Clayton Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Technology & Operations Management and General Management faculty groups.

You're fighting for market share. You're fighting to make your numbers. You need a team that works as one. You need a team that works for the same goals. You need a team that knows not only how to plan a mission, but how to execute that mission flawlessly from start to finish. Afterburner is a group of 50 male and female Fighter Pilots who train leaders just like you to use Flawless Execution tools and techniques.

At age 25, Lance Armstrong was one of the world's best cyclists. He proved it by winning the World Championships, the Tour Du Pont and multiple Tour de France stages. Lance Armstrong seemed invincible and his future was bright.

Senior Economist with the National Center for Policy Analysis

A dynamic, world-class economist who communicates his insights in a captivating and entertaining manner, Dr. Barry Asmus has been named by USA Today as one of the five most requested speakers in the United States. As a Senior Economist for the prestigious National Center for Policy Analysis, Dr. Asmus does more than just speak on policies, he is actively involved with their implementation. With over twenty-five years experience on the speaking platform, Dr. Asmus presents a powerful picture of America’s future, both here and abroad.

Ed Barlow is a futurist, specializing in healthcare and medical industries. Ed helps organizations to create the future's purpose: to enhance an understanding of the future and the influences which will affect personal, professional, organizational, and community settings.

American Healthcare Magazine called Dr. Bob Basso, “Healthcare’s number one fun-motivator trainer.”  Bob is the president of Light Management Associates and has keynoted over 350 medical and healthcare conventions around the world. He has trained over 100 hospital and clinics in pulling teams together to do more with less and win in this new reductionist healthcare environment in which we all work. He knows our pride and he knows our pain.

Jeff Bauer is a Trend Expert Specializing in Healthcare. With 35 years as a professor and consultant, Dr. Bauer is a nationally recognized expert on key trends that shape the future of health care.

Inspirational Diversity and Education Speaker

No one defies stereotypes, generalizations or cliches more than Dr. Bertice Berry. Growing up poor in Wilmington, Delaware, the sixth of seven children, Bertice was told by a high school teacher that she was "not college material". Fortunately, there was another teacher who believed that she was destined for more. Berry applied to several schools without any idea how she would pay the tuition if she were accepted. The day her application arrived at Jacksonville University in Florida, a wealthy benefactor called the Admissions Department looking for a potential student "who could swim if they had the right backing," and might sink without it.

Dr. Sam Bierstock is a nationally recognized expert in healthcare industry issues, recognized for his keen insight on where the industry is headed and what its needs will be in the future. Physician, Professional Musician (Harmonicologist), Entertainer, and Medical Informaticist, Radio and Television co-host, Dr. Sam Bierstock has been delivering his keynotes and his "music with a message" and entertaining at professional conferences, corporate meetings, conventions and political events in more than 40 states since 1996.

Kent Bottles, MD is the President of the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. Trained as a pathologist, Dr. Bottles has been a medical school professor, a health plan medical director, a president of a genomics repository, a chief knowledge officer of a biotechnology company, and the president and CEO of an educational and research consortium.

Adolph Brown is one of the most sought after speaker on the circuit today. He has been described as the most motivating, inspiring, exciting and dynamic speaker most have ever heard. He is an original thinker, an engaging presenter, a unique practitioner, and most importantly an affirming individual.

Dr. Lowell Catlett is a Regent’s Professor/Dean and Chief Administrative Officer at New Mexico State University's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. An exciting futurist, his knowledge of technologies and their implications on the way we will live and work is addressed in his varied and upbeat presentations. Dr. Catlett works on behalf of corporate and association audiences internationally, presenting his take on trends in healthcare, agriculture, the environment, education and more. His latest talk addresses the current state of the economy- and what's in store for businesses down the road.

Susan Dentzer is the editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, the nation’s leading journal of health policy.

Over the past 30 years, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has emerged as North America’s foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing, and workforce implications of the age wave.  He is a psychologist, gerontologist, entrepreneur and best-selling author of fifteen books on aging-related issues. 

