Emmy award-winning sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is the host of a series of NBA TV specials, One on One with Ahmad Rashad. The show features candid interviews with the NBA's biggest stars, providing viewers with unique insights into the players' careers and personal stories. Rashad served as host, executive producer and managing editor of the Emmy-nominated show NBA Inside Stuff for 16 seasons.

Charles Barkley is in his 13th full season as an NBA studio analyst for TNT's Emmy award-winning studio show Inside the NBA. Since 2011, he has also served as a studio analyst for CBS and Turner during the networks' coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Last April, Barkley received the Sports Emmy as outstanding sports personality - studio analyst.

Wolf Blitzer is CNN's lead political anchor and anchor of the network's weekday political news program, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.

Ángel Cano Fernández was appointed president and chief operating officer of BBVA Group in September 2009. He has held various senior positions in finance, human resources management and information technology at BBVA, helping to drive the bank's transformation in recent years.

Blair Christie is chief marketing officer for Cisco, with responsibility for positioning the growth strategy, branding and advertising, corporate communications, government affairs and partner marketing. Cisco was ranked 14th by Interbrand in its "Best Global Brands 2012" report, and Christie continues her leadership in shaping the company's reputation and perception around the globe. She is recognized as one of the top marketers by BtoB magazine and in 2012 was named by Forbes magazine as one of "The Top 20 Social CMOs of the Fortune 100" for her embrace of social media as a key component of Cisco's marketing strategy.

Since October 2010, Costolo has been the chief executive officer of Twitter, where he is responsible for the growth and management of the overall business. He previously served as Twitter's chief operating officer, overseeing monetization and day-to-day operations. Before joining Twitter, Costolo was co-founder and CEO of FeedBurner, a digital content syndication platform that was acquired by Google in 2007. He served as group product manager on the team responsible for social media ads at Google before joining Twitter.

Mark Cuban, owner of the 2011 NBA champion Dallas Mavericks and best-selling author of How to Win at the Sport of Business, is a highly successful entrepreneur who founded AXS TV, Broadcast.com and MicroSolutions.

James L. Dolan is executive chairman of The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), which includes iconic venues such as Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon Theatre, and The Chicago Theatre; the Knicks, Rangers and Liberty; MSG Entertainment, including the Radio City Christmas Spectacular; and television networks MSG, MSG+ and Fuse. He also serves as president and chief executive officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation, a leading media and telecommunications company and is on the board of directors of Cablevision and AMC Networks.

Arne Duncan is the ninth U.S. secretary of education. He has served since January 2009. As secretary, Duncan has helped secure support for expanded educational investments, such as the Race to the Top Fund, interventions in low-performing schools, increases in Pell grant scholarships and early learning.

Pam El is marketing vice president at State Farm. El, who joined State Farm in 2002 as assistant vice president - advertising, was promoted to vice president - marketing in 2004 and assumed her current position in 2007. She is responsible for sales and marketing strategy, as well as media, sponsorships, and creative development for all State Farm operations in the U.S. and Canada.

Dan Gilbert is majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and operator of Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena. He also owns the NBA Development League's Canton Charge, the American Hockey League's Lake Erie Monsters and the Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators. Gilbert is founder and chairman of Detroit-based Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online home lender, and an investor in sports related consumer and technology businesses including a wall graphics company (Fathead), an electronic ticketing company (Flash Seats) and a helmet maker (Xenith).

Poppy Harlow is a general assignment correspondent for CNN, reporting on breaking news, features and investigative stories. Previously, she served as an anchor for CNNMoney.com and business correspondent for CNN, CNN International and HLN, covering business and economic news and how it impacts policy and people around the globe. Harlow covered major international business events, including the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland; Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting; South by Southwest; The North American International Auto Show; and the Fortune Brainstorm conferences.

Nathan Hubbard is chief executive officer of Ticketmaster. He was named to the position after the conclusion of the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger in January 2010. Ticketmaster is the world's premier live entertainment platform and a top-five e-commerce site.

Two-time Emmy award-winner Ernie Johnson is in his 23rd year as the studio host for Turner's NBA telecasts. He hosts TNT's Emmy award-winning Inside the NBA studio show with analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith. Since 2010, Johnson also has served as the studio host for NBA TV's acclaimed Fan Night every Tuesday, and since 2011, he has served as a studio host for CBS and Turner's coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

From NBA legend to owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Earvin "Magic" Johnson has become one of the most powerful African-American businessmen in the world. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises (MJE), which provides high-quality products and services that focus primarily on ethnically diverse and underserved urban communities. The conglomerate's multiple business entities and partnerships include Canyon Johnson, a $1 billion real estate fund; Yucaipa Johnson, a $500 million private equity fund; ASPIRE, a new African-American cable network; and SodexoMAGIC, a food service and facilities management company.

