Ambassador Michael Froman is the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, dedicated to elevating Americans’ participation in matters related to trade and foreign policy decisions. He formerly served as the 17th United States Trade Representative, sworn in under President Obama in 2013. In this capacity, he served in the Cabinet as President Obama’s principal advisor, negotiator, and spokesperson on international trade and investment issues. He also led the Office of the United States Trade Representative in its work to open global markets for U.S. goods and services, enforcing America’s rights in the global trading system and fostering development through trade.

Former Congressman Bill Sarpalius is the American Dream. A Houston native, Bill and his brothers overcame childhood traumas such as polio to be the epitome of the American Dream. Congressman Sarpalius demonstrates the result of pure determination in overcoming adversity. Theses challenges only helped him in his election for the Texas Senate as well as the United States Congress. With a national platform, Bill helped with the independence and recognition of Lithuania during the fall of the Soviet Union. His story will leave you wondering what else you can do you for the world.

Cory Gardner is focused on empowering people to better lives through innovation and creativity in public policy, diplomacy and the economy. He is a fifth-generation Coloradan, and was born and raised in Yuma, a tiny town on the Eastern Plains of Colorado where his family owned a farm implement dealership for over 106 years. He lives in the same prairie house his great-grandparents lived in and that his grandfather called home. He believes in common sense solutions and making institutions throughout government and the economy more accountable to the people of this country.