Michael Beschloss has written nine books on American Presidents.  The New York Times Book Review has called him “clearly the most widely recognized Presidential historian in the nation.”  Newsweek has called him “the nation’s leading Presidential historian.”  The International Herald Tribune has called him “a national treasure.”

The Economist calls her “the real Enron whistleblower.” Recognized by the Nobel Peace Centre for her courage and leadership, Lynn Brewer is the author of Confessions of an Enron Executive: A Whistleblower's Story , a riveting account of her career at Enron, her decision to blow the whistle, and her fateful meeting with Ken Lay - just two weeks before his untimely death.

Frank Bucaro's successful teaching career provided a smooth transition to full-time keynote and seminar presenter on high performance cultures. The ethics scandals rocking Wall Street throughout the 90’s served to further propelled his career as an increasing number of organizations identified a need for ethics training.   

Rolfe Carawan is an award‐winning coach, counselor and successful businessman. He is the author of two books, Profiles in Character and The Character Revolution. The “coach” in him will challenge and motivate us to take a road less traveled. The “counselor” will give us the tools and understanding we need to continue on that road.

Dave Carey, Former POW, teaches triumph over adversity. He is an acclaimed motivational speaker, consultant, coach, and author aiming to bring joy, hope, wisdom, and encouragement to all with whom he has contact. Drawing from his experiences as a POW for five and a half years he reminds his audiences of the power of the human spirit to triumph over adversity; - and that we always have choices.

Stephen M.R. Covey is co-founder and CEO of CoveyLink Worldwide. A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, he speaks to audiences around the world.

On August 9, 1974 Gerald R. Ford assumed the reins of the presidency following the resignation of Richard Nixon. Suddenly, Steve Ford was thrust into the role of "First Son". Steve's unique perspective on life as the President's son encompasses a broad range of fascinating subjects: being 18 years old and having 10 Secret Service agents as constant companions. His father's pardon of President Nixon to help put an end to the infamous Watergate affair.

John Kasich is a popular Fox News Channel commentator and frequent guest-host for the "O'Reilly Factor." Newsweek magazine named John Kasich one of its "100 people for the 21st century." Why? John Kasich believes in the power of the individual to raise standards and leave a better America for the next generation. He knows that more government isn't the answer to what ails America, and he believes in the power of individual actions to bring about historic change in our country. He fought for these ideals as a nine-term Congressman from Ohio, and now as a business leader, media personality, author and speaker John Kasich continues to "raise the bar."

Never before has the world economy faced such challenging times, from Wall St, banking, finance, healthcare, government - corporations and associations all over the globe – and it going to get worse before it gets better. There is no better time or message than Neal Petersen’s “No Barriers- Only Solutions” keynote. Audiences are faced with choices everyday– “how do we survive and excel?” Neal’s keynote has never been more sought after and necessary - he challenges and empowers his audience to think differently, outside the box, with responsibility and accountability.  

Having served 11 years as Chairman of the Investment Advisory Board of a $22 Billion trust fund, Don Reynolds' success resulted in his being appointed by George W. Bush as Pension Board Chairman with oversight of $120 Billion in Pension & Trust Funds. He understands how important personal accountability and bottom line performance is, and the need for decision makers to have a clear vision of future trends and events in order to make successful long term strategic decisions.

Scott Waddle speak on leadership and ethics. He's a man who followed his conscience against the advice of the Navy and his attorney. When the U.S. nuclear submarine he commanded collided with a Japanese fishing boat in February 2001, the story made international headlines. Navy Commander Waddle was at the center of the controversy.