Founder of Strategos, an international management consulting firm and visiting Professor of Strategic Management at London Business School, Gary Hamel is the originator of the concept of core competencies. He is also the director of the Woodside Institute, a non-profit research foundation.

Dr. Kjell Nordstrom is a guru in the new world of business. The 2007 Thinkers 50, the world's ranking of management thinkers, ranked Nordstrom and his partner Dr. Jonas Ridderstrale at number 13 in the world. His dynamic style makes him a highly appreciated speaker. A 20-year veteran, he is a sought-after advisor and consultant to several large multinationals through out the world and has even worked with Tony Blair.

Nominated as one of The Times' 50 leading influential management thinkers, Lynda Gratton is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and author of The Democratic Enterprise. Her current research with the Lehman Centre for Women in Business is to create an in-depth understanding of the rhetoric and reality of how business strategy is delivered through people and model the key processes.

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.

Ram Charan is a well-known author and highly-acclaimed business advisor who has coached some of the world's most successful CEOs. He is a favorite among executive educators, winning top awards from institutions such as Wharton, Northwestern and GE's famous Crotonville Institute. He is a top leadership speaker and a surefire crowd pleaser.

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-Author of the International bestseller, Blue Ocean Strategy, Chan Kim is a leading authority on business strategy, innovation and managing the multinational corporation in the knowledge economy. He has been recognized as one of the world's most influential academics in global strategy by The Journal of International Management.

Author of Organizing Strategy: Sun Tzu Business Warcraft, Dr. Foo Check Tech is considered by many to be Asia's leading expert on Sun Tzu. By going beyond translating The Art of War: through extensive and in-depth research, a reputation he has already established globally, he makes the text a living document and seamlessly transferable to the modern world.

Internationally recognized expert on Blue Ocean Strategy and Value Innovation, Gabor George Burt is the chief architect and original host of the Blue Ocean Executive Experience series. A lecturer and advisor to Fortune 500 companies, Gabor speaks on innovation and strategies that lead to uncontested market space.

C.K. Prahalad has been named a 2001 top-10 worldwide management thinker by the Financial Times, UK Observer and BusinessWeek. His 1990 co-authored essay on 'core competence' is the Harvard Business Review's most reprinted article ever. Dr. Prahalad specializes in corporate strategy and the role and value of top management in large, diversified, multinational corporations.