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Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, EmPath; Former Chairman of the Board and CEO, Kellogg Company; Former United States Secretary of Commerce; CNBC Contributor

Leading Physician-Scientist on Brain Health, Cognitive Resilience, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Human Performance; Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; Director of the Neurocognitive Disorders Program and Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Mental Health; Pioneer in Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Precision Psychiatry, and Digital Cognitive Twins; Author of The Alzheimer’s Action Plan: The Experts’ Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems and advisor to the National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, and World Health Organization

Navy SEAL Commander; White House Fellow and 2022 IMPACT Award Recipient; Managing Director, Insight Partners; Former Chief Operating Officer, VMware; Director for Defense Policy & Strategy, National Security Council under Presidents Bush and Obama; Bestselling Author of “Never Enough” and “Mission Driven”; Two-Time Bronze Star Recipient; Founding Board Member, National Medal of Honor Museum; Lifetime Member, Council on Foreign Relations; M.A. in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Renowned Academic, Investor and Executive Who Blends Intellectual Rigor, Real-World Business Experience and Investment Savvy to Help Businesses Improve Leadership Capability, Strategic Decision-Making and Long-Term Performance; Lecturer in Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Partner, Piva Capital and Xseed Capital; Author, “The Systems Leader” (2025) and “The Brains And Brawn Company” (2021)

Global Management Thinker and Technologist On a Mission to Humanize Organizational Transformation by Bridging Business, Technology and Humanity; Founder, SHADOKA; Founder, NextChapter; Executive Fellow, IMD; Two-Time Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist; Renowned Author of 10 Books Including “Reimagining Government” (2026), “Transcend” (2025) and the #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller “Reinvent” (2023)

Master Storyteller and Champion for Creative Company Cultures; Award Winning Animator, Producer and Director; Chief Storyteller, EyeTell; Former Head of Animation, Pixar and DNEG; Teacher, Mentor and Co-Founder, The Animation Collaborative

Trailblazing Robotics Researcher Pioneering Soft Robotics and Unconventional Robots For Highly Adaptable Automation; Inventor of “Robogami” Robotic Origami; Founder and Director of the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab and Vice Dean of the School of Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Trailblazing Policymaker and Renowned Expert on the Intersection of Technology, Politics and Futurism; Executive Director, MIT Media Lab; Former Chair, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Former Counsel for Communications Technology, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Board Member, Intrado Corporation and the National Domestic Violence Hotline; Member, Council on Foreign Relations

Olympic Champion Skier and Coaching, Sport and Science Entrepreneur Who Helps Individuals, Especially Women, Connect Elite Performance Principles With Innovation and Scalable Impact; CEO and Co-Founder, revvel; Co-Founder, B2ten; Canadian Sports Hall of Fame Member; Governor General’s Meritorious Service Cross Honoree; Stanford Graduate School of Business Leadership Award Recipient; 2026 Team Canada Chef de Mission

Visionary Thinker at the Intersection of AI and the Future of Education Helping Leaders Design the New Processes and Values Demanded By AI Adoption; Vice Provost for AI and Technology in Education, NYU; Chair, NYU Future of Technology-Enhanced Education Committee; Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; 2010 Edward R. Murrow Visiting Lecturer, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University; Author, “Here Comes Everybody,” “Cognitive Surplus” and “Little Rice”

Machine Learning Pioneer and Global Authority on Prediction and Data Science Who Helps Leaders Apply AI Governance and Determine When to Trust Automated Systems to Make Decisions; Finance, Health Care, Media and Consumer Technology Researcher; Robert A. Miller Professor of Business and Professor of Data Science, New York University Stern School of Business; Host, “Brave New World” Podcast; Author, “Thinking With Machines” (2025)

Leading Thinker, Author and Speaker on Strategy and Innovation Helping Organizations Adapt to Uncertainty and Compete in Today’s Tech-Heavy World; Founder, BCG Henderson Institute; Three-Time TED Speaker; Editor, “Inspiring the Next Game” Series (2022-2023); Author, “Your Strategy Needs a Strategy” (2015), “The Imagination Machine” (2021) and “Like: The Button That Changed the World” (2025)

Internationally Recognized Computer Scientist, Product Leader, Entrepreneur and Tech Executive Who Helps Organizations Evaluate and Responsibly Apply AI in Strategic, Ethical and Competitive Ways; Vice President of Artificial Intelligence, Workday; Senior Advisor, Mozilla; Co-Founder, Ethical Tech Working Group, Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Senior Fellow, Harvard Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy; Inaugural Executive Director, U.S. National AI Advisory Committee; Founding Product and Engineering Member, U.S. Digital Service at the White House; Former Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Federal Trade Commission; Former Product and Engineering Leader, Google and IBM

Globally Recognized Strategist on Megatrends and Sustainable Business; Ranked the World’s #1 Management Thinker, Thinkers50; Bestselling Author, “Green to Gold,” “The Big Pivot,” and “Net Positive”

Globally-Renowned Expert on Strengthening Workplace Culture by Integrating Mentally Healthy Leadership; Valued Advisor Who Helps Organizations Build Resilient, High-Performing Teams That Thrive in Today’s Fast-Changing World; LinkedIn Top 10 Voice in Mental Health; Host, “The Anxious Achiever” Podcast; Celebrated Author of Award-Winning “The Anxious Achiever” (Harvard Business Review Press, 2023) and Bestseller “Hiding in the Bathroom” (2017); Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Instructor; Contributor, Harvard Business Review

Renowned Cyberspace Innovator Who Helps Organizations Create and Sustain Trustworthy and Enduring Technologies; Director and CEO, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute; Former Commander, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory; Member, U.S. National Academy of Engineering; Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the International Council on Systems Engineering

Influential Economist and Immersive Storyteller Bringing Economics to Life for Curious Leaders; Adjunct Professor of Global Economics, Trinity College Dublin; Host of The David McWilliams Podcast; Founder, Kilkenomics, the World’s Only Economics and Stand-Up Comedy Festival; Co-Founder, Dalkey Book Festival; Six-Time Bestselling Author, Including “The History of Money: A Story of Humanity” (2025) and “Money” (2024)

Leading Economist and Expert on Tax Policy Who Helps Business Leaders Navigate the Increasing Challenges in Today’s Global Economy, From Tariffs to AI’s Impacts on the Labor Market; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and Counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Department; Professor, Yale Law School and Yale School of Management in the Finance Department; President and Co-Founder, The Budget Lab at Yale; Contributing Columnist, The Washington Post

Award-Winning Labor Economist and Top Expert on How Companies Are Thriving With a Four Day Work Week; Influential Business Researcher and Policy Advisor Whose Work is Credited With Helping Pass The Family and Medical Leave Act; Professor of Sociology, Boston College; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; New York Times Bestselling Author of Several Books on Work Time Including “Four Days a Week” (June 2025)

Global Futurist, Tech Executive and Authority on AI and the Evolution of Human-Machine Collaboration; C-Suite Advisor Who Helps Fortune 500 Companies Rethink What’s Possible With AI and Data-Driven Transformation; Builder of Symbiotic Machines and Better Humans; Capgemini Vice President and Leader of the AI Center of Excellence for the Americas

Former Senior Policymaker on the Middle East and Presidential Speechwriter on Foreign Affairs and National Security Who Helps Leaders Navigate Geopolitical Relationships; Former Top State Department Official Responsible for the Arabian Gulf Region; Fellow, Middle East Institute

Artificial Intelligence Pioneer and Entrepreneur Who Helps Companies Develop Pro-Human AI Solutions That Scale Leadership, Unlock Talent and Extend Identity in Purposeful Ways; Founder, Virtual Human Economy; Co-Founder, Hour One; Former Digital Media Executive

Award-Winning Educator, Entrepreneur and Leader Who Helps People Cultivate Courage, Spark Change and Make an Impact Wherever They Go; Executive Director, Berkeley Haas Global Access Program; Lecturer, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, School of Public Health and College of Natural Resources; Honoree, Thinkers50 Radar 2026; Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professor (Poets & Quants); Founder, StartSomeGood; Author, “Becoming a Changemaker”