Terdema Ussery is President & CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. He has served as president of Nike Sports Management which was integral in the launch of Coca-Cola's POWERADE brand. He was also the original CEO of HDNet, responsible for negotiating the company's initial content and distribution deals.

Entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe started the sushi chain YO! Sushi. The concept was to make eating a complete entertainment experience and featured call buttons, robot drinks trolleys and Japanese TV. Simon has most recently appeared on the BBC 2 produced worldwide hit program Dragons' Den as one of the formidable panelists, who make and break the dreams of would-be entrepreneurs as they pitch their business ideas for financing.

Peter Draper is the man behind the world's most popular sports brand - Manchester United FC. He is the co-founder of the specialist sports, entertainment and affinity advisory company TIME&TIDE. He also spend over a decade as the European Marketing Director of Umbro Sportswear. His relaxed, conversational-style presentations are always a hit.

A pioneer in the new science of neuromarketing, the science of human decision, Patrick has become in less than 2 years one of the top rated speakers of Vistage (The World's Largest CEO Membership Organization). Combining science and humor ...

Dr. Philip Kotler is the author of the most widely used marketing book in graduate business schools worldwide. His efforts as the Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Northwestern University has helped put his school at the top of the "Best Business Schools" list in Business Week's survey for six years in a row.

The charismatic Jeff DeGraff is a highly sought after speaker and advisor for companies that include 3M, Apple, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, GE, Johnson & Johnson, LG, Pfizer, and Toyota. He is the Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, where he co-created the Competing Values school of thought that is taught in leading universities, colleges and business schools throughout the world; the Executive Director of the Innovatrium Institute for Innovation, an idea lab; and the Managing Partner of the Competing Values Company, a top innovation consulting firm.

Tyler Brule was trained as a journalist with the BBC, but eventually left the journalism field and launched a style and fashion magazine called Wallpaper*, one of the most influential fashion magazines of the 1990s. He's been a regular columnist for the Financial Times, The New York Times, and others.

Featured in FORTUNE magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company magazine in recognition for his work for HP, Nike, PBS, and others, Keith Yamashita is a strategist and writer with years of experience in helping CEOs turn their companies around. He has a strong background in launching new companies and brands, as well as transforming large, multinational companies.

Designer, photographer, filmmaker, respected author and sought-after public speaker Marc Gobé focuses on connecting brands emotionally with people in a positive way. As President of Emotional Branding LLC, an experimental think tank, Marc and his daughter Gwenaelle Gobé, Creative Director, offer insight into the trends that move consumers and ideas that inspire marketers through their website EmotionalBranding.com.

Alex joined Crispin and Porter Advertising in 1989. Under Alex's direction, Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) grew to more than 1000 employees, with offices in Miami, Boulder, Los Angeles, London, and Sweden. During that time, CP+B became the world's most-awarded agency, and is the only agency to have won the Cannes International Advertising Festival Grand Prix in all five categories: Promotion, Media, Cyber, Titanium and Film. In 2010, Alex was named Creative Director of the Decade by Adweek magazine.