Gregory Lindsay

Futurist, Urbanist, & Author

Greg Lindsay is a futurist, urbanist, and author. He is director of applied research at NewCities, where he explores the post-pandemic future of talent migration, mobility, technology, and real estate. He is also a non-resident senior fellow of the Atlantic Council's Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative - which scans for emerging global threats - and a senior fellow of MIT's Future Urban Collectives Lab, which envisions new ways of living and working together.

Greg is also a partner at FutureMap, a geo-strategic advisory firm based in Singapore, and has advised Intel, Samsung, Starbucks, IKEA, Audi, Chrysler, Hyundai, Tishman Speyer, British Land, André Balazs Properties, Aldar, Emaar, and Expo 2020, among many other organizations. He was the inaugural urbanist-in-residence at URBAN-X- BMW MINI's urban tech accelerator.

Finally, he is a two-time Jeopardy! champion - and the only human to go undefeated against IBM's Watson.

John Quiñones

ABC News Veteran

Creator & Host, What Would You Do?

Combining a moving life story, an exceptional career, incomparable insights, and a powerful presence, John Quiñones has emerged as one of the most inspiring keynotes in the speaking world today. His moving presentations focus on his odds-defying journey, celebrate the life-changing power of education, champion the Latino American Dream, and provide thoughtprovoking insights into human nature and ethical behavior.

A lifetime of "never taking no for an answer" took Quiñones from migrant farm work and poverty to more than 30 years at ABC News and the anchor desk at 20/20 and Primetime. Along the way, he broke through barriers, won the highest accolades, and became a role model for many.

Known for truly connecting with audiences and leaving them uplifted and inspired, Quiñones delivers a powerful message of believing in one's self, never giving up, and always, always doing the right thing. As host and creator of What Would You Do?, the highly-rated, hidden camera ethical dilemma newsmagazine now in its 14th season, Quiñones has literally become "the face of doing the right thing" to millions of fans. It's a role that he has enthusiastically embraced off camera, with a popular book and keynote presentations that challenge both business and general audiences to examine the What Would You Do? moments we face every day. This work and his many achievements were recently recognized with honorary Doctorate degrees from Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia and Utah Valley University.

Molly Bloom

Top Booked, Award-winning, Inspirational

Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Bestselling

Author of Molly's Game, Oscar-nominated film

Molly Bloom is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Molly's Game. She is best known for her memoir, Molly's Game, which was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name by Aaron Sorkin. Bloom's memoir chronicles her journey from college student to LA waitress to building and operating the largest and most notorious private poker game in the world. Her games featured hundreds of millions of dollars and players like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, A-Rod, and Ben Affleck.

Bloom began her career as a world-class skier. While training as a pre-teen she was diagnosed with severe scoliosis and had to undergo surgery that the doctors said would end her athletic career. A year later, fully recovered, she was back on the slopes. She later joined the U.S. Ski Team and at 21 years old was ranked No. 3 in North America in moguls, but her Olympic dreams would go unrealized as she left the team to pursue other projects. This led her to what she thought would be a year sabbatical in LA.

Bloom was finishing her degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado – Boulder, and was in the process of applying to top tier Law Schools, when her assistant job turned her into an accidental entrepreneur, running one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world, pulling in as much as $4 million per year. What happened next is where her story truly begins.

The film Molly's Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, stars Jessica Chastain (as Molly), Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Brian d'Arcy James, and Chris O'Dowd. Featured on Daily Hive and the New York Times as a 'must watch' movie, Molly's Game is now available to stream on YouTube TV.

Bloom has appeared on numerous shows and in media outlets such as Ellen, Vice, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Vulture, and has been asked to speak at Fortune's Most Powerful Women, for companies like Blackrock Financial, SiriusXM Radio, and delivered the 2018 commencement speech at Colorado State University.

Currently, Molly is focusing her energy on uplifting and mentoring other women after having been the mentee of amazing, dynamic women herself. In 2020, she launched the One World Group to support women facing various challenges, especially those exacerbated by the global pandemic.

Fred McClure

Executive Director of The Leadership Initiative

at Texas A&M University

Described by Legal Times as a “seasoned political operative,” Fred McClure draws from vast experience in public policy, politics and business having “advised two presidents and one of the toughest chief executives in the United States.”

McClure, Executive Director of The Leadership Initiative at Texas A&M University, has over three decades of experience designing political and communications strategies to solve problems and achieve desired goals at the nexus of business, public policy and politics. He served as the chief lobbyist for President George H.W. Bush and was a Senate lobbyist for President Ronald Reagan. In the 33 months McClure served as Bush's legislative tactician, the President vetoed 23 bills and Congress tried to override 13 – failing each time. He also handled the confirmation of two Associate Supreme Court Justices during that time, including David Souter and Clarence Thomas. A native Texan, McClure was appointed by a bipartisan group of four Texas governors to statewide agencies, the most recent being the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, of which he served as Vice Chairman. He also served as Chairman of the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors.

Once described in The Washington Post as the “guardian of bipartisanship,” McClure was appointed by the Clinton Administration Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater to the National Civil Aviation Review Commission and the Bush Administration Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. A former CEO of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, McClure is Lead Director on the Board of Directors of Alex Lee, Inc., a North Carolina-based food retailer and distributor. He is also a Board member of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association, having served four years as Chairman.

McClure has been a guest commentator for FOX News, MSNBC, NPR and PBS and in numerous print media outlets on matters of public policy and politics. He is a former office managing partner of SNR Denton and a managing shareholder of Winstead Sechrest & Minick. He served as managing director of Public Strategies Incorporated, managing director of public finance for First Southwest Company, and Government Affairs Staff Vice President of Texas Air Corporation. Additional US government service includes Legislative Director to US Senator John Tower of Texas and Associate Deputy US Attorney General.

McClure received his Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University, graduating summa cum laude, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the Baylor University School of Law. While at Texas A&M, he was elected Student Body President, was elected to Phi Kappa Phi, and received the Brown-Rudder Outstanding Student Award. In 1991 McClure was named the 115th Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M University. In 1991 he was also named an Outstanding Young Alumnus of Baylor University.

In a group that included Evan Bayh, Bill Gates, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Wynton Marsalis, Condoleeza Rice, Tavis Smiley, Lawrence Summers and Oprah Winfrey, in 1994 McClure was cited for his disarming manner, leadership skills, easy humor and confidence. Time magazine named him one of America's 50 most promising leaders age 40 and under.