From high-school dropout to two-time Academy Award-winner by the age of 30, Hilary Swank is a shining example of spectacular triumph against incredible odds. Her story of gritty perseverance in pursuit of a dream, as fabulous as any to appear on the silver screen, has dazzled and inspired audiences worldwide. It is a story she draws on to motivate people... read full bio
Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen bank, is responsible for many innovative programs benefiting the rural poor. He is the developer and founder of the concept of microcredit, the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for efforts to create economic... read full bio
Jim Nantz, a three-time Emmy Award-winner and five-time National Sportscaster of the Year, has covered virtually every sport for the CBS Television Network since joining it. He has been the lead play-by-play voice for THE NFL ON CBS for twelve years, teaming up with Phil Simms on the Network's number one NFL and Super Bowl announce team. For six years,... read full bio
Ice-T not only invented gangster rap, he has lived it. Ice-T is the original embodiment of LA Hip-Hop. Through his music, his book, The Ice Opinion, and his lecture tours of Americas prisons, high schools and colleges (including Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford), Ice-T has become an influential spokesman for Americas youth, regardless of color. Outspoken, thought-provoking and intelligent, Ice-T has... read full bio
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic _ _ ; Muammad bin Rshid al Maktm), also known as Sheikh Mohammed, (born 15 July 1949) is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and constitutional monarch of Dubai.... read full bio
Surin Pitsuwan is a longtime Thai politician. He was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat, into an assimilated Thai family of Malay descent. Surin Pitsuwan was elected Member of Parliament from Nakhon Si Thammarat for the first time in 1986 and became Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Representatives the same year. In addition to his political career, he... read full bio
Nikesh Arora is the current senior vice president and chief business officer at Google. In 1989, Nikesh graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi, India with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. Since joining Google in 2004, he has held several positions with the company. Most recently, he led Googles global direct sales operations. He also developed and... read full bio
Tony Fernandes, founder of Tune Air Sdn Bhd in 2001, is the Group CEO of Air Asia. Known as the Richard Branson of Asian air travel, he turned the bankrupt carrier into the World’s Best Low-Cost Airline and has revolutionised the aviation industry in Asean. After graduating from the London School of Economics in 1987, he worked as an accountant... read full bio
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Robert Rodriguez is a film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and musician. He is also the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of El Rey Network, the new genre-busting English-language cable network. Rodriguez wrote the script to his first feature film El Mariachi, and won the coveted Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Rodriguez went on to write, produce, direct... read full bio
Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, first captivated the world's attention when she broke the world record in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympic games in Montreal, earning the title, World's Greatest Athlete." After 23 years of bmarriage to Kris Jenner, and staring in Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Bruce Jenner made the decision to fufill a life long... read full bio
Sophia Bush made her first on-screen appearance on the comedy film Van Wilder. Shortly there after, she was seen on several television shows, including Nip/Tuck and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Sophia then landed one of her most known roles, on the then WB show One Tree Hill. The series was ten seasons long, with Bush in 187 episodes. During One... read full bio
American actor Taye Diggs is well-known for playing a variety of characters in theater, movies, and television. He goes by the stage name Taye, which was bestowed to him by classmates when he was still in school. Taye was born Scott Leo Berry. Diggs became well-known for his role of the landlord Benny in the Broadway hit Rent, which garnered... read full bio
Alejandro G. Iñárritu is an Academy Award-winning director, writer, and producer who is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers of our time. Known for his masterful storytelling and unparalleled cinematic vision, Iñárritu has established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the film industry. Iñárritu's recent film, The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, received... read full bio
Collins Key has achieved what no other magician has ever done- let alone at 17 years of age. Not only did he change the game in the way magic is presented on America’s Got Talent and set a new standard for amazement, but he was the very first magician to make it to the final round in eight seasons. As... read full bio
Uber Co-Founder, Oscar Salazar is also a founder of the medical start-up Pager, and VP of Technology at the tech start-up, Ride. He has raised more than $25 million in funding for current ventures. Ride is a carpooling app, which companies sign up for to advertise to their employees. This revolutionary ride-sharing app uses algorithms to group employees together based... read full bio
Shiza Shahid is the Chief Executive Officer of the Malala Fund and one of the co-founders of the organization. Shiza Shahid is of Pakistani descent and is an entrepreneur and social activist. She is the worldwide ambassador for the organization, and in that capacity, she speaks on behalf of Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani activist who was shot by the... read full bio
Recognized as one of the top tech conference speakers, Kristian Segerstrale is the CEO at Super Evil Megacorp, a leading game developer. Kristian has also been named among the Top 50 most influential executives in Mobile Entertainment by ME Magazine. He has spearheaded the ever-changing game industry for over a decade. Previously, as VP of Production at EMEA, he led... read full bio
Casey Owen Neistat is a film director, producer and creator of popular YouTube videos. Casey, who got his start working as a dish washer, is a self-taught filmmaker and discovered his passion for making movies with a friend. Neistat attained commercial success with the HBO series The Neistat Brothers and indie film Daddy Longlegs. With ten years of experience in... read full bio
The Founder and Chief Product Officer of Airbnb, Joe Gebbia has been named among BusinessWeeks Top 20 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs, Inc. Magazines Thirty under Thirty, and Fortune Magazines Forty under Forty. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, Joe was offered... read full bio
