John has had an amazing life, as a Viet Nam-era Combat Officer on a US Navy destroyer, Lutheran Chaplain at Cornell University, graduate school co-creator, best-selling author, successful entrepreneur, and consultant to some of the world's best-known organizations and their leaders. In November, 2007, Stephen Covey's organization named John one of America's Top 100 Thought Leaders for 2008 in Personal Excellence, an honor shared by Lance Armstrong, Wayne Dyer, Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard and Mark Victor Hansen.

Karen co-founded Virtual Distance International in 2004 to help organizations create meaningful, satisfying, productive workplaces where people and institutions can thrive in the Digital Age. At a time when many people are working virtually and communicating with their colleagues primarily through e-mail and other computer-mediated means, Karen and her VDI colleagues have created a much-needed methodology for measuring Virtual Distance ? a psychological gap that grows out of a heavy reliance on electronic communications - and improving productivity and innovation over distance by reducing its effects.

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.

Mark Thompson is co-author of the international bestseller, Success Built to Last. As an executive coach and visiting scholar at Stanford University, Mark has lead senior teams and organizations through Vision-Values-Strategy initiatives. Much of his coaching, strategic counseling and research springs from his experience as an insider in boardrooms and management committees, along with his passion for unlocking the unique skills of hundreds of remarkable people around the world.

Authority on the dynamics of organizational change, transition management and acquisitions, Mitchell Marks helps companies plan and implement strategies for changes, mergers, restructurings, downsizings and alliances. Mitchell is author of several bestselling books includingCharging Back Up the Hill: Workplace Recovery After Mergers, Acquisitions And Downsizings, Joining Forces: Making One Plus One Equal Three In Mergers, Acquisitions And Alliances and Managing The Merger.

Rob Follows is a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and adventurer who has found a way to integrate his three life passions. He is Founding Partner of STS Capital Partners, an international boutique investment banking firm focused on helping successful entrepreneurs and CEOs in the major strategic decisions that help them move from successful achievements to true significance; Founder of Altruvest Charitable Services, a registered Canadian charity focused on giving capacity building tools to charities for free to increase their charitable capacity to give more of donors' donations to their good causes; and a Seven Summitter, having reached the summits of the world's seven highest mountains on each of the seven continents.

Author of The SPEED of Trust and co-founder and CEO of CoveyLink Worldwide, Stephen M. R. Covey is a leading expert and consultant on trust, leadership, ethics and high performance. Covey powerfully articulates why trust has become the critical leadership competency of the new global economy.

Named by Time magazine in 2006 as the World's 100 Most Influential People, Steve Wynn is credited for spearheading the dramatic resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas Strip in the 90s. His company has refurbished and built many recognized resorts in Las Vegas such as The Mirage, Treasure Island and Bellagio. As of 2008 he is the 27th richest man in the world.

Author of Why Smart Executives Fail, Sydney Finkelstein is a leading authority on strategy and leadership. As the Steven Roth Professor of Management at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and the Director of the Tuck Executive Program, Sydney is a leading figure in worldwide executive education.