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Thomas E. Ricks is the author of multiple bestselling books, including First Principles, The Generals, and Fiasco, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A member of two Pulitzer Prize–winning teams in his years at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, he has been called “the dean of military correspondents.” He lives in Maine and Texas. His newest book is “Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement 1954-1968.” Twittter @TomRicks1

Celeste Headlee is an internationally recognized journalist and radio host, professional speaker and author of bestselling book We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter and Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. Her latest is Speaking of Race: Why Everyone Needs to Talk About Racism and How to Do It. Her TEDx Talk, 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation, has been viewed over 26 million times. Close to 50,000 talks have been given at 10,000 events since the TED program launched in 2009, and Celeste’s talk is one of the 10 most-watched talks posted on TED’s homepage.  In her 20-year career in public radio, Celeste has been the Executive Producer of On Second Thought at Georgia Public Broadcasting and anchored programs including Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, Here and Now, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She also served as co-host of the national morning news show, The Takeaway, from PRI and WNYC, and anchored presidential coverage in 2012 for PBS World Channel. Celeste is a regular guest host on NPR and American Public Media, serves as an advisory board member for ProCon.org and The Listen First Project, and received the 2019 Media Changemaker Award.  She is the host of Newsweek’s “Debate” podcast, and hosts a podcast for the National Gallery of Art called “Sound Thoughts on Art.” She is also the host of “Women Amplified,” a podcast from the Conferences for Women, the largest network of women’s conferences in the nation, drawing more than 50,000 people to its annual events.  Celeste is also the president and CEO of Headway DEI, a non-profit that works to bring racial justice and equity to journalism and media through targeted training and interventions, and she serves on the board for the National Center for Race Amity. Celeste is the granddaughter of composer William Grant Still, known as the Dean of Black American Composers and she is a trained operatic soprano. She lives in the DC area with rescue dog, Samus. WEBSITE: https://celesteheadlee.com/

Steve Lopez is a Los Angeles Times columnist, four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and best-selling author. He has been a columnist for Time magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune, after beginning his career in 1975 as a sportswriter. He is the winner of more than a dozen national journalism awards, including the H.L. Mencken, Ernie Pyle and Mike Royko awards. Lopez has written three novels and a best-selling non-fiction book, The Soloist, a New York Times bestseller and winner of the PEN USA Award for Literary non-fiction. The book was the subject of a Dreamworks movie by the same name. His latest book, Independence Day: What I Learned About Retirement, from Some Who’ve Done It And Some Who Never Will, will be released in November 2022. Steve.Lopez@LATimes.com@LATSteveLopez Facebook.Steve.Lopez.Independence https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-lopez-3929962/

L. Gregory Jones is President of Belmont University, a position he has held since June 1, 2021. He was educated at the University of Denver (B.A. and M.P.A.) and Duke University (M.Div. and Ph.D.). He holds honorary doctorates from Lycoming College and North Carolina Wesleyan University. He is committed to serving in the Nashville and middle Tennessee region to strengthen partnerships and cultivate flourishing across the region. Greg is known as a leader and strategist whose creative engagement has helped institutions across the world and in local communities to create transformational resource models. Greg’s global imagination has guided business, education, and religious leaders in Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States. Greg has a particular gift for incubating talent, ideas, and networks across disciplines and sectors. He is passionate about re-shaping cultures within and across organizations and coined the term 'traditioned innovation' to capture how he re-frames complex challenges to seize significant opportunities. He is known for an entrepreneurial mindset as well as emphases on character and purpose in higher education, emphases in his leadership at Belmont. Greg previously served as Dean of Duke Divinity School (1997-2010 and 2018-2021). Between 2010 and 2018, Greg served in a variety of roles, including Vice President and Vice Provost for Global Strategy and Programs at Duke University, and also as Provost and Executive Vice President of Baylor University. He has also served in strategic advisory roles with several foundations. He is the author or editor of 19 books, and has authored more than 200 essays/articles. He is known for books on forgiveness (Embodying Forgiveness and the co-authored Forgiving as We’ve Been Forgiven), Christian leadership (the co-authored Resurrecting Excellence) and social innovation (Christian Social Innovation). His most recent book is the co-authored Navigating the Future: Traditioned Innovation for Wilder Seas(2021). https://president.belmont.edu

Morag Barrett is a best-selling author and the passion behind SkyeTeam, an award-winning leadership development company. Morag is the co-author of her newest book, You, Me, We: Why We All Need a Friend at Work (and How to Show Up as One). At last count Morag has supported the development of more than 10,000 leaders from 20 countries and on 6 continents. Morag has contributed to CIO, Entrepreneur, and the American Management Association, amongst others. She is also a member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches organization and is recognized by Thinkers360 and PeopleHum as an HR Thought Leader to Watch. For fun you'll find Morag enjoying a glass of wine, ballroom dancing, or playing the bassoon. www.skyeteam.com

