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Fmr. Chief of Staff to First Lady Obama

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Susan Sher, the former chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama and Chicago’s first female corporation counsel, is a long-time friend of the Obamas. Originally hired as the President’s associate counsel, Sher was part of his health care reform team before moving to the East Wing. There she helped promote the new legislation and the First Lady’s anti-obesity campaign. Previously, Sher was the vice president for legal and governmental affairs of the University of Chicago Hospitals for more than a decade. She addresses health care, the White House, and women in leadership.

Media Innovationist, Innovation Contributor for NASDAQ

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Lauren DeLisa Coleman is part of the new technorati-to-watch. A digi-cultural trend analyst, mobile strategy specialist, author, speaker, and consultant, Lauren is an expert at deciphering and forecasting power trends and public sentiment within the intersection of popular culture and emerging tech and the impact of such on business and governance—with a unique focus on millennials. She helps brands create messaging and content that better resonates with today’s tech-savvy, pop culture millennial consumers by providing innovative communication strategies, as well as forecast, analysis, and insight into cultural trends, attitudes, and behavior as it all intersects with emerging tech usage. A successful innovator, thought leader, and entrepreneur with over 14 years of experience, Lauren has provided digi-culture intelligence and trend consulting to notable clients from Jay-Z and Snoop Dog to Microsoft execs and public policy leaders. She is an on-air commentator for MSNBC, a columnist at Inc. magazine, and a regular contributor to Forbes. She also contributes to other major media outlets, such as Daily Beast, cnbc.com, The Next Web, Business Insider, and Campaigns & Elections.

President & Chairman of the Board, Alice, Former Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Dell Technologies

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Elizabeth Gore is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Dell, where she drives initiatives that support Dell’s goals around helping small and medium businesses scale and prosper, fueling the expansion of global entrepreneurship. She is Chairman of the Board for Alice, the world's first AI tool for entrepreneurs, which provides founders with services to help them scale and succeed. Finally, she chairs the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council and builds global partnerships that positively affect the UN’s most pressing humanitarian issues.

Co-Founder of Animal Ventures and Blockchain Researcher & Entrepreneur

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Bettina is a thought-leader in the emerging blockchain space and leads the blockchain practice at Animal Ventures, including research, development, and commercialization across the ecosystem of blockchain innovation. She partners her network with governments and members of the Fortune 500 to help drive the global commercialization and integration of blockchain technology. Bettina is passionate about the convergence of technology and politics and the impact it will have on our future. She is also the executive producer of a new tech show called, Tech on Politics, interviewing some of the world's most influential political operatives, entrepreneurs, government official, and the creators of some of the most exciting digital products on the market.

Director of Emerging Technology at News Corporation

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Elena Corchero’s approach to innovation is allowing brands to better engage with the growing segment of smart and responsible consumers as well as generating award winning experiences through product development. Elena is the Founder & CEO of Room One - a Design & Technology Lab merging AI, IoT, VR under one room to explore what it means to be human. She has worked on projects with Ericsson, Unilever, Tate Modern and more. As the founder and director of Lost Values Elena has developed unique problem solving tools and workshops that focus on strengthening the emotional value and bond we experience with the products we consume and the people we share moments with.

Former Head of Communications at Microsoft Canada & Intrepreneurialism Expert

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Dr. Chitra Anand is an award-winning communications & marketing executive. With over 20 years in the technology industry, she has spent time as the Chief Brand and Communications Officer for Microsoft Canada, Director of Marketing at TELUS Corporation and Director of Operations at Open Text. Projects she guided at Microsoft and TELUS have been awarded IABC Gold Quill Awards, Canadian Public Relations Society Awards of Excellence, the Corporate IT Hero award by the Information Technology Association of Canada and the Business for the Arts Awards.

Award-winning Author, CBS News Political Contributor and Producer, Former White House Director

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Named one of the nation's "100 Most Influential Hispanics" by Hispanic Business magazine, Leslie Sanchez is a much sought after voice on social and economic trends affecting women and the emerging U.S. Hispanic community. Her smart, straight-forward presentations combine her political experience with her marketing prowess to give a well-rounded look at a growing demographic.

Best-Selling Author and Host of The Laura Ingraham Show

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Laura Ingraham is the host of FOX News Channel’s (FNC) The Ingraham Angle (weeknights 10PM/ET). She joined the network in 2007 as a contributor. As the host of The Ingraham Angle, Ingraham aims to cut through the Washington chatter to speak directly with unexpected voices and the actual people who are impacted by the news of the day. Each night, Ingraham challenges the decision makers to focus on every day, hard-working Americans who serve as the backbone of the nation. The program also highlights the importance of faith in our nation and reveal stories that showcase the American spirit. In addition to her role at FNC, Ingraham is the host of her radio program, The Laura Ingraham Show, where she is the most-listened-to woman in political talk radio on hundreds of stations nationwide. Ingraham is also the founder of LifeZette, a political and cultural website, where she serves as editor, without serving a day-to-day operational role. Prior to joining the network, Ingraham served as a litigator and as a Supreme Court law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas. She is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers "The Hillary Trap," "Shut Up & Sing," "Power to the People,” and "The Obama Diaries," among others. Ingraham graduated from Dartmouth College and the University Of Virginia School Of Law.
Donna Brazile and Ana Navarro bring their political clout, unparellled insights from the world of politics, and candid stories from behind the scenes to deliver an entertaining and practical talk about the hottest political topics. Despite hailing from opposing political parties, these pundits join forces to give audiences the latest in geopolitics, election forecasting, and much more.

Co-Host of REVOLT TV's State of the Culture, Best-Selling Author, TV Personality, & Attorney

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Eboni K. Williams is an attorney, best-selling author and Host for Fox News Channel. She also co-hosted The Curtis & Eboni Show on WABC Radio in New York City. Her book, Pretty Powerful: Appearance, Substance & Success, details how physical presentation can affect your professional power ascent.

International Best-selling Author, Speaker, Culture Coach

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Jackie Freiberg is recognized as one of the "Top 50 Thought Leaders" in leadership by Leadership Excellence Magazine, and is one of the most sought-after female business speakers in the nation. Sheis continually recognized for her insight, passion and ability to equip leaders at all levels with innovative ideas that help turn up the volume on engagement, accountability, customer loyalty and performance.

Pollster & Political Strategist

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Celinda Lake is one of the Democratic Party’s leading political strategists, serving as tactician and senior advisor to the national party committees, dozens of Democratic incumbents, and challengers at all levels of the electoral process.