John King, CNN's chief national correspondent, is based in the network's Washington bureau.

John Kosner, who is marking his 10th anniversary as ESPN's digital leader, heads up development for ESPN.com, the world's leading online sports service; ESPN The Magazine; and ESPN's industry-leading applications for all screens, including WatchESPN, ScoreCenter, SportsCenter Feed and ESPN3, the premier sports event broadband service.

David Levy is president of sales, distribution and sports for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. In this role, Levy oversees all advertising sales and distribution for Turner's portfolio of U.S. networks and digital properties.

Bill Malloy joined Sprint in September 2011 as chief marketing officer. He has been involved in the wireless industry almost since its inception, with nearly three decades of experience ranging from start-up ventures to large corporate entities. Most recently Malloy was a venture partner with Ignition Partners, a venture capital firm based in Seattle. Before Ignition, he served as chief executive officer of two Internet companies, Peapod and Worldstream Communications.

Dr. Michael Naderi is the director for solar system exploration at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In this role he oversees the planning, development and operation of JPL's robotic solar system missions, including such projects as the Cassini orbiter at Saturn, the Dawn spacecraft to the giant asteroids Vesta and Ceres, Juno on its way to Jupiter, and the InSight Mars lander under development.

Soledad O'Brien anchors the CNN morning show Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien and serves as a special correspondent for CNN/U.S. Since joining the network in 2003, O'Brien has reported breaking news from around the globe and has produced a number of award-winning documentaries. She was a part of the CNN team that received an Emmy award for reporting on the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and a part of the CNN teams that received George Foster Peabody awards for reporting on the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Steve Pagliuca is a managing director at Bain Capital, a leading global investment firm based in Boston. During the last three decades he has worked with his partners to make it one of the world's leading investment firms, focusing on building and growing world-class companies. Pagliuca is an active investor in media space with Bain Capital, investing in companies such as Gartner Group, The Weather Channel and Square Trade.

Steve Peck serves as SAP's senior vice president of global strategic initiatives and reports to the president of global customer operations. He is a proxy for the president where needed and drives a variety of programs and partnerships focused on accelerating customer value and innovation. Steve also leads the company's sports and entertainment industry globally.

Michael G. Rubin, renowned Internet entrepreneur, leads Kynetic, a company focused on building consumer Internet businesses that capitalize on the digital transformation of commerce. Kynetic's three brands include: Fanatics, a leading online retailer of licensed sports merchandise; Rue La La, a leading online private sale destination; and ShopRunner, an innovative members-only service that aggregates shopping benefits from top retailers and brands. Kynetic generated more than $1 billion in revenue in 2012, making it one of the world's largest private technology companies.

Claude Ruibal has extensive experience working in business development, content creation, digital media, sports marketing, advertising and sales. Prior to working at Google/YouTube, he was founder and chairman of Universal Sports, a cable and online broadcast network distributing Olympic sports events in the U.S. Previously he held a variety of management positions at Ask Jeeves, The Coca-Cola Company, ISL Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.

Prior to becoming president and co-chairman of Disney Media Networks on January 1, 2012, John Skipper was a key architect of ESPN's explosive growth. He served in a number of leadership roles during the previous 14 years, overseeing ESPN's television, digital, print and advertising sales.

Steve Stoute has made a career out of helping Fortune 500 companies thrive in the world of popular culture. Stoute is the founder and chief executive officer of the industry-leading brand development and marketing firm Translation, whose client roster includes McDonald's, State Farm, Target, Estee Lauder, Anheuser-Busch, Wrigley, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Lady Gaga.

Dennis Urbaniak is vice president and head of the U.S. diabetes patient centered unit at Sanofi US. He is responsible for leading the U.S. diabetes division, which offers best-in-class, innovative, integrated and personalized solutions that address real needs people have in managing their diabetes every day.

Casey Wasserman is the chairman and chief executive officer of Wasserman Media Group, a leading sports and entertainment agency he founded in 2002. The company's global practice encompasses athlete management, corporate consulting, sales, and action sports/lifestyle divisions.