Author and co-author of best-sellers, The Carrot Principle, The 24-Carrot Manager and The Invisible Employee, Chester Elton is a leading expert on leadership. He is senior vice-president of the Carrot Culture Group with the O.C. Tanner Recognition Company.

Known as "The Wine Diva", for the past five years Christine Ansbacher has wowed audiences with her fast-paced and interactive wine tastings that are educational and entertaining. She is one of only 180 Certified Wine Educators in the US and has earned a three year Diploma from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust in London (DWS) which makes her one of only 90 other American wine professionals.

Clara is an author, blogger, and entrepreneur who pioneered the use of social networks for business in 2007 with her Faceconnector application, which integrates Facebook and Salesforce CRM. Clara is founder and CEO of Hearsay Labs, a social media marketing and sales software startup based in Silicon Valley. Previously, Clara was Product Line Director of the AppExchange at salesforce.com and worked in corporate strategy at Google.

Cliff Harris is regarded as one of football's all-time greats. During his 10-year career with the Cowboys, Cliff played in a record five Super Bowls, was named to six Pro Bowl squads and was named First Team All-NFL for four successive seasons. Charlie Waters was a mainstay for the Dallas Cowboys' "Doomsday Defense" during the 1970-82 period. After retirement, Charlie worked as a NFL analyst for CBS Sports before re-entering the NFL as a coach.

Author of From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black and Hispanic Students, Dr. Crystal Kuykendall is a analyst, motivator, engaging educator, human relations expert and legal analyst/litigator. Dr. Kuykendall is the former Executive Director of the National Alliance of Black School Educators.

Dambisa Moyo is one of our most eloquent and informed thinkers about the geopolitics of emerging markets. Born and raised in Zambia, Southern Africa, she was a global economist at Goldman Sachs, focusing on the debt capital markets and global macroeconomics. Previously she worked at the World Bank in Washington D.C.

Ms. Moyo argues for more innovative ways for Africa to finance development including trade with China, accessing the capital markets, and microfinance.

A consultant and speaker to health, psychology, education, business, politics, sports, entertainment and the arts industries, Dan Millman is a former athlete, coach, college professor and martial arts instructor. He is author of the best-sellers The Journey of Socrates and The Life You Were Born to Live.

CNBC's Global Energy Expert, Dr. Daniel Yergin is an authority on energy, international politics and economics. Named as one of the 500 most influential people in the USA in the field of foreign policy, Dr. Yergin co-founded Cambridge Energy Research Associates. Dr. Yergin won a Pulitzer Prize for his work The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power.