Entrepreneurship

<p>Sheila Johnson is an entrepreneur and philanthropist whose accomplishments span the arenas of hospitality, sports, entertainment, the arts, education and humanitarian causes.</p>

<p>As CEO of Salamander Hospitality LLC, a company she founded in 2005, she oversees a growing portfolio of luxury properties including Woodlands Inn in Summerville, South Carolina, Innisbrook, a 72-hole Golf & Spa Resort in Innisbrook, Florida, and the much-anticipated Salamander Resort & Spa, currently being constructed in Middleburg, Virginia.</p>

<p>Josh Linkner personifies creative thinking, entrepreneurship, and disruptive innovation. He founded, built, and sold five tech companies at a combined value of $200+ million. He shares his inventive, actionable ideas with audiences and is one of the top innovation speakers around the globe. </p><p>Linkner’s keynote presentations leave a powerful, lasting impact.

<p>Futurist Mike Walsh shares his provocative view of the future of business – and how corporations can navigate and thrive while dealing with emerging technologies.</p><p>Mike has gained a reputation as a futurist who challenges his audience to rethink their concept of technology and how it will disrupt their own lives. Mike customizes his message to each audience’s needs, drawing on wide-ranging research, while providing a blueprint for corporations to re-invent their futures. He also broadens his message to corporate culture and strategies for engaging consumers.

<p>Brett King is a futurist, bestselling author and the founder of Movenbank, the world’s first direct, mobile-only bank. </p><p><i>Banking Exchange </i>called him “King of the Disruptors.” <i>American Banker </i>named him Innovator of the Year. Voted the world’s #1 Financial Services Influencer by the Financial Brand, he is widely considered one of <i>the </i>experts on fintech and disruption in the financial services industry.

<p>In 2014<i> Fortune Magazine</i> named Peter Diamandis as one of the World&#39;s 50 Greatest Leaders.</p>

<p>Diamandis is the Founder & Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions. He is also the Executive Founder of Singularity University, a graduate-level Silicon Valley institution that counsels the world&#39;s leaders on exponentially growing technologies.</p>

<p>Gain a new and humbling perspective of success, adversity, leadership and perseverance as John Bul Dau reveals his story from South Sudanese refugee to prominent human rights advocate and entrepreneur.</p><p>Born in war-torn South Sudan, John was just 13 when he faced starvation, disease and violence as one of 27,000 boys driven from their villages during the country’s brutal civil war in 1987. Bravely leading displaced boys across Sudan for hundreds of miles, he eventually arrived in Kenya, and immigrated to the United States in 2001.

<p>Earvin "Magic" Johnson has become one of the most powerful African-American businessmen in the world. He is Major League Baseball owner, an NBA legend, a two-time Hall of Famer, an entrepreneur, philanthropist and popular keynote speaker.

<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>From the basketball court to the board room, former NBA star Walter Bond motivates audiences by sharing his life story of trials and triumphs. Growing up in Chicago, he always dreamed of playing in the NBA but lacked the natural athletic gifts of many of his peers.

<p>Dr. Leroy Chiao speaks from his breadth of experience to deliver applicable insights for business audiences on leadership, combatting complacency, and achieving peak performance. </p><p>A pioneer in the commercial space sector, Dr. Leroy Chiao’s accomplished track record in space, in the lab, and in the business world offers audiences an unparalleled perspective into space exploration and how lessons learned apply to businesses worldwide.