Internationally recognized for his intellectual integrity, broad-gauge leadership skills and expertise on people and organizational issues, Michael Feiner is President of Michael C. Feiner Consulting, Inc. A former Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer for Pepsi's beverage operations worldwide, Mr. Feiner advised, coached and counseled executives on how to enhance their leadership effectiveness. Mr. Feiner is Professor Management at Columbia Graduate School of Business.

Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, chief of the Biological Psychiatry division at Duke University, is widely regarded as a leading thinker and medical expert in the fields of brain health and mental fitness. His new book, The Alzheimer's Action Plan, provides tips on dealing with early forgetfulness. He has also written more than 250 scientific articles.

Dr. Peter Senge is the Founding Chair of a global community of researchers, corporations and consultants called the Society for Organizational Learning. Dr. Senge has lectured extensively throughout the world, translating the abscract ideas of systems theory into tools for better understanding of economic and organizational change.

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.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter is an internationally known business leader, best-selling author, and expert on strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. She is the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She advises major corporations and governments worldwide, and is the author or co-author of 15 books.

Co-editor of Microphone Fiends: Youth Music and Youth Culture and author of Black Noise and The Hip Hop Wars, Tricia Rose is a leading expert on the emergence of hip hop culture. Professor Rose also covers a series of topics relating to American cultural politics, black culture and music and gender and is an expert commentator on NPR and other national and local radio outlets, and on television.