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World Champion Adventure Racer & Author
A world champion adventure racer, firefighter and founder of World Class Teams, Flashover Seminars and the Project Athena Foundation, Robyn Benincasa accepts full blame for inspiring people to do insane things.
Climber, Adventurer, World-Class Filmmaker
David Breashears is an adventurer and filmmaker. He and his team were the first to film with an IMAX camera at the top of the world with Everest: Mountain Without Mercy.
Environmental Advocate & Water Policy Expert
A globally recognized advocate on water quality and policy, speaker Alexandra Cousteau continues the work of her grandfather Jacques-Yves and father Philippe Cousteau.
Deep-Sea Explorer
One of the world's most accomplished deep-sea explorers, Robert Ballard discovered the RMS Titanic and President Kennedy's PT-109. He is the Explorer-in-Residence for the National Geographic Society.
CEO of X Prize Foundation
CEO of X Prize Foundation, Anousheh Ansari is both the first female private space explorer and the first Iranian astronaut. She also co-founded Telecom Technologies and Prodea Systems.
Adventurer / Entrepreneur / Author
Peter Hillary takes audiences "with him" on his adventures: to the summit of Mt. Everest; traversing Antarctica to the South Pole; feeding a pod of sharks; or making a terrifying vertical in a storm on K2.
Inspirational Mountaineer
Speaker Sharon Wood is the first North American woman to summit Mount Everest. She is also the founder of Mountain Gate Community School.
Ultramarathon Man
A remarkable athlete and marathon runner, Dean Karnazes is the author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner. During his sports career, he has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity.