Speakers

"She pushed the frontiers of human rights and demonstrated that giving women the opportunity to participate fully is vital to security, stability, and prosperity."

Hillary Rodham Clinton served as the 67th Secretary of State of the United States from January 21, 2009 until February 1, 2013, after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, and Senator. >> Read More
 

"One thing I do know is that human beings will reward and honor those talents of heart and mind they have always honored for thousands of years: intelligence, hard work, discipline, courage, loyalty and, perhaps above all, love and a generosity of spirit."

Zakaria is host of CNN’s flagship international affairs program—Fareed Zakaria GPS, Editor at Large of TIME, a Washington Post columnist, and a best-selling author. His books, The Post-American World and The Future of Freedom, were New York Times bestsellers and have been translated into over 20 languages. Born in India, Dr. Zakaria went on to receive a B.A. from Yale College and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. >> Read More
 

"The greatest competitive advantage is to allow your employees to be part of something. Something bigger than what you're doing."

You may not know his name, but you probably know his shoes.  TOMS, the company started by Blake Mycoskie in 2006 after a visit to Argentina opened his eyes to the hardships faced by children growing up without shoes, has donated over 2 million shoes using a very basic business model: One for One.  Mycoskie built his company on an incredibly simple vision; build a company that was profitable, sustainable and not reliant on donations.  For each pair of shoes purchased, a pair of shoes is donated to a child in over 40 countries around the world.   >> Read More
 

“Only engagement can produce mastery – becoming better at something that matters.”

His books have changed the way we think about motivation, engagement, ambition - and the human mind. Daniel H. Pink is the author of four provocative books about the changing world of work, including the long-running New York Times best seller, A Whole New Mind, and the #1 New York Times best seller, Drive. Pink uses over 50 years of behavioral science to overturn what you may think of as conventional wisdom about human motivation. Pink shows that carrot and stick motivators have been oversold and that high performance depends much more on the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things and to do better by ourselves and the world. >> Read More

“As Americans, we endeavour to build a better life than the generation before... We must not stop.”

On January 8, 2011, Captain Mark Kelly would face the toughest challenge of his life when an assassination attempt was made on his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. His dedication to family and Giffords' recovery captivated and inspired us. For Kelly, focus equals success – even in the face of adversity. Personifying the best of the American spirit, Kelly is a homegrown hero who was a combat pilot in Iraq, an astronaut on four space shuttle missions and commander of the final flight of space shuttle Endeavour. He has combined teamwork, leadership, communication and family in an unwavering commitment to succeed. Kelly shows audiences how to accomplish their mission while maintaining the love and devotion to family that is the foundation of true success. >> Read More