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Leading voices of global insights shaping our world

Zanny Minton Beddoes is a renowned global economics expert whose unique depth of perspective on the global economy provides an unparalleled outlook that always engages and informs.

Jon Meacham is one of America’s most prominent public intellectuals with the unique ability to bring history to life and offer historical context to current events and issues.

Fareed Zakaria is a bestselling author, journalist, Emmy award winner and political commentator named a “Top 10 Global Thinker of the Last 10 Years” in 2019 by Foreign Policy magazine.

Pioneering courage, vulnerability and leadership

Brené Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy. The author of six No. 1 New York Times bestsellers and host of two award-winning podcasts, Brown spends most of her time working in organizations around the world, helping develop braver leaders and more courageous cultures. Her books have been translated into more than 30 languages and her TED talk on the Power of Vulnerability is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world.

Principled leader with bipartisan impact and policy expertise

Mitt Romney is a statesman, businessman and former Republican presidential nominee known for his bold leadership and independent voice. As governor of Massachusetts, he passed landmark healthcare reform. He led the 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics, turning the struggling games into a success. As U.S. senator for Utah, Romney was a leading voice for fiscal discipline, climate action, global leadership and bipartisan legislation on infrastructure, COVID-19 relief, marriage equity and gun safety. He brings deep insights into leadership, policy and our nation’s most pressing challenges.

Transforming the world through innovation and storytelling

Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation. A career producer and filmmaker, as well as founder and CEO of Not Impossible, Ebeling has dedicated his life to tapping into the power of innovation, technology and story to change the world.

His mantra of “commit, then figure it out” allows for a unique problem-solving approach and brings together a community of passionate and talented individuals that better the world. Ebeling pushes the bar on innovation, and he shares the emotionally resonating story of doing so.

Championing disability representation in the arts

An advocate for raising awareness about disability representation in the entertainment industry and other fields, Marissa Bode made her feature film debut as the character of Nessarose in Universal’s Wicked duology, becoming the first wheelchair user to play the role of Nessarose.

Bode has been acting since the age of 8 and trained at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. A Los Angeles resident and a disability rights activist, she also serves as an ambassador for Saving Our Daughters, supporting adolescent girls of color in overcoming social barriers.

Transforming communities through healthy living

Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Explorer and New York Times bestselling author, is renowned for identifying the five regions of the world – known as Blue Zones – where people live exceptionally long and healthy lives.

As the founder of Blue Zones LLC, Buettner has worked with city governments, hospital systems and insurance companies to transform communities by applying the longevity principles he uncovered in Blue Zones. Most recently, Buettner’s Netflix series, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, received six Emmy nominations and won three.

Exploring the heights and depths of Earth … and beyond

Victor Vescovo is a private equity and venture capital investor with a particular investing emphasis in aerospace, defense, electronics and life sciences. Vescovo has completed the “Explorer’s Grand Slam,” climbing the highest peak on all seven of the world’s continents and skiing at least 100 kilometers to the North and South poles.

A retired United States Navy Reserve commander, Vescovo has also visited the deepest point in all five oceans on Earth, and in 2022, he journeyed into space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.

Experienced leader focused on justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson took her seat as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30, 2022. Earlier in her career, she worked as an assistant federal public defender in Washington, D.C., and she also served as a vice chair and commissioner on the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

A Harvard Law School graduate who was born in Washington, D.C., Jackson previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.