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.

University of San Francisco MBA Professor and co-author of the bestseller, Jumping the Curve: Innovation and Strategic Choice in an Age of Transition, Oren Harari specializes in competitive advantage, organizational change and transformational leadership. He writes a monthly national column, The Cutting Edge for Management Review, and has written numerous publications for Harvard Business Review.

Patrick Lencioni was named by The Wall Street Journal as one of the most in-demand business speakers. He was described by The One-Minute Manager's Ken Blanchard as "fast defining the next generation of leadership thinkers." As a consultant and speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to nonprofits.

Peter Hillary has been to the summit of Mt Everest twice in his life, the second time as part of a National Geographic documentary and in honor of his father's ascent almost 50 years earlier. Besides being the first father and son to climb Everest, the Hillarys trekked to the South Pole together in 1999. These are just two highlights of his extraordinarily adventurous life.

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.

Tim Smit is a millionaire record producer who enjoyed popular triumph with artists including Barry Manilow and the Nolan Sisters. Called the "Richard Branson of Cornwall", Smit's humble mission is to tell the world the story of plants that changed history. His "Eden Project" in Cornwall is what he calls a "living theatre of plants" -- 250,000 of them!

Featured in FORTUNE magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company magazine in recognition for his work for HP, Nike, PBS, and others, Keith Yamashita is a strategist and writer with years of experience in helping CEOs turn their companies around. He has a strong background in launching new companies and brands, as well as transforming large, multinational companies.

At twenty-five years old Jim Rohn was flat broke when he met a man who gave him the basic life principles which would change his life forever. By the age of thirty-one, Rohn was a millionaire. For more than 30 years, Rohn has perfected these principles and can articulate them with unparalleled finesse.

Named "one of the most innovative and compelling people in customer service" by a national customer services advisory board, Joe Calloway challenges audiences to take performance to the next level. Describing how extraordinary companies think and what they do to create and sustain success, Calloway discusses how businesses can become indispensable by becoming a category of one.