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Medicine's future? There's an app for that! Daniel Kraft's talks offer a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's bedside. Daniel Kraft is a physician-scientist, inventor and innovator. He chairs the FutureMed program at Singularity University, exploring the impact and potential of rapidly developing technologies as applied to health and medicine.

James Chung is a speaker on demographic change and consumer trends. He's the President of Reach Advisors, a strategy and research firm focused on emerging shifts in the consumer landscape. James serves some of the nation’s largest and most innovative organizations involved in sectors such as tourism and resorts, museums and culture, community development, and healthy living.

Adrian Gostick is the author of several bestselling books with on corporate culture, including the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller The Carrot Principle . He also wrote the bestsellers The Integrity Advantage and The 24-Carrot Manager . His research on employee engagement has been called a “must read for modern-day managers” by Larry King of CNN, “fascinating,” by Fortune magazine and “admirable and startling” by the Wall Street Journal.

Famous for finding the Titanic, Dr. Ballard is the president and founder of the Institute for Exploration at Mystic Aquarium. Led by Ballard, this institute is focused on the development of a suite of remotely-operated vehicles created specifically to conduct deep-water archaeological excavation. Ballard has conducted more than 100 deep-sea expeditions during his career and is the recipient of numerous professional awards including the National Geographic Society's prestigious Hubbard Medal and the National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Jeff Ma, MIT standout, card counter, and best-known as the subject of the best-selling book Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of How Six MIT Students Took Vegas for Millions, and as portrayed in the hit movie 21. Ma shows companies how to harness the power of numbers to make better bottom line business decisions; decisions that, often, are the difference between winning and losing.

Frans Johansson is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. His recent bestselling book, The Medici Effect, was named one of the top-10 best business books of 2004 by Amazon.com, the innovation book of the year by several other organizations and has so far been translated into 17 languages. In this remarkable book, Frans looks at how individuals, teams and organizations can create an explosion of groundbreaking innovations by combining ideas and concepts from different fields, cultures, and industries.

Brian Tracy's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results.

Chief Economist Diane Swonk is one of the most quoted economists in the financial press. She is seen regularly on national and international television and her commentary can be read in top financial news publications throughout the world. With more than 20 years experience in financial services, Diane has proved to be an invaluable resource for policymakers and business leaders from Washington to Tokyo.

Jackie is recognized as one of the Top 50 Thought Leaders in leadership by Leadership Excellence Magazine, and is one of the most sought-after female business speakers in the nation. Jackie is continually recognized for her insight, passion and ability to equip leaders at all levels with innovative ideas that help TURN UP the volume on engagement, accountability, customer loyalty and performance.

Business Communication Expert & New York Times Bestselling Author Joseph Grenny has taught and advised more than one hundred thousand leaders on every major continent from the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies to the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. He has advised CEOs and senior executives on more than a dozen major change initiatives—receiving credit from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' President as a key factor in helping the organization win the $200 billion Joint Strike Fighter program.

Mike Eruzione served as the  captain that led the 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team to its Gold Medal victory at Lake Placid.  The highlight of the games for Mike was his winning goal against the Soviet Union in the games that stunned the world. For the past several years, Mike has traveled throughout the United States for major corporation and organizations as a motivational speaker and spokesperson.

He's the pitbull of success speakers-his popular Success Is Your Own Damn Fault! program is rapidly becoming a run-away hit. If you’re tired of the same old motivational line, then Larry’s one-of-a-kind philosophy will catapult your life into a whole new league. Larry Winget is the best-selling author of Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get A Life and New York Times Bestseller It's Called Work for a Reason!

Dr. James B. Maas is Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, Professor and past chairman of the Department of Psychology at Cornell University. He received his B.A. from Williams College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell. He teaches introductory psychology to 1,700 students each year in the nation's largest single lecture class, and conducts research on the relationship between sleep and performance.

Jim Kouzes is one of the country's preeminent researchers, award-winning writers, and highly sought after teachers in the field of leadership. With Barry Posner, his groundbreaking studies, pioneered in 1983, led to the creation of a model of leadership that has been embraced by more than 1 million people around the world. Jim Kouzes is the Dean’s Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, at Santa Clara University. Not only is he a highly regarded leadership scholar and an experienced executive, the Wall Street Journal has cited him as one of the twelve best executive educators in the United States.

Clayton Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Technology & Operations Management and General Management faculty groups. Clayton Christensen's research and teaching interests center on the management issues related to the development and commercialization of technological and business model innovation. Specific areas of focus include developing organizational capabilities and finding new markets for new technologies.

Few individuals choose to walk away at the height of their corporate career to dedicate their life to a social cause. At age 35, John Wood did just that, quitting his position as Microsoft's Director of Business Development for the Greater China Region in order to found Room to Read. He has never looked back.

Michael Beschloss has written nine books on American Presidents.  The New York Times Book Review has called him “clearly the most widely recognized Presidential historian in the nation.”  Newsweek has called him “the nation’s leading Presidential historian.”  The International Herald Tribune has called him “a national treasure.”

