Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist & author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, which explores the flaws of neoliberal economics & globalization.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, Kristof is an extraordinary thinker, human rights advocate, and astute chronicler of humanity. As a seasoned journalist who has traveled China, Africa, India, and South Asia, he offers a compassionate glimpse into such issues as global health, poverty and gender in the developing world. He is the co-author of China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power, and the recently released Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

Named by Essence magazine as one of the 50 most inspiring African Americans, Dyson is one of the nation's most renowned public intellectuals, revitalizing the role with the fervor of an ordained Baptist minister. Called "a street fighter in a suit and tie," he takes on the toughest and most controversial issues of the day, including race, politics, and pop culture with his fearless and fiery rhetoric.

A youth advocate and decorated war veteran, Wes Moore is the author of the acclaimed The Other Wes Moore. He imparts the importance of personal and social responsibility in shaping one's future.

A hometown basketball legend, Chris Herren realized his dream of playing for the Celtics only to lose it all to addiction. He shares his story in Basketball Junkie & the ESPN documentary Unguarded.

Jessica Fellowes is the #1 best-selling author of The World of Downton Abbey and The Chronicles of Downton Abbey, an evocative combination of story, history, and behind-the-scenes drama.

An award-winning media executive and brand architect, speaker Amy DuBois Barnett is of one of our nation's premier curators of American popular culture.