Looking for a speaker to both energize and educate your meeting attendees? Your search is over- meet Steve Gresham. An innovative architect of today's exploding financial services world, Steve Gresham delivers a powerful one-two punch of solid market research and street-smart tactics. His high-energy sessions are packed with colorful anecdotes as he challenges the audience to better understand and serve its clients - and fight off attacking competitors.

Harry Kraemer, Jr. is professor of management and strategy at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, where he teaches in the MBA and the Executive MBA programs. Additionally, he is an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP), one of the largest private equity firms in the United States where he consults with CEOs and other senior executives of companies in MDP’s extensive portfolio. Harry is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Baxter International Inc., a multi-billion-dollar global healthcare company. He was voted by the students at Kellogg as the Professor of the Year in 2008 and was a finalist for the award in 2014.

Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School. Alex graduated from Oxford University and then worked for Morgan Stanley in investment banking (London) and fixed income sales and trading (New York). After a PhD in Finance from MIT Sloan as a Fulbright Scholar, he joined Wharton in 2007 and was tenured in 2013 shortly before moving to LBS.

Jason Bevan is the former Head of Creative Development and VP European Marketing at Warner Bros Pictures. He is a master of innovation and a keynote speaker on the power of creativity. He is passionate about helping individuals to unlock their own creative skills as a source of innovation. At Warner Bros, Jason pushed the boundaries of creativity and was known for his energy, passion and love of developing and executing big ideas. He worked with teams across 37 countries on campaigns for films including DC movies, including Joker, Aquaman, The Dark Night, and Superman, the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, the Lego movies, and horror films such as the Conjuring and IT, among many others. He previously worked for Disney in London and Paris, where he was responsible for large, creative events and several ambitious stunts. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Content Creator Studios and continues to work with top film studios and entertainment companies. Widely considered an expert in his field, he frequently appears on judging panels for awards in the creative industry, and speak.

Ryan Poles is heading into his third season as the Chicago Bears general manager. Poles has already made an impact on the Bears in his short time with the team, most notably by making a series of trades that have landed the Bears the number one pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Poles has 15 years of front office experience. Before joining the Bears, he spent 13 seasons in various roles with the Kansas City Chiefs, lastly as their Executive Director of Player Personnel. During his time in Kansas City, Poles was instrumental in helping the team land All-Pros and future Hall of Famers Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Tyreek Hill.

Recently named Head Coach for the Chicago Bears in 2022, Matt Eberflus is a strong, natural leader. Eberflus’ football career sparked as a four-year letterman and a three-year starting linebacker at Toledo from 1988 to 1991.With 29 years of coaching experience, Eberflus is a committed, consistent and reliable leader for players to turn to on and off the field. Prior to joining the Bears, he spent four seasons as the defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts, seven seasons as the linebackers coach and passing game coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, and two seasons as the linebackers coach for the Cleveland Browns. Eberflus carries an impressive reputation of being a great leader for young players. His leadership, in combination with his defensive success at Indianapolis, ranking top-10 in forcing turnovers each season and top-10 in scoring three out of four seasons, makes him a reliable man to learn from with advice on playing with the best mindset, maximum effort and personal growth in the game.