Anil K. Rathi
Anil is the CEO & Founder of Idea Crossing, a software company which powers academic, philanthropic and corporate innovation prizes. He created the Innovation Challenge MBA competitions which bring together the most innovative graduate students at the top 100 MBA programs worldwide to solve real world challenges for companies like Hilton Hotels, American Express, IBM, Harley-Davidson, Whirlpool and General Electric.

Chic Thompson
Chic's passion is inspiring executives, MBA students and children to be "curious first… critical second" while creative problem solving. He is founding partner of Creative Management Group, a Fellow at the University of Virginia's Darden Business School and adjunct faculty at The Brookings Institution, The YPO University (Young Presidents' Organization), and The Federal Executive Institute.

Heidi Hollowell
Heidi Hollowell is director of Strategic Marketing and Business Capture Operations for the Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD) of Harris Corporation. To facilitate the capture of new business, Ms. Hollowell leads a team of professionals responsible for providing strategic marketing, business strategy development, knowledge management, and proposal preparation process management.

Julie Young
Julie Young is President & CEO of Florida Virtual School (FLVS). In 1997, Julie Young pioneered the launch of FLVS with the goal of providing high quality, online courses to students throughout the State of Florida. That vision has resulted in Florida Virtual School's becoming the largest provider of Internet-based courseware and instruction for middle and high school students in Florida and around the globe.

Mary Porter
Mary is Founder and President of Curiosity Zone and Ever Wonder Records. Curiosity Zone is a brand new concept in early childhood enrichment: a neighborhood-based hands-on science center for curious kids. Ever Wonder Records produces educational music for kids. The company recently released its first album, Swamp Stomp Boogie: Science You Can Sing To, to significant critical acclaim, including a December 2008 feature in USA Today.

Kevin Carroll
Kevin Carroll is the founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst/LLC and the author of three highly successful books published by ESPN, Disney Press and McGraw-Hill. As an author, speaker and agent for social change, it is Kevin's "job" to inspire businesses, organizations and individuals to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize their human potential and sustain more meaningful business and personal growth.

Stephen Van Valin
For the past twelve years, Stephen has played a key role in building a winning culture with electronic retailing juggernaut QVC. Stephen serves as a Business Partner by driving innovation into the bones of the organization through high-level ideation sessions. He has specialized in establishing innovation processes that have propelled QVC's relentless double-digit growth, now exceeding $7 billion in annual sales.