Richard Blais is an America chef, television personality, restaurateur, and author, best known for competing on “Top Chef” and going back to “Top Chef: All-Stars”, which he won. He went to The Culinary Institute of America where he earned his AOS in culinary arts and started his work as a chef working at McDonald’s. He has worked alongside big names... read full bio
Recognized as one of the best investigative journalists of the current era, Gabe Pressman is known in the broadcast journalism community as the reporters reporter and for his hard-hitting pieces. He is a New York insider with contacts in high places. He was known for his exclusive stories covering the Middle Eastern crises, conflicts and for his other ground breaking... read full bio
Carl Quintanilla is the Emmy award-winning co-anchor of SQUAWK BOX, CNBC's signature morning program. He also appears on NBC's Today show and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Prior to joining Squawk Box, Quintanilla was an NBC News correspondent based in New York and Chicago. In 2005, he spent weeks in New Orleans as part of the Nightly News team... read full bio
Rev. Al Sharpton is the founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), a not-for-profit civil rights organization headquartered in Harlem, New York, with over 47 Chapters nationwide. As one of the nation's most-renowned civil rights leaders, Rev. Sharpton has been praised by President Barack Obama as ""the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden,"" and... read full bio
David Bromstad, the season one winner of HGTV Design Star and the finalists' mentor in the new season of the series, is known for his endless energy and out-of-the-box thinking. David creates awe-inspiring works on many platforms, including custom art, furniture building and interior design. David says he ""blends styles that incorporate realism and fantasy."" He combines this approach with... read full bio
Scott Adams is best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, the immensely popular comic creation launched in 1989. The strip is enjoyed daily by 150 million people in 1,900 newspapers, in 56 countries. Adams has a unique track record of creating success in a variety of diverse businesses. The Dilbert comic strip was Adams’ first attempt at... read full bio
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Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow (1986) (aka A Better Tomorrow") established... read full bio
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On March 17, 2009, journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were apprehended by North Korean soldiers while filming a documentary along the China-North Korea border. The two women were charged with illegal entry for crossing into North Korea — and after several months of interrogation by North Korean officials, sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in one of North... read full bio
Dr. David Agus is one of the world’s leading cancer doctors, researcher and medical futurist. He utilizes an innovative approach to study and challenge the misperceptions of the meaning of Health. Over the past two decades, Dr. Agus has received much acclaim for his innovations and contributions to medicine. He has built a reputation for understanding the relationship of the... read full bio
James C. Dobson, Ph.D., is founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, a non-profit organization that produces his internationally syndicated radio programs, heard on more than 3,000 radio facilities in North America and in nine languages in approximately 2300 facilities in over 93 other countries. He was for 14 years an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University... read full bio
Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs is the name of the hugely acclaimed cabaret show Alan premiered at New York's legendary Cafe Carlyle. He has since toured the show extensively throughout the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK. He returned with the show to NYC and made his sold out, solo debut at Carnegie Hall, and released a live album of... read full bio
Bernard Kouchner is a world renowned humanitarian. Until November 2010, Kouchner was the French minister of foreign and European Affairs. He has played an important role in Euopean politics for several decades. His history as a minister in charge of both health and humanitarian actions have aided in Kouchner's push for a better future. Kouchner is well... read full bio
Jason Silva is a Venuzuelan-American media artist, futurist, philosopher, keynote speaker and TV personality. He is the creator of Shots of Awe, a short film series of ""trailers for the mind"" that serve as philosophical espresso shots exploring innovation, technology creativity, futurism and the metaphysics of the imagination. Shots of Awe has received more than 13 million views on YouTube.... read full bio
Ichak Adizes is one of the world's leading experts on improving the performance of business and government by making fundamental changes without chaos and destructive conflict. Over the past 35 years, Dr. Adizes has worked with some of the largest commercial organizations in the world and consulted with many heads of state. The Adizes Program for leading organizations to... read full bio
Mark Jeffries also provides a distinctive voice (and accent) to the moderator's arena. As a former British television host, economist and stockbroker, Mark brings a broad spectrum of knowledge and experience to the events he facilitates. It's also his ability to quickly master the intricacies of business within any industry coupled with a sharp wit and television presence that... read full bio
Stephen A. Smith, more commonly known as Stephen A., is a talk show host, sports television personality, and sports journalist. He gained fame for being the first major NBA journalist to predict that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh would all sign with the Miami Heat during 2010 free agency. Smith is a commentator on ESPN First Take, where... read full bio
Mark Dixon is one of Europe’s best-known entrepreneurs. He is the founder and Chief Executive of Regus Group, which he set up in 1989, and it is now the world’s largest provider of flexible workspaces. Currently at 1400 business centres in 100 countries, through constant innovation, Regus has created not just a new business model but an entirely new industry... read full bio
Founder of the social networking sites Foursquare and Dodgeball Dennis Crowley is a well-known entrepreneur in the internet world. Foursquare is a location-based social app that recommends places for users to go based on their previous browsing history or purchases, and Dodgeball was a similar app in which users would text in their locations and the service would notify them... read full bio
