Attorney General of the United States, 2001-2005; United States Senator, 1995-2001; Governor of Missouri, 1985-1993

As Attorney General during one of the most turbulent times in American history, John Ashcroft is a uniquely positioned expert on leadership, and other issues currently facing the nation.

Lead Singer of U2; Co-Founder of DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa)

Bono uses his rock star status to raise awareness about the crises in Africa: unpayable debts, uncontrolled spread of AIDS, and the unfair trade rules which keep Africans poor. In 2002, Bono co-founded DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) to raise public awareness of the issues in its name, and influence government policy on Africa. On behalf of DATA, Bono has lobbied U.S. Presidents and Congressional leaders, along with the heads of many other G8 nations. DATA is a founding member of the One Campaign to make poverty history, which is part of a global network of millions of people campaigning against extreme poverty.

Founder & Chairman, Breeden Capital Management ; Chairman of the Board, H&R Block, Inc.; Former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Corporate Monitor of WorldCom, Hollinger and Fannie Mae

Widely acknowledged as the preeminent expert on corporate governance, Richard Breeden is the former Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. With wit and perspective, Mr. Breeden analyzes the issues and alternatives facing boards of directors, corporate leadership and regulators in today’s business environment.

Secretary of Homeland Security, 2005-2009

Leader and statesman, Michael Chertoff came to the job of 2nd Secretary of Homeland Security with a background heavy with experience in fighting terrorism, having served as the head of the Justice Department's criminal division in the months after Sept. 11th. As Assistant Attorney General, he helped trace the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the al-Qaeda network, and worked to increase information sharing within the FBI and with state and local officials. In 2003, after Mr. Chertoff had proved instrumental in winning approval of the Patriot Act and other anti-terrorism measures, President Bush called him "a key leader in the war on terror," and turned to Mr. Chertoff in early 2005 to head the Department of Homeland Security. Overseeing the federal behemoth operating 22 agencies and 180,000 employees and facing the daunting task of managing the risk of numerous threats to America’s security, Secretary Chertoff implemented programs and capabilities that did not exist prior to September 11, to better equip the U.S. to deal with the threats of the 21st century across land, sea, and air.

Chairman & CEO, Kenneth Cole Productions; Author, Awearness: Inspiring Stories about How to Make a Difference and Footnotes; Chairman, amfAR (The Foundation for Aids Research); Humanitarian, Activist and Philanthropist

In 25 years, Kenneth Cole has built a 150 store-strong retail empire, uniting his fashion instincts and business acumen with his philanthropic convictions. Mr. Cole’s influence reaches far beyond the world of fashion – he has been a dynamic advocate for many causes ranging from initiatives for the homeless to his work as Chairman of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR).

52nd Governor of New York State

Known as an intellectual, passionate, and challenging voice for democracy, social responsibility, and diversity, Governor Mario Cuomo reminds us of our collective American legacy.

Member of President Obama's Economic Advisory Panel ; 27th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Former Chairman and CEO, New York Stock Exchange; Former, U.S. Undersecretary of State

As one of the members of President Obama's high-profile Economic Recovery Advisory Board, and with his experience as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is perhaps the most important rule-making authority for U.S. financial markets, William Donaldson is one of the most sought-after speakers regarding the current state of the economy and prospects for the road to recovery.

45th Vice President of the United States; Nobel Peace Laureate; Author, An Inconvenient Truth and Our Choice; Chairman, Alliance for Climate Protection ; Chairman, Generation Investment Management; Chairman, Current TV

The world’s most influential voice on climate change, an advisor to leaders in Congress, and heads of state throughout the world, Al Gore offers a unique perspective on national and international affairs. One of the most powerful champions of environmental awareness in America today, his multimedia presentation, which is a mesmerizing account of the consequences of climate change, was turned into the critically acclaimed documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which won an Oscar Award. In addition to his impassioned efforts with the environment, he has also carved out a considerable business career as Chairman of Generation Investment Management, a firm that is focused on a new approach to sustainable investing; Senior Advisor to Google; one of the Board of Directors of Apple; and is Chairman of Current TV, an Emmy Award Winning network that can be described as a cross between MTV and CNN.

Counselor to President George W. Bush, 2001-2002; Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, 2005-2007; Global Vice Chair of Burson-Marsteller

Karen Hughes is a senior strategist helping business leaders strengthen their corporate/CEO reputations, achieve business goals through effective communications and shape positive public and stakeholder perceptions. She has also been described as "the most powerful woman ever to serve in the White House" (Dallas Morning News) and "the most powerful public diplomacy czar in decades" (The Boston Globe). As Under Secretary of State, she traveled to more than 50 countries, meeting world leaders and reaching out to international audiences.

International Human Rights Advocate

Ms. Jagger has spent much of her life visiting war zones and refugee camps and denouncing human rights violations. She has provided a voice to the voiceless and hope to the hopeless.

Chairman, 9/11 Commission 2002-2004; President of Drew University, 1990-2005; Governor of New Jersey, 1982-1990

Only a true leader could step into a position as daunting as Chairman of the bi-partisan 9/11 Commission to successfully emerge as a unifier and consensus-builder.

Chairman of WPP Group; Senior Advisor to Morgan Stanley International; U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James’, 1997-2001

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James’, Phillip Lader is uniquely qualified to discuss current international, economic and political issues, as well as business strategy, leadership, and ethics.

Chairman, Portland Holdings Inc.

From young, unemployed Jamaican immigrant to the cover of Forbes' Billionaires Edition, Michael Lee-Chin is the Executive Chairman of AIC Limited (a Canadian mutual fund), and Chairman of the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica. Under Mr. Lee-Chin's management, AIC has grown to more than $8 billion in assets. Mr. Lee-Chin was honored by TIME Magazine as one of Canada's Heroes and has been one of the country's most intriguing and inspiring citizens.

Secretary of Labor, 1991-1993; Chair of Deloitte & Touche’s Council on the Advancement of Women

Credited with preparing the workforce for the 21st century, Secretary Martin brings breadth and authority to any debate on issues affecting the modern American workforce.

Founder and President, Good Food Organics; Presidential Candidate for the Democratic Nomination, 2004; United States Ambassador, 1999 – 2001; United States Senator, 1992 – 1998

A woman of extensive achievements and a pioneering entrepreneur, Carol Moseley Braun has established herself as an agent for change passionate about preserving the American Dream for the next generation. Carol Moseley Braun combines philosophy, history, and policy to provide a unique perspective on various topics.

Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group and Albright Capital Management; Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup

In November 2007, Charles Prince retired as Chairman and CEO of Citigroup, the world’s largest bank. During Mr. Prince’s tenure as CEO, Citigroup achieved several noteworthy accomplishments, including the restoration of important relationships with regulators around the world and improving business practices under a comprehensive corporate governance and ethics initiative that he led in design and implementation.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1977-1979; United States Congressman, 1973-1977; Mayor of Atlanta, 1982-1990; Co-Founding Principal and Chairman, GoodWorks International

Ambassador, Congressman, Mayor, humanitarian, ordained minister, international businessman, and sports enthusiast, Andrew Young has been serving and shaping our country for almost 50 years.

Sid Richardson Chair in Public Affairs, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas; Commission of Social Security Administration (1997-2001)

As Social Security comes to the forefront of the national agenda, former Commissioner of Social Security Kenneth Apfel is a leading voice in an increasingly heated debate surrounding the Bush administration’s proposals to privatize the system. Apfel is one of the foremost experts on the complexities of the Social Security system. He has testified before the U.S. Congress, appeared on numerous national television news programs, authored two op-eds, and been quoted in dozens of newspapers. In Apfel’s opinion, Social Security faces long-term challenges but is not in crisis. He disagrees with the Bush administration’s proposals to shift the benefit structure toward individual investment in the stock market, which he says would jeopardize the program’s stability.

Founder, The Vanguard Group, Inc.; President, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center

Named by Fortune as one of the investment industry’s four giants of the 20th century, John Bogle is a titan of the investment world and a hero to independent investors.

Co-Founder of The FEED Foundation; CEO, Creative Director, and Co-Founder FEED Projects

Lauren Bush is the CEO and Co-Founder of FEED Projects, a charitable company with the mission of creating good products that help feed the world. At the podium, Lauren speaks about philanthropy, hunger, and global issues.

Acclaimed Business Advisor; New York Times Bestselling Author of Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

For 35 years, Ram Charan has coached some of the worlds’ most successful CEOs, working behind the scenes at companies like GE, KLM, Bank of America, DuPont, Novartis, EMC, Home Depot, 3M and Verizon. Ram is a favorite among executive educators and was selected as one of Business Week’s top ten resources for in-house executive development programs. Ram is known for his practical, real world perspective. :

Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University; Former Chairman, Department of Economics at Harvard University; Renowned Economic Author

Benjamin Friedman has written extensively on economic policy, and in particular on the role of the financial markets in shaping how monetary and fiscal policies affect overall economic activity. He is the author and/or editor of eleven books aimed primarily at economists and economic policymakers, as well as the author of more than one hundred articles on monetary economics, macroeconomics, and monetary and fiscal policy, published in numerous journals. He is also a frequent contributor to publications reaching a broader audience, including especially The New York Review of Books

Thought Leader on Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethical Branding and Social Entrepreneurship; Co-Founder, Ethos Water; Founder and President, Our Good Works; Former CEO, Good Worldwide ; Former Vice President, Starbucks Coffee Company; Faculty Member, Anderson School of Management, UCLA

Jonathan Greenblatt is the co-founder of Ethos Water, a former vice president of Starbucks Coffee Company, and an acknowledged thought leader on ethical branding, global development and social entrepreneurship. He recently served as CEO of GOOD Worldwide and has served at the highest levels of government, including as an aide in the Clinton White House and, more recently, as a member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team. He teaches social entrepreneurship at the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA and advises corporations, foundations and non-governmental organizations on the intersection between business and sustainability.

Executive Director, Co-Founder, the FEED Foundation; Co-Founder, FEED Projects; Charter School and University Board member; Humanitarian, Activist, Social Entrepreneur

Ellen Gustafson is a sustainable food system activist and the Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of FEED Projects, LLC, a charitable company that creates good products that help FEED the world. She is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the FEED Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to ensuring healthful, nutritious food in school for all children as a first step towards a sustainable global food system.

Founder, Free the Children, 1995 (Craig); Chief Executive Director, Free the Children (Marc); Recipients of Three Nobel Peace Prize Nominations; High profile partnerships with Organizations including the United Nations and Oprah Winfrey’s Angel Network; Bestselling Authors

Marc and Craig Kielburger are the founders of a trio of highly successful international organizations—Free the Children, Leaders Today and Me to We. These world-renowned social entrepreneurs have the compassion, passion, expertise and experience to inspire people to embrace community involvement and equip them with the skills they need to succeed in the truest sense of the word. With three Nobel Peace Prize nominations, high profile partnerships with organizations including the United Nations and Oprah’s Angel Network, and four bestselling books, Marc and Craig know how to connect people with the issues that matter. To date, they have changed the lives of more than a million people around the world.

Founder, Marc J. Lane Investment Management; Author, Profitable Socially Responsible Investing; Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law and Adjunct Professor of Business at the University of Illinois

Many people make the case for socially responsible investing. They are keen on being green – and they put a lot of green where their mouths are, more than $2 trillion according to some research. Advocacy Investing® is Marc J. Lane Investment Management, Inc.'s proprietary approach to values-based investing in which both equities and fixed-income securities are selected by exacting financial and governance standards, as well as criteria reflective of each investor's unique social and environmental concerns so that green investments can become part of a less risky, more diversified portfolios.

25th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Throughout his tenure as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commission, Arthur Levitt has worked to educate, empower, and protect America's investors – now more than 50 million strong.

Economist ; Principal Advisor to the European Union on Economic Development, Energy Security and Climate Change Policy ; President, Foundation on Economic Trends; Bestselling Author, The End of Work and The Age of Access; Fellow, Wharton School’s Executive Education Program

Jeremy Rifkin and his ideas are not without controversy. The author of seventeen books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society and the environment, Mr. Rifkin advocates a new type of economic thinking. He is a proponent of sustainable development, quality of life and the nurturing of community. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages and are used in hundreds of universities, corporations and government agencies around the world. Mr. Rifkin is one of the highest rated speakers on the international lecture circuit on the topics of globalization, sustainability and shifting to a new energy era and low-carbon economy. CNN-International is airing a documentary on his Third Industrial Revolution vision for their program Principal Voices.  Click here to view the trailer.

Former head of PricewaterhouseCooper's Sustainability Business Services practice; Author, The Triple Bottom Line - How Today's Best-Run Companies are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success

In a survey of 900 global corporations released by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 80 percent of CEOs said they believe "sustainability" is or soon will be vital to the profitability of their company, and 71 percent said they would consider sacrificing short-term profits to move their company towards sustainability-a sure sign that the world's leading CEOs see it as the corporate model of the future. Andrew Savitz has been called “the man who wrote the book on sustainability.” This former head of PricewaterhouseCooper’s Sustainability Practice and best-selling author of The Triple Bottom Line is an expert on how executives and companies can do well by doing good. His speeches are dynamic, living events, full of insights and humor, in which Savitz helps executives and companies create a blueprint to find their way to a sustainable, profitable future in today's daunting era of environmental and social accountability.

Author, Surviving the Digital Jungle and Doing Business in the Information Age

The author of two influential books on e-business, strategy, processes, and technology - Surviving the Digital Jungle and Doing Business in the Information Age - Jack Shaw helps organizations increase revenues, cut costs, improve service, and maximize productivity by using technology to enable winning business strategies.

The Ethics Guy®

Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D., The Ethics Guy®, has a simple purpose in life: he wants to enrich your appreciation of ethics in everyday life and to help you make the best decisions possible. He writes the column, Ask the Ethics Guy, for BusinessWeek.com.