Picture a father-and-son team who together compete in marathons and triathlons. Measure the sacrifice and the determination it takes to participate in more than 135 triathlons, to run in over 50 marathons and 50 half-marathons and numerous road races at lesser distances. Marvel at events during the past 20 years and at their proficiency: a personal best time of 2 hours, 40 minutes, 47 seconds for the marathon’s 26.2 miles and finishing the grueling Ironman at 13:43:37. When you consider that Dick Hoyt is competing almost weekly at the age of 60, these statistics are exceptional. When you know that his son Rick cannot walk or talk, their racing together is inspiring. Their accomplishments are monumental… all the more so when you learn that they have climbed mountains and trekked 3,735 miles across America.

Brian Wesbury is Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors LP, afinancial services firm based in Lisle, Illinois and serves on the Board of Advisors to First Trust Capital Partners, an affiliated private-equity firm. The Wall Street Journal ranked Mr.Wesbury the nation’s #1 U.S. economic forecaster in 2001 and USA Today ranked him as one of the nation’s top 10 forecasters in 2004.

David T. Suzuki PhD, co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation, is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster. He has received consistently high acclaim for his 30 years of award-winning work in broadcasting, explaining the complexities of science in a compelling, easily understood way. He is well known to millions as the host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's popular science television series, The Nature of Things.

Thirty years and 3,000,000 pounds later, Richard Simmons is still going strong. Using his unique wit, passion and enthusiasm, Simmons, the nation’s most revered fitness expert, continues his crusade to reach out to the masses, encouraging them to take control of their fitness destiny. Delivering a serious message with his trademark humor, Simmons has helped millions of overweight men and women lose close to 3,000,000 pounds by adopting sensible balanced eating programs and exercise regimes that are energetic, fun and motivating.

Jason Jennings is one of the most successful and prolific business and leadership authors in the world. He has spent twenty years founding and leading successful businesses and teaching other companies how to achieve their full economic potential.

Erik Peterson is a specialist on demography and population, and speaks on geopolitical and country risk assessment; international trade and finance; international business strategy and global strategic planning.

Roger Staubach first starred as a quarterback at the U. S. Naval Academy, where he was a Heisman Trophy winner as a junior in 1963. Following his graduation, he spent a mandatory four years on active duty, including service in Vietnam, before he was able to turn his attention to pro football. During his finest years with the Dallas Cowboys, Roger had the reputation for making the big play. He was the MVP of Super Bowl VI and provided the offensive spark in a defense dominated Super Bowl XII victory.

Larry Csonka and power running became synonymous in the NFL of the 1970's. As a player with the powerhouse Miami Dolphins he charged so tenaciously through defenses that his name became a household word and his nickname, Zonk, became a new American verb. From 1971-1973, he led theDolphins to three Super Bowl appearances, earning All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors along the way.

Comedian and Impressionist Steve Bridges has been doing his right-on impression of President Bush for audiences across the nation. And while he’s not really the president, most people are hard pressed to tell them apart. He's also the country's most talented Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonator.

Philadelphia through and through, Vince Papale is a true local hero. His story - that you should never give up and always continue to pursue your dreams - embodies the spirit of Philadelphia and serves to empower anyone who has ever been told they can’t achieve their goals.

Jim Craig is a Olympic Gold Medalist and was the goalie for the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey team. He has been called the backbone of a team that accomplished one of the most extraordinary and memorable sports victories of all time. He went on to play professionally and transitioned to tremendous and ongoing success in the business world. Jim is in demand from coast to coast and internationally as a motivational speaker, spokesperson, marketing and sales strategist, and master storyteller.

Roxanne Emmerich has the astonishing ability to create profound change. Her client list includes the top-performing firms in the country-and those that are wildly committed to being on that list. One of her books, "Profit-Growth Banking," is often referred to as the "bible of successful banking." As a result of her record-breaking careers in both banking and brokerage, she is regularly asked to share her strategies with colleagues at industry conferences. Years later, Sales and Marketing Management magazine named her one of the 12 most requested speakers in the nation for her ability to create immediate and profound transformations. Her unique approach blends kick-butt marketing, enlightened, no-excuses leadership development, profit-rich sales strategies, and iron-clad templates and systems. She presents this mixture to leaders, then teaches them how to create "employees on fire." The result? CEOs say, "It's a miracle!"

Rohit Talwar is an award winning speaker, entrepreneur, specialist advisor and strategic change agent. He was nominated as one the top ten global future thinkers by the UK’s Independent newspaper. He is the founder of the think tanks Fast Future and Global Futures and Foresight. Rohit spends his time traveling the world researching the ideas that will shape the future and meeting the people and  organizations behind them. Rohit has a particular interest in the evolution of China, India, the emerging economies and the future of travel. He has just completed major global studies on the Future of China’s Economy – The Path to 2020 and the Future of Travel and Tourism in the Middle East.

Tim Sanders is the author of the New York Times' best sellers Love Is The Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends, Saving the World at Work and The Likeability Factor. Tim's keynotes explore the measurable aspects of likeability, including levels of friendliness, relevance, empathy, and realness and how you can improve your life by increasing your likeability factor.

Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Mark is an international bestselling author and noted authority on leadership, team building, customer service and change.

Andrew Razeghi is a writer, educator, and adviser to organizations on growth strategy, creativity, and innovation. As founder of StrategyLab, Inc., his work spans industries, from consumer packaged goods to healthcare, tourism to media, and non-profit organizations to professional sports teams.

Is our 24/7, more-faster-now culture eating us alive...or setting us free? New York Times bestselling author, inductee into the Speaker Hall of Fame and Olympian and now outstanding and top-rated corporate motivational keynote speaker Vince Poscente has the answer with his inspirational and on-the-edge of your seat presentation.

Dave Barry is a humor columnist.  For 25 years he was a syndicated columnist whose work appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. In 1988 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Many people are still trying to figure out how this happened.

On television, in print, or told in front of a live audience, Linda Armstrong Kelly's life story is captivating people everywhere. Her son, seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong, credits her as the unsung hero behind his spectacular cycling victories - and in his triumph over cancer. Linda is Lance's role model.

Dewitt Jones is one of America’s top professional photographers. Twenty years with National Geographic photographing stories around the globe has earned him the reputation as a world-class photojournalist. As a motion picture director, two of Dewitt’s films were nominated for Academy Awards. In the business community, Dewitt’s work is also well known. He rose to the forefront of creative marketing by photographing national advertising campaigns for organizations such as Dewar’s Scotch, Canon, and United Airlines.

Focused solely on helping people from all walks of life reshape their vision of what’s possible, no one is better respected in the area of human potential than Mark Victor Hansen. Creating powerful change in thousands of organizations and millions of individuals worldwide for over 30 years, Mark Victor Hansen delivers proven messages of possibility, opportunity and action.

One of America’s most versatile talents, Roy Firestone is recognized for his multiple abilities as an interviewer, journalist, commentator, and stage performer.

Keith Ferrazzi is the world’s foremost expert in relationships, bringing 20 years of research and experience to the art and science of business relationship development. His signature focus on success through relationships – a deeply energizing passion – has fueled his own  rise to prominence. Both Forbes and Inc. have called him one of the world's most "connected" individuals.

Maddy Kent Dychtwald is a nationally recognized public speaker, author, marketing executive, and entrepreneur. One of the nation's leading authorities on the boomers and generational marketing, 12 years ago she co-founded Age Wave, Inc., the nation's premier think tank focused on consumer marketing trends related to boomers and the mature market and serves as the Sr VP.

John Kasich is a popular Fox News Channel commentator and frequent guest-host for the "O'Reilly Factor." Newsweek magazine named John Kasich one of its "100 people for the 21st century." Why? John Kasich believes in the power of the individual to raise standards and leave a better America for the next generation. He knows that more government isn't the answer to what ails America, and he believes in the power of individual actions to bring about historic change in our country. He fought for these ideals as a nine-term Congressman from Ohio, and now as a business leader, media personality, author and speaker John Kasich continues to "raise the bar."

Jim "Murph" Murphy, founder of Afterburner, Inc. has a unique and powerful mix of leadership skills in both the military and business worlds. After graduating from the University of Kentucky, Murph joined the U.S. Air Force where he learned to fly the F-15.

Joe Calloway is a branding consultant, business author, and restaurant owner whose client list reads like a "Who's Who" in business. From Saks Fifth Avenue and BMW to American Express and IBM, a wide range of companies depend on Joe for insight into today's marketplace.

One of the longest held P.O.W.s in the Communist Prisons of Vietnam, Captain Gerald Coffee is now one of the most popular keynote speakers in America.

Recently named one of the top “50 Best Minds on Leadership” by Leadership Excellence Magazine, keynote speaker Dr. Kevin Freiberg is among the most influential voices on the speaking circuit today. He is also among a select group of thought leaders working with Collective IQ, the top corporate venture advisor and platform in the world, to bring growth and innovation to their clients. Kevin Freiberg has made a career out of understanding the core values and unconventional strategies used by world-class leaders. His book NUTS! was hailed by the Financial Times as one of the top five global business books of the year.

Dr. Oren Harari brings provocative, new perspectives on competitive advantage, organizational change, and transformational leadership.

 He's best know as "The Carrot Guy" and Chester Elton's message on employee engagement and employee recognition keynotes will change the way you do business. Chester Elton is the co-author (with Convention Connection speaker Adrian Gostick ) of the critically acclaimed, best-selling Carrot business book series including New York Times best-seller The Carrot Principle . As a recognition consultant, Chester Elton speaks to audiences on the power of effective, strategic employee recognition.

An Emmy, duPont-Columbia, and Gracie Allen Award-winning journalist and the youngest state judge to ever be elected in Texas, Catherine Crier joined Court TV’s distinguished team of anchors in November 1999. She served as Executive Editor, Legal News Specials, in addition to hosting Catherine Crier Live, a fast-paced, live daily series, covering the day’s “front-page” stories.