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George Soros made billions of dollars anticipating seismic changes in the financial markets and used that money to try to change the world. He discusses what he believes were the fatal flaws of the Bush administration - his antagonism toward which is well documented - and the wider American view of the world. Soros heads Soros Fund Management and is the founder of a global network of foundations.

In "Secrets of Start-Up Queens: How to Launch a Successful Business in Today’s Entrepreneurial Economy" features model Coco Rocha, Refinery 29 cofounder Piera Luisa, cosmetic mogul Iman, Soul Cycle cofounder Elizabeth Cutler, and Dylan’s Candy Bar owner Dylan Lauren, moderated by Glamour editor in chief Cindi Leive.

Prior to entering the public sector, Rubin spent 26 years at Goldman Sachs. He joined the Clinton administration in 1993, serving in the White House as the first director of the National Economic Council. In 1999, he returned to the private sector as director and chairman of the Executive Committee of Citigroup and is the author of the memoir In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman is the op-ed columnist for The New York Times and the author of the best seller, The Conscience of a Liberal. David Brancaccio is host and senior editor of NOW on PBS, public television's award-winning newsmagazine of investigative reporting and in-depth interviews.

Leonard Riggio is the chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world's largest bookseller. He is also the chairman and principal shareholder of several privately held companies, including Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, which serves more than 500 colleges and universities across the country. Starting with a single college bookstore in 1965, Riggio built one of the largest enterprises in the history of American retail.

In conversation with Jonathan Tisch, Ian Schrager discusses the future of lifestyle brands and blending business with culture. Schrager's keen instincts for the mood and feel of popular culture were honed during the 1970s and '80s, when he and his late business partner, Steve Rubell, created Studio 54 and Palladium. Also an accomplished hotelier, Jonathan Tisch is the chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels.

Donny Deutsch is the host of CNBC's talk show The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. He is the chairman of Deutsch, Inc., the 10th largest marketing company is the United States, as well as an author. Deutsch shares stories of his experiences as an advertising agent as well as his career as a TV personality.

Jack Welch is the legendary former CEO of General Electric. His many books include the best seller Winning, written with his wife, Suzy. Suzy Welch is the former editor of the Harvard Business Review. She attended Harvard University and Harvard Business School and has written numerous articles about leadership, creativity, change and organizational behavior.

Robert Reich, Bill Clinton's secretary of labor, is concerned that both corporations and consumers have focused so much on profit that they are losing sight of principle. He discusses the importance of moral stands in the world of high finance and investment with The Wall Street Journal's R. Thomas Herman.

Jim Cramer, host of the popular CNBC show Mad Money, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and earned a law degree from Harvard. He later founded his own hedge fund, where he received record returns. In 1996, he co-founded TheStreet.com, a financial news, commentary, and information site, for which he serves as a senior columnist and markets commentator.

With women's wear couture and ready-made lines, Ralph Rucci is known for a signature style that merges extraordinary craftsmanship with a sophisticated, restrained aesthetic, derived from his connoisseurship of history and art. A recipient of the 2008 National Design Award, Rucci has taken on the role of ambassador for American fashion, as the first American to show in Paris couture since the 1930s.

Cathleen Black, the president of Hearst Magazines, talks about her extraordinary career, women at the top, and her book, Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life). Hearst publishes such well-known magazines as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, and O, The Oprah Magazine. Liz Smith is a renowned gossip columnist and author.

Join Larry Davidson, the producer of the popular North Fork Long Island summer series Writers on the Vine and the host of interview programs on Long Island radio and cable television, for candid stories from Adriana Trigiani and Bill Persky about the business of writing and producing for TV.

Bruce Wasserstein is the chairman and CEO of Lazard Ltd., a preeminent financial advisory and asset-management firm and a leader in the world of mergers and acquisitions.