Bill George, Harvard Business School professor and author of "True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership".

Duncan Watts, professor of sociology at Columbia University.

Dr. Leonard Marcus and Dr. Barry Dorn of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative.

Erich Joachimsthaler, CEO of Vivaldi Partners and author of "Hidden in Plain Sight: How to Find and Execute Your Company's Next Big Growth Strategy."

Adrian Slywotzky, author of "The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs."

Larry Bossidy, former chairman and CEO of Honeywell and AlliedSignal.

Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education professor and author of "Five Minds for the Future."

Tim Butler, director of career development programs at Harvard Business School and author of "Getting Unstuck: How Dead Ends Become New Paths."

Tammy Erickson, McKinsey Award-winning author.

Tom Davenport and Jeanne Harris, authors of "Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning."