Trey McIntyre is a rising youg star in the world of dance choreographers. A native of Wichita, Kansas, and trained at Houston Ballet, Trey has choreographed for some of the world's best-known ballet companies: New York City Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance, Stuttgart Ballet and many others. He is resident choreographer for Ballet Memphis.

Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. His writing has appeared in teh Harvard Business Review and other business journals. For the past six years he has been reseraching "Why Smart Executives Fail" and it is the title of his most recent book.

Tom Tresser is Visiting Fellow in ArtsÊ& Culture at DePaul's Ryan Center for Creativity and Innovation. Charles Shaw is an author, editor and chanpion of his native Chicago's urban renaissance. Together they are encouraging creative workers to get involved in civic and electoral activies through theÊCreative America Project.