Admiral William H. McRaven, USN, is a renowned former Chancellor, best-selling author, and retired Four-Star admiral of the U.S. Navy. McRaven has had a distinguished career and has advised Presidents Bush and Obama on defense-related issues in addition to making substantial contributions to the military. Admiral McRaven had a number of leadership posts during his time in the military, including overall... read full bio
Admiral Mike Rogers, a renowned authority on geopolitical risk and a former director of the NSA, teaches leaders how to embrace turbulence as a catalyst for progress. Admiral Rogers, a four-star officer with 37 years of service, is unequaled in his expertise as a cybersecurity practitioner and policymaker. He has held top positions at the National Security Agency (NSA), the... read full bio
Stansfield Turner is a former United States Navy admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence and President of the Naval War College. He was formerly a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy. Under Turner's direction, the CIA emphasized technical intelligence and signal intelligence. Reform and simplification of the intelligence community's multilayered secrecy... read full bio
Admiral William Owens is a decorated former US Navy Admiral and former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the second highest rank in the United States military establishment. Post military career, Owens served as the head of many companies including Science Applications International Corporation, Nortel, and Teledesic LLC. A former commander of the Sixth Fleet, Admiral Owens has... read full bio
After publishing a collection of short stories, Adora started giving writing workshops at neighborhood schools. She later started speaking out at education conferences in favor of student voice. She gave a TED talk titled "What Adults Can Learn from Kids." The speech has been translated into more than 40 languages and has amassed over 5 million views on TED.com alone.... read full bio
Talented Puerto Rican actress Adria Arjona Torres is recognized for her work in both television and movies. She was born on April 25, 1992, and lived in Mexico City until she was twelve years old. Then, at the age of 18, she moved on her own to Miami and then New York City. Arjona supported herself while attending the Lee... read full bio
Adrian Bradshaw is a former British Army officer who has served as the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has previously served as Director Special Forces, and Commander Land Forces. Bradshaw has previously studied at Bloxham School, then went on to earn his BSc from the University of Reading, and his MA in International Relations and MSc in Defence Studies from... read full bio
Adrian Chiles, who was born and reared in the West Midlands, believes that his Birmingham accent has contributed to his success in radio. His approachable demeanor and genuine enthusiasm for his subjects will serve as an encouragement to others who share his interests. Adrian Chiles is well-known to most people because of his work as a radio and TV broadcaster. His early... read full bio
VP of Cloud Architecture at AWS, Adrian Cockcroft is one of the top technology speakers in the industry. Adrian has been a leader in the creation of a cloud ecosystem as Cloud Architect at Netflix and Technology Fellow at Battery Ventures. While at Netflix, Adrian made significant contributions to the companys high profile transition to a cloud native architecture, and... read full bio
Adrian Fenty is an American politician who has previously served as the 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia. Fenty was born in Washington, D.C. and he has earned his B.A. in English and economics from Oberlin College and his J.D. form the Howard University School of Law. Fenty began working in politics after interning for U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum... read full bio
Oh sure, they have real names; but they are best known as ""The Carrot Guys."" And their message on employee engagement will change the way you do business. Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton are highly sought-after speakers and authors of the critically acclaimed, best-selling business books The Carrot Principle, The 24-Carrot Manager, A Carrot A Day (a Wall Street Journal... read full bio
Adrian Payne is the Professor of Marketing at the University of New South Wales and is a keynote speaker. Throughout the course of his career, Payne has become an expert in topics which include marketing, market research, general management, and corporate planning. He has previously earned his Med in Higher Education from Melbourne, his MSc from Aston and his Ph.D... read full bio
An international business-strategy consultant and originator of the theory of value migration, Adrian Slywotzky teaches executives how to get on top of changing customer demands. Dow Chemical, Lotus Development, Sears, Philips Electronics and Searle Pharmaceuticals are among the corporations that have profited from Slywotzkys advice. He helps businesses determine where value resides in their industry today and where it will... read full bio
Adriana Gascoigne is the founder and CEO of Girls in Tech. As a woman in tech, Adrianas passion lies in bolstering opportunities around the empowerment, engagement, and education of women in tech. Previously, she worked as the Vice President of Marketing at SecondMarket, the global marketplace for illiquid assets. She was responsible for SecondMarkets marketing, branding strategy, event production, and... read full bio
Adriana Lima is a Brazilian model and actress who is best known for modeling as a Victoria’s Secret Angel as their longest-running model. She is also a spokes model for Maybelline, Super Bowl commercials, and Kia Motor commercials. Lima started modeling when she entered a modeling contest and then finished in first place in Ford’s “Supermodel of Brazil”. She then... read full bio
Adriana Sanford is a Chilean American professor, author, internationally recognized privacy/cybersecurity scholar, corporate lawyer, international TV commentator and humanitarian. She received her J.D. from the Notre Dam Law school, and a LL.M. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in taxation and international and comparative law. When she was accepted at Georgetown, she was the first Latin American women accepted. Sanford... read full bio
The novelist Adriana Trigiani is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her hilarious and heartwarming novels. She may have been raised in a small town in Virginia, but Adriana was raised in a big Italian family. She chose her hometown for the backdrop of her debut novel, the critically acclaimed bestseller Big Stone Gap. Having released a... read full bio
Adriane G. Berg is a leader in the field of longevity, including marketing to baby boom and silver generations, personal road to successful aging, financial gerontology, and care taking public policy. Adriane is a renowned speaker in the field of world travel, tourism, relocation, desire for new experiences, new housing concepts, all as a function of worldwide aging. Berg is... read full bio
Chef Adrianne Calvo is an award-winning Miami based restaurateur, cookbook author, Emmy-nominated YouTube show host and podcaster known for her signature “Maximum Flavor” style. Her highly-acclaimed restaurants, Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Bar and Cracked by Chef Adrianne, are a staple of must-eat-destination lists, and her popularity on Goldbelly spurred the upcoming launch of her online shop Baked by Chef Adrianne.... read full bio
Adriano Zumbo is an Australian pâtissier and television presenter who rose to fame after appearing as a guest on “MasterChef Australia.” Zumbo was born in Coonamble, New South Wales, and he found his love for food and business as his parents own a supermarket. Zumbo grew up traveling to Italy where he found his love for patisseries and coffee. He... read full bio
