Owner of the NBA basketball team, Dallas Mavericks, and Chairman and co-founder of HD Net, an HDTV cable network, Mark Cuban was ranked #133 on Forbes' "World's Richest People" list in 2007. He works with 2929 Entertainment which provides vertically integrated production and distribution of films and videos.

Founder and co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul book series; Mark Victor Hansen is an inspirational and motivational speaker, trainer and author. Chicken Soup books are one of the most successful publishing franchises in the world today, with 140 million books sold internationally and more than 100 licensed products. Mark has appeared on Oprah, CNN, and The Today Show and has been featured in USA Today, The New York Times and Entrepreneur Magazine.

Terdema Ussery is President & CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. He has served as president of Nike Sports Management which was integral in the launch of Coca-Cola's POWERADE brand. He was also the original CEO of HDNet, responsible for negotiating the company's initial content and distribution deals.

Entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe started the sushi chain YO! Sushi. The concept was to make eating a complete entertainment experience and featured call buttons, robot drinks trolleys and Japanese TV. Simon has most recently appeared on the BBC 2 produced worldwide hit program Dragons' Den as one of the formidable panelists, who make and break the dreams of would-be entrepreneurs as they pitch their business ideas for financing.

Tim Smit is a millionaire record producer who enjoyed popular triumph with artists including Barry Manilow and the Nolan Sisters. Called the "Richard Branson of Cornwall", Smit's humble mission is to tell the world the story of plants that changed history. His "Eden Project" in Cornwall is what he calls a "living theatre of plants" -- 250,000 of them!

Peter Kash is an accomplished biomedical venture capitalist and an internationally acclaimed inspirational lecturer. He has given presentations in more than 35 countries, focusing on the future of medicine and the impact of biotechnology on our lives. He is also the author of Make Your Own Luck, a must-read for those who desire success.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson played in the NBA for 13 years winning him five championships and three MVP Awards. Since his retirement he has been an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention, a philanthropist and a business man founding Magic Johnson Enterprises.

With a gift for designing innovative organizations to support a product or idea, Rod Beckstrom is on the cutting edge of organizational structures through his work with Silicon Valley companies. Rod designed and helped launch a decrentralized network of CEOs working for peace and economic development, as well as a network of Indian and Pakistani CEOs which is widely credited with opening the borders between the two countries.

A contributing editor for Inc. Magazine and having appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Newsweek, Carl Schramm is one of the world's most recognized thought leaders on fostering and advancing entrepreneurship. He is President of Kaufmann Foundation and best-selling author of Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism.

Sahar is the co-founder of Coffee Republic and author of the UK's 2nd highest selling book on entrepreneurship ever: Anyone Can Do It. Sahar's story is an inspirational tale of how she stopped "thinking about it" and "did it". She is the speaker ambassador for the Prince's Trust, lecturer at the London Business School Entrepreneurship program and was named one of the "20 most powerful women in Britain under 35" by the Independent on Sunday.