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Paul Krugman
Winner, 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics

In the midst of the current economic crisis, few people offer audiences more value than Nobel laureate Paul Krugman. He foresaw many aspects of the crisis when he published The Return of Depression Economics in 1999, and has recently published an updated edition entitled The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008. He also has been following the economics of the downturn and the politics of recover in his biweekly column for The New York Times.

To learn more about Paul Krugman, click here.

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Silver Professor of Politics, New York University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University


Since the 1970s, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has been making amazingly precise and accurate forecasts of future events in politics, government, and business. Working with the State Department, CIA, and the Defense Department, he has become an invaluable factor in the formation of US foreign policy and national security issues.

To learn more about Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, click here.

Martin Wolf
Martin was recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers 15th annual Best in Business Journalism for his column in The Financial Times. SABEW notes: "Wolf demonstrates a world-class intellect and shows why his columns are must-reads for financial professionals. His simple, straightforward leads cut to the heart of his arguments. He consistently raises thought-provoking points about the topics he tackles." Congratulations, Martin! 3.5.10

The Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers
Fourteen of our speakers have been chosen for the first Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers list. Congratulations! For more information on these speakers click on their names.
Nouriel Roubini, Richard Thaler, Martin Wolf, Malcolm Gladwell, Robert Shiller, Chris Anderson, Paul Krugman, Jeffrey Sachs, Nicholas Christakis, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Robert Kagan, Esther Dyson, Willem Buiter and Paul Kennedy.
12.1.09



Nicholas A. Christakis
Professor of both Medicine and Sociology at Harvard. Attending physician, Mt. Auburn Hospital.

Internist and social scientist with a distinguished career and an international reputation. Expert on how social networks form and how they affect our lives and health. Coauthor (with James Fowler) of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives. Named to the Time 100 in 2009.

To learn more about Nicholas Christakis, click here.

James Fowler
Associate Professor, University of California–San Diego.

Internationally recognized political scientist who specializes in the study of social networks, behavioral economics and the genetic basis of political behavior. Coauthor (with Nicholas Christakis) of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives. Named "most original thinker" of the year by The McLaughlin Group.

To learn more about James Fowler, click here.

Is Happiness Catching?, Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler, The New York Times [9.15.09]










Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams
Innovation the 21st-Century University: It’s Time! - Educause [2.19.10]





The Colbert Report
, David Brooks [3.10.10]




Eric Weiner
Eric was the perfect guest author. The words I would use to describe him would be gracious, open, inquisitive, explorative, reflective and funny. He interacts with the audience in a very natural way, everyone laughing with him as he chimed in with a humorous take. As we say on the [. . .] Book committee – Whoaa!
~ A public library


Stephen Carter
We all absolutely loved Carter's speech and his comments during the panel thereafter. He was fantastic! He brought so much energy to the room and used beautiful metaphors to inspire the audience, just a few short weeks before the election. I cannot thank you enough for all your work in making this happen for us.
~ A university program on Civility     & Democracy


Don Tapscott
In my four years at [. . .] working as the lead on booking author/speakers I can say Don is by far the best. His talk was relevant, entertaining, informative, and the audience commented afterwards that Don was a great story teller.
~ A worldwide addressing,
  interoperability, and
  infrastructure service



A daily Publication LOG of articles by and about our speakers

___Friday_________________________
Lords of Strategy: A Conversation with Walter Kiechel, Harvard Business Review [3.12.10]
Q&A: Invented Languages, Ben Schott, The New York Times [3.12.10]
Generosity said to be Contagious, James Fowler and Nicholas Christakis, CBSNews [3.12.10]
The Wrong Elevator Speech: Disaster and Recovery, Charles H. Green, TrustMatters blog [3.12.10]

___Thursday_______________________
Big Think In The Boardroom, Walter Kiechel and Adrian Wooldridge, The Wall Street Journal [3.11.10]
Herding Cool Cats: Lessons from Pop!Tech’s Andrew Zolli, Harvard Business Review [3.11.10]
Bush Interior secretary discusses transformation to enthusiastic environmentalist, Lynn Scarlett, Los Angeles Times [3.11.10]

___Wednesday_____________________
Doctor Leads Quest for Safer Ways to Care for Patients, Peter Pronovost, The New York Times [3.10.10]
Germany’s eurozone crisis nightmare, Martin Wolf, The Financial Times [3.10.10]
China could ease dollar currency peg says ‘Dr Doom’, Nouriel Roubini, Telegraph [3.10.10]

___Tuesday________________________
Special Interest, James Surowiecki, The New Yorker [3.9.10]
The pound will rise as the euro heads south, Bill Emmott, Times Online [3.9.10]
The Future Won’t Be Free, Andrew Zolli, Newsweek [3.9.10]
Mom, Apple Pie and Mortgages, Robert Shiller, The New York Times [3.9.10]

___Monday________________________
Bipartisan Spring, Robert Kagan, Foreign Policy [3.8.10]
Why, Exactly, Are Big Banks Bad?, Simon Johnson, The New York Times [3.8.10]
The hidden histories that shape the way we live now, Tim Harford, The Financial Times [3.8.10]

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