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Al Gore Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Vice President of the United States, Gore is one of today's
most powerful champions of environmental awareness.
A.G. Lafley In his role as President and CEO, Lafley led P&G's focus on customer-driven innovation and
consistent, sustainable growth. With Lafley at the helm, sales doubled and the company's market value
increased by over $100 billion.
Joseph Stiglitz A Nobel Prize winner, Stiglitz is one of the world's most influential economists. He has
served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors and he currently chairs a UN commission on
Reform of the International and Financial Monetary System.
Steve Levitt A tenured professor at the University of Chicago, Levitt is the co-author of the
groundbreaking and bestselling work Freakonmics and its follow up Superfreakonomics.
Jim Collins Considered by many to be the natural heir to Peter Drucker, Collins - author of Good to
Great and Built to Last - has been described by Forbes magazine as one of the most influential
management thinkers alive.
David Gergen As a White House advisor for 30 years, Gergen served four US Presidents. His roles
included working as Director of Communications for President Reagan and as counselor to President
Clinton on both foreign and domestic affairs.
Nando Parrado A key protagonist in one of the greatest survival stories ever - recounted in the
bestselling book Miracle in the Andes - Parrado has developed powerful strategies for unlocking
potential and excellence in the workplace and everyday life.
Carlos Brito Managing nearly 300 brands in over 20 key markets, Brito is CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev,
the leading global brewer and one of the world's top five consumer product companies.
Jack Welch Jack Welch is the most admired CEO in the world. During his 20 years as Chairman and CEO
of General Electric, Welch transformed the company into a dynamic and revered powerhouse. In the
process, Welch's management innovations made him the most influential CEO of his era.
Martin Lindstrom One of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2009, Lindstrom is the
bestselling author of Buyology - Truth and Lies About Why We Buy. The book unveils the results of a
pioneering study into what our brains reveal about why we buy.
James Cameron As an Oscar winning writer, producer and director, Cameron's films have blazed new
trails in visual effects and set numerous performance records. His most recent film, AVATAR, grossed
over $2.5billion at the global box office, surpassing his previous 12-year record holder, TITANIC.
Renée Mauborgne One of the world’s preeminent experts on business strategy, innovation and wealth
creation in the knowledge economy, Mauborgne is co-author of the bestselling Blue Ocean Strategy:
How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant.
Vijay Govindarajan Widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on strategy and innovation,
Govindarajan has been recognized as one of the Top Five Most Respected Executive Coaches on Strategy
by Forbes. He is also the author of the bestselling Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators.
Luca Majocchi Luca Majocchi is co-founder and Managing Director of Meccano S.p.A., a company
controlled by Intek-KME Group (industrial and financial holding listed on the Milan Stock Exchange). The
objective of the company is to protect and develop small and medium enterprises working in the
strategic sectors of Italian manufacturing. Activities range from debt and investment advisory to the
provision of debt instruments and equity investments.
Marvin Odum Marvin E. Odum is President of Shell Oil Company and Director Upstream of Royal Dutch
Shell’s subsidiary companies in the Americas. Odum began his Shell career as an engineer in 1982, and
has since served in a number of management positions of increasing responsibility in both technical and
commercial aspects of energy.
Joseph Grenny Over the past 20 years, Joseph Grenny has taught and advised more than 100,000
leaders all over the world. He is co-author of three New York Times bestsellers, including Influencer: The
Power to Change Anything. A business strategy expert, Grenny has worked with teams from IBM, Sprint,
and McGraw-Hill amongst others.
Charlene Li An independent thought leader and analyst on emerging technologies, Li is the founder of
Altimeter Group, a strategy firm that provides clients with a pragmatic approach to using new
technologies. She is also coauthor of the bestselling book Groundswell and the recently released Open
Leadership.
Bill McDermott Bill McDermott is co-CEO and a member of the Executive Board of SAP, the world’s
leading provider of business software. During his tenure, SAP has delivered unparalleled growth in
market share, revenue and customer satisfaction in key markets.