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.

Futurist and theoretical physicist specializing in string field theory; Michio Kaku is host of two radio programs and a bestselling author. He is the Henry Semat Chair and Professor in theoretical physics and is currently defining the "Theory of Everything" which seeks to unify four fundamental forces of the universe. He is also a visiting professor at the Institute for Advance Study and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Physicist and author of the NYT Bestseller "The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives" and co-author with Stephen Hawking of "A Briefer History of Time" His new book with Hawking "The Grand Design", will be released on September 9, 2010.

Esther Dyson is the Internet's court jester, a person of no institutional importance who somehow manages to speak the truth and to be heard when and where it matters. She does business as EDventure, the reclaimed name of the company she ...

Former Principal Product Manager at PayPal, Premal Shah now runs Kiva.org and is an expert in microfinance. To date, Kiva has provided more than a million dollars in low-cost working capital to small-scale entrepreneurs in less developed countries from Bulgaria to Uganda.

A former NASA Astronaut and veteran of 5 space missions, Dr. Bonnie Dunbar has logged 1,208 hours and has orbited more than 50 days in space. Dr. Dunbar is the President and CEO of the Museum of Flight and is the recipient of The Museum of Flight's Pathfinder Award. Dr. Dubbar has been honored by numerous professional societies and universities as well as by NASA.

President and CEO of The Tech Nation Group and Editor-in-Chief of the Tech Nation Quarterly, Moira Gunn is best known as the host of NPR's Tech Nation. Dr. Gunn is a founding columnist on Knight-Ridder's SiliconValley.com, a commentator on life in the high-tech age and her insights air nationally in the weekly segment Give Minutes. Dr. Gunn is a former NASA scientist and engineer and speaks regularly on the current and projected state of global technology, business perspectives in the new millennium, and world class challenges and innovation.

Rudolf Jaenisch is a leader in the field of therapeutic cloning in which the genetic information from one cell is transplanted into an unfertilized egg from which DNA has been removed. A founding member of the Whitehead Institute, today Rudolf's lab is investigating epigenetic mechanisms for certain types of cancer and for brain development.

Widely regarded as an expert on consumers and their relationship to brands, products, services and the companies that offer them, Ryan Matthews is an international consultant and sought after commentator on topics such as innovation, technology, global consumer trends and retailing. Ryan is founder and CEO of Black Monk Consulting and a frequent contributor to NPR's Marketplace and co-author of A World of Values.

Mark was the co-founder and CEO of IGN Entertainment a leading Internet media and services company for videogaming and other forms of digital entertainment. Most recently he is the CEO of Vudu, a leading provider of digital home entertainment and interactive television services. Prior to joining Vudu, Mark was the Chief Operating Officer of Fox Interactive Media. He has spent the last 18 years as a successful internet CEO and entrepreneur.