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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH 4 LINDA ROTTENBERG was named one of "America's Best Leaders" by U.S. News and one of TIME's 100 "Innovators for the 21st century," Rottenberg is considered among the most dynamic experts on entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. A frequent lecturer at Fortune 500 companies, Rottenberg is the subject of four case studies by Harvard Business School and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Her pioneering work also earned her a host of nicknames: ABC and NPR declared her "the entrepreneur whisperer," Tom Friedman dubbed her the world's "mentor capitalist," Business Insider named her "Ms. Davos," and for years she was known as "la chica loca" (the crazy girl) for insisting that entrepreneurs existed not only in Silicon Valley, but also in emerging markets across the globe. Rottenberg is also author of the New York Times bestseller, CRAZY IS A COMPLIMENT: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags, published in October 2014. In her book, she argues that entrepreneurship isn't just for young techies in hoodies. Whether you work at a Fortune 500 company, a non-profit, a mom-and-pop, or a startup, everybody needs the mindset to think and act like a change-maker. We all need to be nimble, adaptive, daring, and maybe even a little crazy, or risk being left behind. A graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, Linda Rottenberg lives in Brooklyn with her husband, author and New York Times columnist Bruce Feiler, and their identical twin daughters. KENNETH I. CHENAULT has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company since 2001. He joined the company in 1981 as Director of Strategic Planning and served subsequently in a number of increasingly senior positions, including Vice Chairman and President and Chief Operating Officer, until his appointment as CEO. Mr. Chenault serves on the Boards of IBM, The Procter & Gamble Company, the Harvard Corporation and numerous nonprofit organizations, including the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, the Smithsonian Institution's Advisory Council for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, and the Bloomberg Family Foundation. He is also a member of the Business Council and serves on the Executive Committee of the Business Roundtable as well as the Partnership for New York. WELCOME TO THE 2015 ENDEAVOR ENTREPRENEUR RETREAT 14:30 – 15:00 Mainstage Endeavor CEO and co-founder Linda Rottenberg welcomes all attendees and kicks off the sixth biennial Retreat with a bold vision for the future of Endeavor, the power of #OneEndeavor, and the path towards becoming one of the world's first self-sustaining nonprofits. THE FUTURE OF PAYMENTS 15:00 – 15:45 Mainstage In this conversational interview, Endeavor Global CEO Linda Rottenberg speaks with Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman and CEO of American Express, about steering the company through the chaos of 9/11, the financial crisis and the digital revolution. Find out what this forward-thinking business leader sees as the next great disruptions to payment systems and the best strategies for tackling them. Questions from the audience will be taken at the end.