Past Speakers
| Speaker | Titles and Organization |
|---|---|
| Honorable John Ashcroft | Distinguished Professor of Law and Government, Regent University and Former U.S. Attorney General |
| Bob Aston Jr. | Chairman and CEO, TowneBank |
| Dennis Bakke | Chairman Emeritus, AES Corporation |
| Maria Bartiromo | Host and Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo Anchor, Closing Bell |
| Anne Beiler | Founder and CEO, Auntie Anne's Pretzels |
| Bill Bolling | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia |
| Jerry A. Bridges | Executive Director of the Virginia Port authority (VPA) |
| Macon F. Brock Jr. | Founder, President and CEO, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
| Herman Cain | President and CEO, T.H.E. New Voice, Inc. |
| S. Truett Cathy | Founder and Chairman, Chick-fil-A |
| Admiral Vern Clark, Ret. | Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Government, Regent University and Former Chief of Naval Operations |
| General Martin E. Dempsey | Commanding General of the U.S. Training and Doctrine Command |
| Richard M. DeVos | Co-founder and President, Amway Corporation |
| Thomas F. Farrell II | President and CEO of Dominion Resources |
| Paul Fraim | Mayor of Norfolk, Va. |
| Foster Friess | Chairman, Friess Associates of Delaware, Inc. |
| Rudy Giuliani | Former New York City Mayor |
| David Kirkpatrick | Former president of Paramount Pictures |
| Tom Knox | Founder and CEO, Seniorcorp |
| Alan Krasnoff | Mayor of Chesapeake, Va. |
| Tamara Lowe | Motivational Speaker, Author and Cofounder/Executive Vice President of Get Motivated Seminars, Inc. |
| John Maxwell | Internationally Recognized Leadership Expert, Founder of Injoy Stewardship Services and EQUIP and Bestselling Author |
| Gary McCollum | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cox Communications |
| James McGregor | Senior Director, Stonebridge International, LLC and China Advisor, SpencerStuart |
| Jeffrey McWaters | Chairman and CEO, Amerigroup |
| Norman E. Miller | Chairman, Interstate Batteries |
| George Merlis | Former Executive Producer of Good Morning America, CBS Morning News and Entertainment Tonight; Author; and Founder of Experience Media Consulting Group |
| Wick Moorman | Chairman, President and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| Dick Morris | American Political Consultant |
| Christopher Mosley | President and CEO, Chesapeake Health |
| Lt. Col. Oliver North | Combat-decorated Marine, Bestselling Author and Former U.S. Counter-Terrorism Coordinator |
| Dr. Rod Paige | Former U.S. Secretary of Education |
| Mike Petters | President and Corporate Vice President, Northrop Grumman, Newport News |
| C. William Pollard | Chairman, The ServiceMaster Company |
| C. Larry Pope | President and CEO of Smithfield Foods, Inc. |
| Mary Lou Quinlan | CEO and Founder, Just Ask a Woman; Bestselling Author; Correspondent, the CBS Early Show |
| John Reinhart | President and CEO, Maersk Line, Limited |
| Anne Rhoades | Founding Executive Vice President of People, JetBlue Airways and President of People Ink |
| William Sessoms | Mayor of Virginia Beach, Va. |
| Don Soderquist | Retired COO and Senior Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
| General Carl Stiner, Ret. | Retired General, Government Advisor and Bestselling Author |
| Art Williams | Self-made Billionaire, Insurance Entrepreneur, Author and Winning High School Coach |
| Pat Williams | Senior Vice President of the NBA's Orlando Magic |
| Zig Ziglar | President, Ziglar Corporation |