Dave Melbourne is the SVP of Marketing for Bumble Bee

Fred Arnold is an industry leader and seasoned veteran in the areas of mortgage lending and public speaking. Fred began his career in 1991 after graduating from California State University Northridge. Fred is a mortgage professional with American Family Funding and his business is 100% referral based. He has helped his clients obtain over a billion dollars in mortgage loans over the past two decades. His belief is that if you help enough people get what they want out of life, then you will always achieve your goals and dreams.

Michael Harrison is the publisher of TALKERS magazine, the trade publication for the talk media industries.

Ingrid Betancourt was a politician and presidential candidate from Colombia. She was abducted while campaigning as a candidate, and spent the next 5-6 years as a prisoner in the depths of the jungle.

Josh Viertel is the President of Slow Food USA

Max McManus is the 47 year old owner and founder of MRI, an athletic and fitness training complex in Reno, NV. He participated in cycling events and marathons in college, until a 1985 bike crash ended it all, so he took up power lifting and bodybuilding.

Then, after three knee surgeries, a fractured arm, from being hit by a car and the encouragement of a pastor, he got back on the bicycle. Fifteen years after his crash, Max went on to complete the Idaho Ironman in June of 2010 and the Cozumel Ironman in November 2010.
In March of this year he came up with the "50 states in 50 days" 9/11 tribute ride.

THE MISSION: As a tribute to the victims and the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 attack on America, Max McManus, set out to "connect" the United States by riding his bike through all 50 states in 50 consecutive days.

Dr. Michael Barry serves as the Director of Pastoral Care at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia and has conducted extensive research that reveals how holding onto negative feelings, bitterness and unforgiveness can affect one's overall health.

Peter Baumann is a former member of the internationally acclaimed band Tangerine Dream and founder of the Private Music record label. He is a trustee of the California Institute of Integral Studies, a fellow at the Mind & Life Institute and founder of The Baumann Foundation, a San Francisco-based think-tank, dedicated to studying the human condition.

Matt Welch is Editor in Chief of Reason magazine

Daphne Eviatar is a Senior Associate, Law and Security Program with Human Rights First. She is a lawyer and award winning journalist, whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, Harpers, and Fortune .