With nearly 30 years’ experience, medical consultant and healthcare keynote speaker Joe Flower has emerged as the premier observer and thought leader on the deep forces changing healthcare in the United States and around the world.

As Lead Solo pilot of the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, John Foley had to perform consistently as part of a team in an intense, high-stakes environment. Reaching that level of excellence required commitment, discipline, and trust.

Peter C. Fusaro is the best selling author of What Went Wrong at Enron. As a keynote speaker, Fusaro is an energy industry thought leader noted for his keen insights in emerging energy and environmental issues.

Ron Galloway directed the noted documentary film "Why Wal-Mart Works & Why That Makes Some People Crazy," an free market look at Wal-Mart which premiered inside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. He's also the lone conservative columnist on The Huffington Post.

David Glickman works with organizations that want to add some comic relief to their events in order to make them REALLY fun and memorable.  He specializes in clean, clever, customized entertainment for your convention, meeting, sales rally or banquet. His program is about YOUR people, YOUR industry, YOUR products, YOUR services.

Health Futures’ Jeff Goldsmith is an active advisor to and investor in small innovative companies working in active health management. These firms have in common that they are developing tools for helping health systems, employers or health plans achieve changes in health outcomes for patients, subscribers or ordinary citizens by using state of the art clinical information technology.

Stedman Graham is chairman, and chief executive officer of S. Graham & Associates, an educational company that creates customized corporate training and leadership development programs.

Dr. John Izzo is an international consultant and speaker and has been successfully helping organizations achieve their goals for more than 15 years. He is a leading expert on managing change, leadership development and creating workplaces that inspire loyalty and bring out the best in people.

Morton Kondracke is the Executive Editor of Roll Call and a Fox News Commentator. As a journalist for 45 years, 40 of them in Washington, he has covered nearly every phase of American politics and foreign policy.

Ray Kurzweil, one of the leading inventors and entrepreneurs of our time, has been described as “the restless genius” by the Wall Street Journal, and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes.  Inc. magazine ranked him #8 among entrepreneurs in the United States, calling him the “rightful heir to Thomas Edison,” and PBS included Ray as one of 16 “revolutionaries who made America,” along with other inventors of the past two centuries.

Dr. Crystal Arlene Kuykendall is considered one of the most dynamic individuals of our time. A critical thinker, analyst, motivator, and mentor. Dr. Kuykendall has astounded audiences and individuals through the power of her observations and the warmth of her words. A highly sought after and savvy speaking sensation, she is an engaging educator, human relations expert, legal analyst/litigator, endearing author and loving mother.

Dr. James B. Maas is Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, Professor and past chairman of the Department of Psychology at Cornell University. He received his B.A. from Williams College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell. He teaches introductory psychology to 1,700 students each year in the nation's largest single lecture class, and conducts research on the relationship between sleep and performance.

When you need a healthcare expert who knows the ten trends that will rock healthcare in the next decade, Connie Merritt, RN, PHN, adds value to and enriches your meetings with informative, inspiring, interactive and often humorous programs. Her presentation style promotes using new skills immediately and retaining them longer. As a professional speaker since 1984, she synthesizes the latest research on medicine, psychology, sociology, and business as related to your specific needs. To date, she has helped more than 1 million people work and live better.

Ian is an internationally known author, consultant, and speaker specializing in long-term forecasting and planning with particular emphasis on health care and the changing business environment. He combines research and consulting skills with an incisive Scottish wit to help public and private organizations plan their longer-term future.

John Nance is a well-known international advocate of crew resource management and expanded human performance training and a dynamic professional speaker/consultant, presenting pivotal programs on Teamwork, Risk Management, Motivation, Coping with Competition, and other topics.  He speaks to a wide variety of audiences, including medical and pharmaceutical professionals, CEO’s of major business-oriented corporations, and environmental, aviation, and travel-oriented groups. A keynote speaker with an entertaining, highly motivational, and informative style.

Michael Porter is considered by many the father of the modern strategy field. As the most prolific and honored business expert of our time, he is often asked to speak on themes related to his most successful books and seminal articles on strategy, competition, health care’s future, differentiation and corporate social responsibility.