Lawyer, teacher, actor, comic, economist, father, novelist, essayist, expert on finance, meet Ben Stein! An Emmy award-winning actor, comedian and game-show host, Ben is famous for his monotonous yet humorous voice in acting. Ben has worked, demonstrated and struggled for voting rights for African Americans, and was also a speech writer for Richard Nixon and for Gerald Ford.

Baron Robertson of Port Ellen was the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from 1999-2004. He served as Defense Secretary for the UK from 1997-1999 before taking up his NATO position and becoming a life peer of Islay in Argyll and Bute. He has received numerous honors and holds the directorships of several notable companies.

Jorge Castaneda is the former Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2000-2003). He has authored more than a dozen books including Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara. He is a regular contributor to newspapers such as Reforma, El Pais, Los Angeles Times and Newsweek magazine.

Paul Volcker was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve for most of the 1980's. He is credited with a leading role in ending a period of high inflation and restoring a base for sustained growth. His extensive experience with our nation's monetary system spanned the administrations of five presidents.

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.

An investor, financial commentator, college professor, author, world traveler and economic commentator, Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund and is the creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index. He now resides in Singapore.

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the John Bates Clark Medal recipient, Joseph Stiglitz is known for his critical view of the management of globalization, free-market economists and international institutes such as the International Monetary Fund. He is a Professor at Columbia University and the former SVP of the World Bank.

Niall Ferguson specializes in financial and economic history as well as the history of empire and is best known for his views on imperialism and colonialism. He is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard and William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is author of The War of the World, a book about the causes and consequences of war and genocide in the first half of the 20th century.

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.

Professor of economics and author of Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus is famous for his successful application of microcredit: the extension of small loans. He is the founder of Grameen Bank and in 2006 was awarded the Nobel Peach Prize. He is one of the founding members of Global Elders and serves on the board of directors of the United Nations Foundation.