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Jennifer Openshaw
Founder & CEO, Author, and Columnist, Dow Jones’ MarketWatch
Founder of SuperFutures Academy, Family Financial Network, and Co-Founder of WeSeed (an investment education site now used in over 100 schools), Jennifer knows how to create impact. This energizing woman, always on the go, can be seen on CNN, the Today Show, Fox Business Channel, Oprah, and Nightline as well as hosting ABC Radio’s Winning Advice. She has authored two books: What is Your Net Worth? and Millionaire Zone. As a columnist for Dow Jones’ Marketwatch, Jennifer’s work has been featured in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Business Week, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Fortune, Small Business, Kiplinger’s, Women’s Day and Redbook. A proven entrepreneur and powerful voice for "the little guy" and working families, Jennifer knows that ordinary people often have limited resources, but unlimited aspirations. |
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Ambassador Gabor Brodi
Ambassador to the United Nations, Hungary
Gabor entered the political arena as a Desk Officer at the Euro-Atlantic Territorial Department in 1987. He has since served as Deputy State Secretary in charge of Hungary's Directorate for Multilateral Diplomacy, Head of Policy Section in the NATO-WEU Department and Chef de Cabinet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Currently Brodi is the Ambassador to the United Nations for Hungary and a Permanent Representative of the United Nations. He has also authored several foreign policy-related publications and co-authored several textbooks. Gabor is just the person to teach teens to be Youth Ambassadors! |
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Anikó Győri
Program Manager, Kult-Turist; Tourist Specialist of Central Europe
Learn how leaders combine sustainable, locally managed cultural tourism with profitable growth. Started in 1990, Kult-Turist is the fastest growing tourism company in Budapest, helping thousands of people explore Central-Europe. It has been featured in the Irish Times and Times Online. The company established 20-year partnerships with hotels, travel companies and preservation groups throughout Central Europe, to ensure the highest level of service while experiencing the real Central-Europe. |
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Dr. Attila Melegh
Author & Professor, Central European University
Dr. Melegh’s teaching, researching and writing on social complexities combine to make the study of demographics easy. A professor at Central European University, he is also a senior researcher at the Demographic Research Institute, a national center of basic and applied demographic research that focuses on the social context. He authored On the East-West Slope: Globalization, Nationalism, Racism and Discourses on Eastern Europe. This man knows what makes people tick! |
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Dr. Zoltán Pogátsa
Author, Commentator & Professor, University of Budapest
Politics and economics make the world go round. Dr. Pogátsa combines the expertise of these two fields together as a Hungarian political economist. He examines the process of countries rising to the legal, political, and economic policy standards of the European Union, focusing on Hungary’s position. He is a member of the Institute for Social and European Studies and a Professor at the University of Budapest. Dr. Pogátsa has published three books and numerous professional articles. You can also find him in the news as a regular commentator in Hungarian and international media.
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William Webster
Founder, International Youth Leadership Conference; Executive Director of Civic Concepts International
William Webster understands that teens are the future. With experience in Washington, DC and Europe, he’s dedicated his life to teaching international youth leadership skills. In Europe he founded both Civic Concepts International, a social enterprise promoting global citizenship, and the International Youth Leadership Conference, which operates programs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Yes, William knows what it takes to be a global citizen! |