Three-time Emmy award winning journalist and anchor of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°, Anderson Cooper has covered nearly all of major news events around the world including the 2008 Presidential elections, the economic crisis, Hurricane Katrina, and the bombings in London.

Prior to joining NBC News as the Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Andrea Mitchell was NBC News' Chief White House Correspondent. Andrea covered the 2004 presidential campaign and has had numerous exclusive interviews including one with President Fidel Castro. Her first book is titled Talking Back, a memoir about her experiences as one of the first women to cover five presidents, Congress and foreign policy.

A regular contributor on National Public Radio's Marketplace program, Andrew Serwer is a contributor for CNN's American Morning and editor-at-large for FORTUNE magazine. Mr. Serwer has written cover stories on Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and John Chambers. He has written for TIME, Sports Illustrated and SLAM.

As a correspondent for NBC News, Ashleigh Banfield has appeared on the programs "The Today Show," "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw," and "Dateline." She is an anchor on MSNBC and an Emmy Award winning international television news correspondent and host who has reported breaking news from across the country and around the globe.

First chief photographer of Rolling Stone magazine, Baron documented the Summer of Love and the music that made it famous. Like the music and musicians of the '60s, Wolman's pictures have stood the test of time, becoming icons in their own right.

Lawyer, teacher, actor, comic, economist, father, novelist, essayist, expert on finance, meet Ben Stein! An Emmy award-winning actor, comedian and game-show host, Ben is famous for his monotonous yet humorous voice in acting. Ben has worked, demonstrated and struggled for voting rights for African Americans, and was also a speech writer for Richard Nixon and for Gerald Ford.

During his career as a network newsman, Bill Kurtis covered such notable stories as the Richard Speck murders and the Charles Manson trial. In 1990 Bill founded Kurtis Productions which produced programs for A&E including Investigative Reports and Cold Case File. Bill provided satirical narration for the blockbuster hit, Anchorman. Bill's latest book is The Death Penalty On Trial: Crisis In American Justice.

Sir Bob Geldof is one of the highest ranked and most authorative corporate speakers, conference keynote producers and after dinner speakers currently available. He is highly entertaining and has great insight into the socio-political and upliftment arenas as well as leadership, communications, marketing in the global village, motivation and self-development. His unique presentations, views and insights are highly sought after by companies who wish to benefit from his sensational presentations and which always leave a lasting and powerful impression.

Bob Schieffer has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News. He is one of few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments. Most recently he has acted as the moderator of the 2008 presidential debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain.

Author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett's influence among policymakers was recently acknowledged by International Economy magazine. Bruce is a frequent guest on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NBC Nightly News, Nightline, Crossfire, Moneyline, Nightly Business Report, Wall Street Week, CNN, CNBC, the Fox News Channel, MSNBC and other news programs.