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Top Speakers for 2016
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Katty&Kay&
Mike&Rowe&
Mary&Buffet&
Kevin Harrington
Katty&Kay&is&the&lead&anchor&of&BBC&
World&News&America.&Prior&to&taking&
over&as&lead&anchor,&Kay&served&as&the&
Washington&Correspondent&for&BBC&
since&2002.&&Kay&covers&the&full&gamut&of&
American&and&global&affairs&–&reporting&
on&U.S.&elections,&the&White&House,&
Congress,&Wall&Street,&global&economies&
and&world&trouble&spots.&
Mike&Rowe&is&a&TV&host,&writer,&narrator,&
producer,&actor&and&spokesman.&&Mike&
runs&the&mikeroweWORKS&Foundation,&
which&awards&scholarships&to&students&
pursuing&a&career&in&the&skilled&trades.&&
Currently,&Mike&is&in&production&for&his&
new&show,&“Somebody’s&Gotta&Do&It,”&
which&debuted&on&CNN&in&2014.&
Doc&Hendley&
Mark&Mobius&
Robyn&Benincasa&
Doc&is&a&CNN&Hero.&He&is&
President/Founder&of&the&organization&
Wine&To&Water.&&Doc&continues&to&travel&
to&underdeveloped,&warRridden&nations,&
working&in&the&field&to&bring&clean&water&
to&those&in&need.&&His&speech,&“Digging&
for&Hope:&Turning&Wine&to&Water&&&
Other&Modern&Day&Miracles”&has&
inspired&audiences&around&the&world.&
Mark&Mobius,&Ph.D.,&executive&chairman&
of&Templeton&Emerging&Markets&Group,&
joined&Templeton&in&1987.&Currently,&he&
directs&the&Templeton&research&team&
which&is&based&in&18&global&emerging&
markets&offices,&and&manages&emerging&
markets&portfolios.&&Asiamoney&
magazine&listed&Dr.&Mobius&as&one&of&the&
“Top&100&Most&Powerful&and&Influential&
People.”&
Robyn&is&a&world&champion&ecoR
challenge&adventure&racer,&CNN&Hero,&
New%York%Times&bestselling&author,&
founder&of&the&501c3&project&Athena&
Foundation&and&3x&Guinness&World&
Record&distance&paddler.&&Her&talks&focus&
on&building&the&kind&of&worldRclass&
teams&that&succeed&against&all&odds&and&
that&win&in×&of&great&challenge&and&
change.&
Shark Tank phenomenon Kevin Harrington
is a successful entrepreneur as well as an
internationally acclaimed speaker, coach
and business expert. His inspiring
high-energy speaking style has made him
a popular speaker on the conference circuit.