Technologist, commentator, advisor, marketing guru and co-author of the bestselling and influential book, The Cluetrain Manifesto, David Weinberger's work focuses on how the internet is changing human relationships, community and society. Currently he co-teaches a class on "the Web Difference" at Harvard Law School.

Author of Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado, The Gorilla Game (with co-authors Tom Kippola and Paul Johnson), and most recently Living on the Fault Line, Geoffrey Moore is a leading expert on dealing with management or investor challenges posed by fast-changing, technology-enabled markets.

He has influence music, fashion, finance, television and film and is the face of modern philanthropy, Russell Simons has been instrumental in bringing the influence of hip-hop culture to every facet of business and media. He has produced and managed artists such as the Beastie Boys, Jay-Z and Tupac Shakur.

Dr. Philip Kotler is the author of the most widely used marketing book in graduate business schools worldwide. His efforts as the Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Northwestern University has helped put his school at the top of the "Best Business Schools" list in Business Week's survey for six years in a row.

Tyler Brule was trained as a journalist with the BBC, but eventually left the journalism field and launched a style and fashion magazine called Wallpaper*, one of the most influential fashion magazines of the 1990s. He's been a regular columnist for the Financial Times, The New York Times, and others.

Watts Wacker is one of the world's most respected futurists. He helps the world's top corporations and organizations navigate the changes and challenges of the new millennium through his work as a lecturer, best-selling author, political commentator and social critic. He was also Time magazine's 2006 Person of the Year.

At twenty-five years old Jim Rohn was flat broke when he met a man who gave him the basic life principles which would change his life forever. By the age of thirty-one, Rohn was a millionaire. For more than 30 years, Rohn has perfected these principles and can articulate them with unparalleled finesse.

Keith Ferrazzi is co-author of Never Eat Alone, a book which discusses the need for networking and human relationships as a major part of any strategy for success in today's world. He has been called one of the world's most "connected" individuals by both Forbes and Inc. magazines. He is CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a sales and marketing consulting firm.

Featured in FORTUNE magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company magazine in recognition for his work for HP, Nike, PBS, and others, Keith Yamashita is a strategist and writer with years of experience in helping CEOs turn their companies around. He has a strong background in launching new companies and brands, as well as transforming large, multinational companies.

Marc Gobe is President, CEO and Executive Creative Director of the Desgrippes Gobe Group New York, one of the world's top ten brand image creation firms. He is also the author of Emotional Branding: The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to ...