p>Mr.

<p>Former White House director of economic policy, Harvard professor and hedge fund guru Todd Buchholz is a leading expert on global economic trends, finance, and market volatility. </p><p>He has predicted trends with astonishing accuracy. Buchholz&#39;s editorials in the <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> correctly forecasted the 2001 slowdown in the U.S.

<p>Terry Jones is a Digital Disruptor, an author and a venture capitalist. He has founded five startups, with two billion dollar IPOs, Kayak and Travelocity, and has served on seventeen corporate boards. </p>

<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>Editor-in-chief of<em> The Economist </em>and named one of the "Most Powerful Women in the World” by <em>Forbes</em>, Zanny Minton Beddoes is a renowned global economics expert, sought-after for her authoritative perspectives on the world economy.</p><p>The first female editor in <em>The Economist’s</em> 170+-year history, Minton Beddoes previously served as the publication’s business affairs editor, economics editor and emerging-markets correspondent.

<p>When it comes to covering politics, Ron Elving is one of Washington&#39;s most respected people in the business. NPR News&#39; Senior Washington Editor, Elving directs political coverage from inside the Beltway and beyond. Under Elving&#39;s leadership, NPR has been awarded journalism&#39;s top honors including the Edward R. Murrow Award, a duPont-Columbia award for excellence, among many other industry distinctions.</p>