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Top Speakers for 2016

Barbara&Corcoran&

Simon&Mainwaring&

Seth&Godin&

As&one&of&the&“Sharks”&on&ABC’s&hit&TV&
show,&SHARK&TANK,&Barbara&has&ponied&
up&her&own&money&and&invested&in&
twentyRtwo&businesses,&competing&to&
make&those&deals&for&all&to&see,&then&
shepherding&them&to&success.&Barbara&is&
famously&brash&and&blunt,&bold&and&
courageous,&and&a&brilliant&identifier&of&
opportunity&and&talent&(often&invisible&
to&others).&

Simon&is&the&founder&of&We&First,&the&
leading&social&branding&firm&that&
provides&consulting&and&training&to&help&
companies&tell&the&story&of&the&good&
they&do&to&build&their&reputation,&profits&
and&social&impact.&&He&contributes&to&
Fast%Company,%Forbes,%Huffington%Post,%
Mashable,&and&GOOD%Magazine&on&
branding&and&social&technology.&

Named&one&of&the&top&21&speakers&for&
the&21st¢ury&by&Successful&Meetings&
Magazine,&Godin&draws&on&his&bestR
selling&books&and&years&of&being&a&
marketing&pioneer&to&bring&audiences&of&
all&kinds&to&their&feet.&&In&his&enlightening&
lecture&program,&Godin&focuses&on&the&
creative&thinking&necessary&for&a&
business&to&create&a&“purple&cow”—an&
offering&that&stands&out&from&the&crowd.&

Diana&Nyad&
In&2013,&Diana&made&history&as&the&first&
person&to&swim&from&Cuba&to&the&United&
States:&&111&miles!&&Diana&has&also&
earned&a&reputation&for&being&a&uniquely&
passionate&and&entertaining&public&
speaker,&earning&standing&ovations&with&
a&broad&spectrum&of&audiences.&

Jay&Silver&
Jay&Silver&was&Intel’s&first&Maker&
Research&Scientist&and&Founder/Director&
at&JoyLabz,&which&makes&products&that&
help&people&become&agents&of&creative&
change.&He&has&invented&many&popular&
creative&platforms&such&as&MaKey&
MaKey&(kickRstarted&for&$550,000).&CNN&
calls&him&“…a&leading&proponent&of&the&
Maker&Movement.”&&He’s&also&a&
celebrated&TED&Talk&speaker.&

Dr.&Julianne&Malveaux&
Julianne&is&a&labor&economist,¬ed&
author,&and&colorful&commentator.&
Julianne&has&been&described&by&Dr.&
Cornel&West&as&“the&most&iconoclastic&
public&intellectual&in&the&country.”&Her&
contributions&to&public&dialogue&on&
issues&such&as&race,&culture,&gender,&and&
their&economic&effects&are&shaping&
public&opinion&in&21st¢ury&America.&