Keynote Presenters

Soledad O’Brien, anchor and special correspondent, CNN; host, “In America,” CNN.
O’Brien is a multiple award-winning journalist who has covered major events, from Hurricane Katrina and the South Asian tsunami, to the war in Iraq. As host of the critically-acclaimed documentaries, “Black in America” and “Latin in America,” she covers topics that affect millions of Americans. Her work has garnered many humanitarian awards and top journalism honors.
 
 

Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO, X PRIZE Foundation.
Considered a key figure and international leader in the development of the personal spaceflight industry, Diamandis has founded and operated a number of space-related businesses and organizations. He is founder of the X PRIZE Foundation, an educational nonprofit prize institute with a mission to bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity.
 
 

Chris Brogan, president, Human Business Works; co-founder, PodCamp; blogger, ChrisBrogan.com; The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal best-selling author; Monthly Columnist, Entrepreneur.
With more than a decade of experience working with online communities, social media and related technologies, Brogan has served as a consultant to Fortune 100 companies, showing them how to best use social software to build organizational value. He is author of the best-selling books, “Social Media 101: Tactics and Tips to Develop Your Business Online,” and “Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation and Earn Trust.”

Joe Rohde, senior vice president and creative executive, Walt Disney Imagineering.
Joe Rohde is a 30-year veteran of the The Walt Disney Company, where he began his career as a model designer on Epcot, and continued with projects for Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif.; Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla.; and Disneyland Paris. He led the team that conceptualized, designed and built Disney’s Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. He also is currently responsible for the creative design and content of Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa, at Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii, opening in August 2011.