Dr. Mike North is involved in all aspects of our technological change, from inventing new materials and technologies in a clean room, to creating cutting edge prototypes on Discovery Channel’s Prototype This! Brimming with enthusiasm, Mike’s engaging personality makes him an energetic and charismatic science and technology advocate inspiring everyone from grade-schoolers to CEOs.
Patrick’s unique life experiences of escaping war-torn Iran, serving in the US Army, managing investments as a financial adviser and becoming a serial entrepreneur gives him a different approach to leadership and business than other industry experts.
As the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world, the first to undertake a swim across the icy waters of the North Pole, and the first to swim across a glacial lake on Mt. Everest, Lewis Pugh is one of the world’s leading inspirational and leadership speakers and an authority on how to achieve the “impossible." Contact WWSG to host him for a speaking engagement.
At age 19 Johnny Cupcakes founder, Johnny Earle, grew his business from a “joke” to a multi-million dollar, highly exclusive t-shirt brand with a worldwide cult-like following. Through his talks and creative consulting, Johnny shares how to start, grow or reinvent your business or idea with little to no startup money. Johnny gives blueprints on […]
Raghuram Rajan is the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth. He was the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India between September 2013 and September 2016. Between 2003 and 2006, Dr. Rajan was the Chief Economist and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund.
Global strategist and respected leader throughout the world, Ernesto Zedillo is an expert in globalization and emerging markets in Central and South America.
Author, TV commentator, and Fortune conference chair Nina Easton has decades of experience interviewing CEOs, global leaders, and politicians–producing compelling and authentic narratives on stage. In her speeches exploring the intersection of Washington politics and the global economy, she draws on decades of award-winning coverage of national elections, political movements, presidential administrations, and financial crises.
As the founder of Pallotta TeamWorks, which invented the multiday AIDSRides and Breast Cancer 3-Day, Dan Pallotta has a mission to empower nonprofits to operate with the same economic freedoms given to businesses.
A celebrated author and television personality, Linda Kaplan Thaler is responsible for some of America’s most famous, relevant and touching advertising campaigns in the industry, including the Aflac duck and the daring “Yes, Yes, Yes” campaign for Clairol Herbal Essences.
Sir David Adjaye OBE is recognized as a leading architect of his generation. His ingenious use of materials and his sculptural ability established him as an architect with an artist’s sensibility and vision.