Mara Devitt specializes in developing customer focused marketing and merchandising strategies and tactics that drive sales and profits for her clients. Her approach is grounded in a structured method for operating model development to ensure that recommendations made to clients are achievable, repeatable and the benefits can be sustained over time. Give the lady what she wants in full... read full bio
Antoine van Agtmael is founder, president and chief investment officer of Emerging Markets Management, L.L.C. He is known for coining the term emerging markets. He has held several senior level management positions at the World Bank Group, where he founded the IFC Emerging Markets Index and Data Base. He is the author of Emerging Securities Markets and co-editor of... read full bio
Michael or Mike Jeffries is CEO and chairman of the popular clothing brand of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. He is a visionary leader with the passion in fashion and youth. Michael studied business at Columbia Business School in 1968. Mike first founded a retail chain store that was targeted to woman. The brand had initial success, but failed because... read full bio
Laura Brown the Editor and Chief at InStyle Magazine who knows the fashion industry inside and out. Before working for InStyle Magazine Laura was the Executive Editor and Features and Special Projects Executive Director for Harper’s Bazaar and was the Articles Director for both Details and W magazine. Laura grew up on a farm in Sydney, Australia, but then moved... read full bio
Grace Kunz is an entrepreneur, author, leading businesswoman, and a recognized expert in the apparel technology industry. Her teaching and research interests include, assortment planning, merchandising, product development and other global issues. Best known for introducing the process of merchandising, she introduced the principles applied to product lines in both the manufacturing and retailing sectors. Kunz broke new ground with... read full bio
Hailing from Sweden, Anja Hynynen comes from a long pedigree of textile workers, artisans, and craftsmen. Her impeccably tailored garmentsmade from vegetable-dyed wool, hemp, cotton, silk, and linenare almost architectural in their construction, featuring cascading ruffles, lattice-like cutouts, and wide swathes of harlequin diamonds. The art of handcrafts are very important to Hynynen. She has paired her crafty knowledge with... read full bio
Drs. Jackie and Kevin Freiberg are on a mission to expose the Extraordinaryindividuals and companies that are blowing the doors off business-as-usual! Their primary channel for doing this is keynote presentations. They are comfortable with large audiences and passionate about working with people who want to change the worldbusiness leaders who want to create cultures where impassioned people wake up... read full bio
Youd think wed be used to the fact that pretty women can be smart people too. But somehow its still a surprise to many when model and eco-fashion advocate Summer Rayne Oakes employs her Cornell University background in entomology (bugs) or dives into a detailed discussion of alternative energy sources and worker-friendly sustainable factories. Yes, the name is real. Yes,... read full bio
Anne Brouwer is a Senior Partner at McMillan Doolittle. She has extensive retail management and consulting experience. Clients find her retail experience invaluable when helping them develop effective strategies and new concepts and optimize performance in merchandising, operations and customer experience. Anne leads the soft lines consulting practice, and has worked with a diverse group of clients including Lands End,... read full bio
Robert Kuttner is a founding co-editor of The American Prospect and a contributing columnist to Business Week's ‘Economic Viewpoint’. His editorial column on political economy originates in the Boston Globe, and is syndicated nationally by The Washington Post to about twenty major daily papers. He also writes columns for the Huffington Post. His commentaries are heard on National Public Radio... read full bio
"America's best known cosmetic surgeon, who is also each year goes to South America and works to help the poor in need of cosmetic surgery to help disfigurement without charge. Dr. Robert Rey specializes in minimal scar plastic surgery. By treating a large number of film, television and fashion industry patients, Dr. Rey is keenly aware of the importance of... read full bio
The group Room to Read, founded by John Wood, holds the motto "World Change Starts with Educated Children." John founded Room to Read after resigning from his role as Microsoft's Greater China region's Director of Business Development. After serving more than 30,000 schools and communities over the course of 17 years, John's choice to assist a headmaster in Nepal in... read full bio
Tabatha Coffey has devoted her entire professional life to achieving excellence in hair design and education. From the beginning of her career when she was 14 in her native Surfer's Paradise, Australia, to her appearance as the ""Fan Favorite"" on Bravo's hit series, Shear Genius, Coffey has been completely devoted to the art of hair. As host of the... read full bio
Dan Abrams is a well-known lawyer, author, ABC News legal commentator, and replacement anchor for Good Morning America. Abrams has a distinguished media career that spans many platforms, and he is well known for his intelligent commentary and hosting duties. By anchoring shows like The Abrams Report and Verdict with Dan Abrams, Abrams attracted a lot of attention. His coverage of... read full bio
"Designer, lifestyle expert and television host Monica Pedersen grew up in the world of home repair and remodeling, absorbing her father's handyman skills, as well as her mother's talents with a sewing machine. This self-taught designer developed a passion for beautiful textiles while traveling the world as a successful fashion model and incorporates what she calls her ""fabric obsession"" into... read full bio
Robin L. Smith is a national television personality, best-selling author, ordained minister, keynote speaker, and licensed psychologist. Her relationship book, Lies at the Altar-The Truth about Great Marriages was a New York Times bestseller. Whether on television, addressing one of her convention or seminar audiences or preaching a sermon, Dr. Robin," as she is affectionately called, is best known for... read full bio
Jennie Finch is one of America's best-known female athletes. She won a Gold Medal in Athens in 2004 as a member of the US Olympic Softball Team, and is a two-time Honda Award winner. She was named Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA and WCWS, and still holds the NCAA all-time winning streak for softball with 60 wins. Finch was... read full bio
With an acting career in film, television, and theater spanning almost thirty years, Plana currently stars on the hit series Ugly Betty. A former teacher, he maintains his passion for education, serving the Latino community through educational outreach programs to schools. Plana disclosed that his mother is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and speaks out about the personal struggles he endures... read full bio
Dr. Ian K. Smith, M.D. is an American physician and author. He has made many television appearances including The View, Larry King Live and Anderson Cooper 360. Dr. Ian has been featured and wrote for many mainstream publications like Time, People, Newsweek and Men’s Health. Dr. Ian also hosts a national daily news feature called Health Watch with Dr. Ian... read full bio
Judith Jamison - American dancer, Choreographer and Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - is a legendary icon in the world of the performing arts. Ms. Jamison, who as a dancer with the troupe, from 1965 to 1980, became the most stellar of modern dance's female performers, was appointed Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance... read full bio