  Barry Kibrick is a recipient of the 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his service to the country. He was acknowledged for his work as producer/host of his series Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick and for his educational, instructional, and professional development multi-media productions that benefit the citizenry.   He is a three-time EMMY winner for best host and show for his series Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick seen on PBS stations throughout the country for 25 years, and now he transformed the series into a podcast and YouTube show by the same name. Barry is currently writing his first book and will continue to create content for people to develop a deeper understanding of their world and a greater appreciation for their role in it. On his PBS Barry's guests have included: dignitaries like, Queen Noor of Jordan; Secretary of the United States, Warren Christopher and Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich. Director and Producers the likes of: Sir Ridley Scott; Jerry Bruckheimer; Ron Howard; William Friedkin and David Cronenberg. Authors, artists, and musicians like: Anne Rice; Ray Bradbury; Walter Mosley; Mario Puzo, Richie Havens; Chaka Khan; Luis J. Rodriguez; Victor Villaseñor; Dave Winfield; Kirk Douglas; Erica Jong; Elmore Leonard, James Elroy and hundreds of others. To date on his podcasts guests have ranged from John Densmore, co-founder, and drummer of the iconic rock group The Doors to Nobel Laurette Physicist -Frank Wilczek and Chief Decision Scientist of Google, Cassie Kosovo. www.barrykibrick.com

Kim Samuel is an activist, educator, and movement builder. She is the founder of the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness and an academic lecturer at institutions including Oxford, Harvard, and McGill Universities. Samuel was recently named visiting scholar at the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, University of Oxford and the first-ever Fulbright Canada ambassador for diversity and social connectedness. She lives in Toronto. Her new book is On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation. www.onbelongingbook.com www.kimsamuel.com

  Dr. Abraham Khoureis is a multi-talented thought leader with knowledge and expertise in a variety of business disciplines and academic settings. He founded and operate several businesses and currently holds numerous professional State licenses and credentials. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration, emphasis in Management from Northcentral University, San Diego, California; and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Management from the University of Redlands, Redlands, California. He was honored by the University of Redlands (Redlands, California) as the 2018-2019 Mentor of the Year. He successfully completed two leadership programs with Harvard Business School - Online: Entrepreneurship Essentials, and Sustainable Business Strategy. Currently, he is a Core-Adjunct Professor with the University of Redlands School of Business & Society, where he teaches graduate-level organizational behaviors and management courses. Dr. Khoureis has a strong background and expertise in organizational leadership, behaviors and management. His academic research led to the creation of the Degree Attainment Model, a factor-based model when applied properly may help professional disabled students complete their degrees in higher education. Thus, as a Disability Rights Advocate, he is very passionate about placing professional disabled students into higher education. Dr. Khoureis’ leading research resulted in the creation of the Compassionate Leadership Model and Pyramid. He is considered as the Ambassador of Compassionate Leadership. Dr. Khoureis is also a SAG-AFTRA Franchised Talent Agent. In this professional capacity, he guides and enhances (as needed) the developments of his represented professional talent. He is the Creator, Executive Producer and Host of the globally recognized and influential "who's who" global leadership show "Leadership & Politics with Dr. Abraham," where thought leaders in different fields share with him and his audience their latest books and insights. He is the organizer and moderator of the successful "Virtual Global Thought Leader Symposium." As a leadership, management, leadership problem-solver, business and political campaign advisor, mentor, and coach, the knowledge and expertise Dr. Khoureis might bring into your organization and academic setting may be unique and unparalleled experience. www.drabrahamkhoureis.com

Eric Schurenberg is a successful media executive and award-winning journalist now dedicated to fighting the tide of toxic misinformation and polarization. Among other efforts in this area, he co-hosts a podcast called In Reality, with Joan Donovan of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center. Most recently, Eric was the CEO of Mansueto Ventures, the owner of Inc. and Fast Company media properties. During each of his four years in that role, the company recorded its best financial performance to date, as the brands expanded beyond print and digital into live and digital events, video, data, and recognition programs. Eric’s tenure culminated in his leading the company to the first profitable year in its history, 2021. For the three years before becoming CEO, he was the editor-in-chief of Inc., during which time the magazine was twice a National Magazine Award finalist for general excellence, winning once. Before joining Inc, Eric was the founding editor of CBS MoneyWatch.com and the editor in chief of BNET.com for CBS Interactive; the sites together won more than a dozen awards for design and journalism during his tenure. Outside of work, Eric is a private pilot and club tennis player, member of a tennis team that once won the Northern California Sectional Championships in its category. https://www.in-reality.fm/about/

Mark Parsells is Founder and Managing General Partner of Montpelier Ventures. Mark is an experienced CEO and thought leader on the subject of leadership, currently ranked #14 in the world on the LeadersHum Global Power List of Leadership Thinkers in 2022. Mark coach’s CEOs of leading companies around the world as well as partners in private equity and venture capital firms on how to work with their portfolio CEOs to maximize the value of their firms’ portfolios. His global clients span the US, India, Brazil, and northern Europe. In addition, his firm facilitates the sale of businesses with revenues from $15-$100 Million in revenue. Mark spent 30+ years as a leader including roles as Chair and CEO of three FinTech (financial technology) companies backed by Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital Ventures, and American International Group. In addition, he was President of #1 ranked Citibank Online in the United States and Citigroup’s Global Head of Online Banking Technology across 53 countries. He also ran multi-billion-dollar divisions at American Express and Bank One. Early in his career, Mark served as Special Assistant to US Senator H. John Heinz III of Pennsylvania. Mark has served on more than 20 boards including Rellevate, Soundview, Montpelier Ventures, and Inuheat currently. Prior boards include MIT’s Global eCommerce Board, Harris and Harris (NASDAQ: TINY); Citibank Delaware; Banc One Insurance, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce; as well as more than a dozen non-profit boards including as a Trustee of the Harrisburg Academy for almost a decade. He earned a BA in Political Science at Emory University; an MBA with a focus in Marketing and General Management at Cornell University; an MBA from KU Leuven in Belgium with a focus in Economics and Finance; and is an alumnus of the Graduate Management Program at Harvard Business School. https://www.mpven.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-parsells-7267785/