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<p>Globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders on digital transformation, Brian Solis’s expertise in helping organizations understand and embrace the various effects of disruptive technologies is sought out by leading brands including IBM, L’Oreal, 3M, Oracle and Google, and events such as South by Southwest and TEDx.</p><p>A digital analyst, anthropologist, and futurist, Solis studies the effects of emerging technology on business, marketing, retail experience and culture to help individuals and organizations better understand the various ways that th

<p><strong>Renowned activist, civil rights leader, community organizer and politician Benjamin Jealous outlines what it will take to secure true equality for all Americans and to empower the next generation to lead toward a better future.</strong></p><p>With a background in social justice advocacy, Ben brings a unique perspective to his role as Executive Director at the Sierra Club, focusing on issues of environmental justice, climate change, and conservation.

<p>Ceci Connolly, a nationally-recognized healthcare leader, is president and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans. She spent 25 years in the journalism field and is a well-respected author and TV commentator. As the <i>Washington Post</i>&#39;s former chief health correspondent, she chronicled President Obama&#39;s drive for sweeping healthcare reform.

<p>What if the legendary Blue Angels Culture of Excellence could be replicated and scaled?</p><p>Since 2015, John Foley has been recognized as one of the top 10 most in demand speakers.

Dara Torres is arguably the fastest female swimmer in America. She entered her first international swimming competition at age 14 and competed in her first Olympics a few years later in 1984.

At the Beijing Games in 2008, Torres became the oldest swimmer to compete in the Olympics. When she took three silver medals -- including the infamous heartbreaking 50-meter freestyle race where she missed the Gold by 1/100th of a second -- America loved her all the more for her astonishing achievement and her good-natured acceptance of the results.

<p>Amy Van Dyken is a 6-time Olympic gold medal champion swimmer who made history as the most successful athlete at the ’96 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and the first American female athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympic games.</p>

<p>Van Dyken began swimming at age six in an effort to relieve childhood asthma, through which she developed a strong "will to win." That strength made her a star in the ‘96 Games, despite competing with about 65% of normal lung capacity.</p>

<p>Sonia Nazario is an award-winning journalist whose stories have tackled some of this country’s most intractable problems -- hunger, drug addiction, immigration -- and have won some of the most prestigious journalism and book awards. </p><p>She is best known for "Enrique&#39;s Journey," her story of a Honduran boy’s struggle to find his mother in the U.S. Published as a series in the <i>Los Angeles Times</i>, "Enrique&#39;s Journey" won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2003.

<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>.

<p>Drawing on his nearly 30 years as Publisher of <em>Forbes,</em> Rich Karlgaard delivers real-time insights on the U.S.

<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