Dan Telleen is the owner of Karats, a working jewelry store and gallery in Vail Village in Vail, CO. Telleen was raised in Iowa and completed his
Clay Jenkinson is a humanities scholar, author and social commentator who has devoted most of his professional career to public humanities
Gregg Vanourek is an award-winning author and entrepreneurial leader who teaches and speaks on life design and leadership. He’s worked at
Bob Vanourek is the former CEO of five firms, ranging from a startup to a $1 billion New York Stock Exchange company. He is co-author of
Brent Seales is the Alumni Professor Computer Science at the University of Kentucky (UK). His research program applies techniques in imaging and
Rod Slifer, the first-ever realtor in Vail, has become a major force in Vail’s evolution from ski area to mega-resort. He arrived in Vail
Dr. Darrell J Bricker is the CEO of Public Affairs at Ipsos. Ipsos’ Public Affairs has offices in 40 countries and a staff of 1000 research
Dr. Michele Gelfand is the John H. Scully Professor in Cross-Cultural Management and Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate
Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) where he focuses on Iranian security and political
Michael Singh is the Lane-Swig Senior Fellow and Managing Director at The Washington Institute and a former senior director for Middle East
Dr. Eric Bordenkircher is currently a research fellow at UCLA’s Center for Middle East Development (CMED) and lectures in the political
Mona Yacoubian’s work centers on conflict analysis and prevention in the Middle East with a specific focus on Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. In 2019,