Antoine van Agtmael

In this vital speech, visionary international investment manager Antoine van Agtmael -- the pioneer who coined the term "emerging markets" -- pulls back the curtain on the Global Economy. Picking up where Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat left off, he persuasively demonstrates why the we must look beyond our borders to get a better understanding of what is driving the tumultuous...

Ben Mezrich

Ben Mezrich has created his own highly addictive genre of nonfiction, chronicling the amazing stories of young geniuses making tons of money on the edge of impossibility, ethics, and morality...

David  Bloom

David E. Bloom is Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Bloom's research focuses on the links among health status, population dynamics, and economic growth. Dr. Bloom has published over 300 articles, book chapters, and books. Earlier this year, his concept of the "demographic dividend" was featured in Time magazine's "Ten Ideas That

David Faber

David Faber appears daily on CNBC's Squawk Box. He also breaks news and provides in depth analysis on a range of business topics for the network during his twice weekly Faber Report. In his eleven years at CNBC, Faber has broken many big financial stories including the massive fraud at WorldCom, the bail out of the hedge fund Long Term Capital Management and numerous takeovers.

Dylan Ratigan

Veteran journalist and television host Dylan Ratigan anchors "The Dylan Ratigan Show," weekdays, 4-5 p.m. ET on msnbc. Ratigan is the former anchor and co-creator of CNBC's Fast Money. Dylan also co-anchored The Call and the 3 p.m. hour of the Closing Bell. CNBC's Fast Money is a rapid-paced, highly charged hour where four of Wall Street's best traders debate and discuss...

Erin Burnett

Burnett anchors CNBC's "Street Signs" (2-3 pm ET) and co-anchors CNBC's "Squawk on the Street," (9-11 am ET) with Mark Haines. She also appears regularly on NBC's "Today" and "Meet the Press" and is a contributor on MSNBC's "Morning Joe". Burnett joined CNBC from Bloomberg Television where she anchored two hours of programming daily...

Gene Stanaland

Dr. Gene Stanaland is the president of GSE, Inc., an economics and management consulting firm. For 20 years, he was a member of the economics department of Auburn University in Alabama, and head of the department for the last eight of those years. His business involvement is far-reaching; Dr. Stanaland serves on the board of several institutions, including First American Bank, Huntingdon College..

Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky, award-winning journalist, best-selling author and motivational speaker, has created a global platform that is making significant strides to help millions of men and women battle an epidemic with a devastating impact - debt. Jean is the financial editor for NBC’s Today, a contributing editor for More, a columnist for The New York Daily News, a contributor to The Oprah Winfrey Show...

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Joseph E. Stiglitz was born in Gary, Indiana in 1943. A graduate of Amherst College, he received his PHD from MIT in 1967, became a full professor at Yale in 1970, and in 1979 was awarded the John Bates Clark Award, given biennially by the American Economic Association to the economist under 40 who has made the most significant contribution to the field. He has taught at Princeton, Stanford...

Mark Halperin

Mark Halperin is an editor-at-large and senior political analyst for Time and political analyst for ABC News. His new book, Game Change, written with John Heilemann, immediately became a No. 1 Bestseller on Amazon.com and NY Times #1 Bestseller. Game Change is a sensational account of the 2008 presidential race...

Marvin Zonis

Marvin Zonis is a professor at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, where he teaches courses on International Political Economy, Leadership, and Business Strategy in the Era of eCommerce. Zonis argues that accelerating technological developments drive globalization both economically and politically. And, in the face of these global challenges, business leadership and a...

Matt Ridley

Matt Ridley’s books have sold over 800,000 copies, been translated into 27 languages and been short-listed for six literary prizes. In 2004 he won the National Academies Book Award from the US National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine for 'Nature via Nurture'. In 2007 he won the Davis Prize from the US History of Science Society for 'Francis Crick'.

Niall Ferguson

Harvard's Niall Ferguson is one of the world's leading historians of the global economy and author of such internationally-acclaimed works as The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power, and The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West. His new book...

Poppy Harlow

Poppy Harlow is the anchor for CNNMoney.com, serving as the primary host for the site's video network, as well as a business correspondent on CNN, CNN International and HLN. Based in New York, Harlow covers business and economic news and how it impacts policy and people around the globe. She interviews prominent business leaders, policymakers, small business owners and consumers on a wide...

 The Money Couple

Together, Scott and Bethany Palmer have built The Money Couple, which is devoted to transforming lives with strong financial communication. Their many appearances on radio and TV have included Good Morning America, ABC News NOW and ABC radio...

Tim Sykes

Timothy Sykes, author of the book, An American Hedge Fund, was born in Orange, Connecticut in 1981. He studied Philosophy and Business at TulaneUniversity while turning his $12,415 Bar Mitzvah Gift money into a fully audited pre-tax sum of $1.65 million from 1999 to 2002 before founding his hedge fund, Cilantro Fund Management, LLC in 2003. He went on to graduate with a B.A. in Philosophy from...

Todd Buchholz

Todd Buchholz "lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit," says the Associated Press. He recently jousted with James Carville and Ben Stein, and Successful Meetings Magazine named him one of the "21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century." His editorials in the Wall Street Journal and commentaries on PBS correctly forecast the 2001 slowdown in the U.S., and the 2008 pop in commodity prices...