Justin Willman is a magician & comedian known for his multiple appearances on The Tonight Show, Ellen, Conan, and @Midnight. He's performed live at the White House for the first family, his online videos have racked up over 50 million views, and his debut comedy/magic special Sleight of Mouth premiered on Comedy Central to rave reviews. For several years Justin hosted the show Cupcake Wars on the Food Network. He is also a consultant & writer for film/television productions like America's Got Talent, The Goldbergs, and Disney's upcoming feature film Magic Camp. The L.A. Times calls him, "A new breed of comic who's making magic cool again for grown-ups" and Playboy dubbed him, "the freshest and funniest magician working today."
James Wallman is a noteworthy trend forecaster and futurist, esteemed journalist, keynote speaker and activist, as well as the author of the groundbreaking book Stuffocation: Why We’ve Had Enough with Stuff and Need Experience More Than Ever, which has been described as the intersection of “The Tipping Point and Freakonomics, but with a huge idea at its heart” by the Sunday Times. James has shared his thoughts and forecasts on NPR, BBC, ABC in Australia, and MSNBC, and his writings have been featured in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Time, The Economist, and Wired. He was formerly editor of leading trend consultancy The Future Laboratory’s forecasting publication, and wrote the futurology column in T3 magazine. Recently, James founded The Future is Here, a think tank for a better world.
Matthew Emerzian, together with Kelly Bozza, co-authored the book Every Monday Matters (EMM), which maintains that it is the ordinary individual, acting alone or together with others, who can change the world. The book struck a chord in readers, launched a company and sparked a veritable grassroots movement that is currently empowering people to make the most of their moments and their lives.
Debbie Gisonni is a best selling author, holistic lifestyle advisor, and corporate leader who inspires people to make simple changes that radically improve their self-awareness, well-being and success. A charismatic speaker and media guest, she is the CEO of Stillheart Institute, and was one of the first and youngest women publishers in high tech, as Publisher of Network Computing and Publishing Director who launched InternetWeek. For more information on Debbie Gisonni, visit: http://debbiegisonni.com/books.html
From his base at the FearLess Cottage in Boulder, CO, Alex Bogusky has expanded his role as brand advocate to also being a consumer and social advocate. This new relationship emphasizes transparency, sustainability, democracy and collaboration among businesses and consumers. In October, 2010, Bogusky called on the public to help write a new consumer Bill of Rights for the new Century. Partnering with friend Rob Schuham and his wife Ana Bogusky, their FearLess Revolution serves as a creative consultancy, business incubator and media laboratory. In January 2011, Bogusky and Schuham partnered with designer John Bielenberg to launch COMMON, a creative community for accelerating social ventures under the shared values of a unified brand. For more information on Alex Bogusky, visit:http://wwwalexbogusky.com