Two-term former Ohio Governor John R. Kasich is a policymaker, a New York Times best-selling author, a former FOX television host and,
Dr. Lydia Kang is an author of young adult fiction, adult fiction and non-fiction and poetry. She graduated from Columbia University and New York
Thomas W. Zeiler is a professor of history and Director of the Program in International Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder. His
Rohit Bhargava is a leading authority on marketing, trends and innovation. He is the Founder of the Non-Obvious Company and previously spent over
TR Reid is an author, lecturer, documentary filmmaker, and reporter who has written books on diverse subjects including an examination of how
Dr. Kent Petrie has been a family physician in the Vail Valley since 1979. In 1980, he attended the first birth in the Vail Hospital’s
Vickie Cowart, the CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, approaches this challenge from the perspective of the organization at the
Carol Conger has been a champion for women’s health, pregnant women and babies in the Vail Valley for more than 25 years. As a Certified Nurse
Kim Langmaid is the vice president, director of sustainability and founder of Walking Mountains Science Center. Her focus includes local
Kerry Emanuel is the Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric Science at MIT and the Co-Director of the Lorenz Center. A prominent
Kevin Trenberth is a Distinguished Senior Scientist in the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. He was a
Joe Cirincione is president of Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation, and the author of “Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear
