Phillips, Reed: - Reed Phillips is Chairman of Oaklins International, one of the world's largest mid-market M&A firms with 850+ investment bankers in 45 countries. His clients include Microsoft, TripAdvisor, WPP, The New York Times, Conde Nast, Oracle, Televisa, Deloitte, S&P Global, Deutsche Borse, Capgemini, Providence Equity, News Corp, Thomson Reuters, and Move.com. Phillips also co-founded Oaklins DeSilva & Phillips, a specialty investment bank for the marketing, media, information, and technology industries, which has completed nearly 350 M&A transactions, financings, and valuations.

Charles Slack is a business and financial writer and award-winning author of four books, including Liberty's First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech.