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<p>America Ferrera is perhaps best known for her fearless portrayal of "Betty Suarez" on ABC&#39;s hit comedy <i>Ugly Betty</i> and "Carmen" in the popular film <i>The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants</i>. Ferrera&#39;s <i>Ugly Betty</i> role earned her an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as ALMA and Imagen Awards.</p><p>Ferrera currently produces and stars in the long-running NBC workplace comedy,<i> Superstore</i>.

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<p>Major Anthony “AB” Bourke is a highly accomplished and decorated F-16 fighter pilot who flew tactical missions in service to our country all over the world. He has accumulated more than 2,700 hours of flight time in various high performance aircraft and was one of the first pilots to fly an F-16 in homeland defense efforts over New York City in the aftermath of September 11th. </p><p>Following his impressive military career, AB applied the tools and techniques that made him one of our nation&#39;s premier fighter pilots to the competitive world of business. He ascen

<p>Jean Chatzky is the founder and CEO of HerMoney.com and FinanceFixx. </p><p>She is the host of the podcast <i>HerMoney</i> With Jean Chatzky. The financial editor of <i>NBC Today</i> for 25 years and the Financial Ambassador for AARP, she appears frequently on CNN, MSNBC and was a recurring guest on <i>The Oprah Winfrey Show</i>. She is a <i>New York Times</i> and <i>Wall Street Journal</i> best-selling author.

<p>Technology is creating the most exciting innovations the world has ever seen. It is also causing anxiety about our future. Navigating technological change at light speed is much harder if you don&#39;t have a trusted Sherpa to be your guide.</p><p>Vivek has rejoined Harvard as a Distinguished Fellow, Harvard Law School, Labor and Worklife Program, where he will help lead a critical three year research project on the effects of technology on future employment and work. This will be the first study on how technology will effect the core foundations of our economy. &lt

<p>Mark Kennedy Shriver, the son of Sargent and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, is a former Maryland state legislator, a leader in children&#39;s education and poverty prevention, and author of "A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver," a New York Times best-seller. He is Senior Vice President of U.S. Programs for Save Our Children, a leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the U.S.

<p>For 40 years, photographer James Balog has broken new conceptual and artistic ground on one of the most important issues of our era: human modification of our planet’s natural systems. An avid mountaineer with a graduate degree in geography and geomorphology, James is equally at home on a Himalayan peak or a whitewater river, the African savannah or polar icecaps.</p><p>To reveal the impact of climate change, James founded the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), the most wide-ranging, ground-based, photographic study of glaciers ever conducted.

<p>Liz Wiseman is the president of a leadership research and development firm, the Wiseman Group, headquartered in Silicon Valley, where she advises senior executives and leads strategy and leadership forums for executive teams worldwide.  </p><p>Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. Recent clients include Apple, GAP Inc., Genentech/Roche, Kellogg, Nike, Salesforce.com, Symantec, SAP, Twitter, and Microsoft.

<p>Dr. Marc Lamont Hill shares a bold vision of the future, where social progress and the pursuit of equality depend on listening to each other while adopting a fearless attitude toward change.</p>

<p>As a scholar and award-winning author, Dr. Hill expertly dissects political and social moments as a way to initiate frank discussions on culture, politics and race. By identifying key issues, challenges, controversies and trends in the news, he spotlights the work that must be done to sustain the ongoing struggle for equality and freedom.</p>

<p>A trusted non-partisan advisor to policymakers and a reliable source of economic analysis to businesses, media outlets and the public, Mark Zandi, is one of the country’s leading economic experts, praised for his accurate insight and ability to clearly communicate complex topics, including macroeconomics, financial markets and public policy.</p><p>As the Chief Economist and Cofounder of Moody&#39;s Economy.com, Zandi directs the company&#39;s research and consulting activities, helping Moody&#39;s Analytics provide timely economic research to businesses and