Plenary Speakers

Bruce Bozsum

Bruce "Two Dogs" Bozsum serves as the Chairman of the Mohegan Tribal Council.  He was first elected to the Tribal Council in 2004, and served as Chairman from 2005-2009. He was named to the Chairmanship in October 2010 after serving as Vice Chairman in the interim. In addition to his duties as Chairman, Bozsum is an appointed ceremonial Pipe Carrier, and has played a vital part in significant life events for members of the Mohegan Tribe.   Prior to being a member of the Tribal Council, he served as the Manager of Cultural and Community Programs for the Tribe, responsible for educational outreach programs, the annual Wigwam Festival and Cultural Week.

Rinaldo Brutoco JD

Rinaldo Brutoco, JD, is the President of the World Business Academy, a nonprofit think tank which he founded in 1986 to educate, inspire, and assist business leaders to take responsibility for the whole of society.  The Academy is a preeminent publisher of new paradigm business literature. Mr. Brutoco was a Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of the nation's first pay cable television operation, CHANNEL 100.  He was also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of one of the first companies to offer over-the-air television transmissions of major motion pictures, Universal Subscription Television.  Mr. Brutoco is the Principal and CEO of the ShangriLa Group, a consulting firm and commercial group of companies with investments in various enterprises.  He consults on the leading edge of business, renewable energy, international micro and macro-economics, technology, and finance, among other things.

Deepak Chopra* MD, FACP

As a global leader and pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine, Deepak Chopra is transforming the way the world views physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness. He is the author of more than sixty-four books, including nineteen New York Times bestsellers.  Dr. Chopra is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and Washington Post on Faith and contributes regularly to Intent.com, CNN.com, and the Huffington Post. In addition, he hosts the popular Deepak Chopra Radio show on BlogTalk Radio.  Dr. Chopra is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, an adjunct professor of executive programs at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a distinguished scholar at Columbia University, and a senior scientist with the Gallup Organization. 

*Photo credit: Todd MacMillan, Not Far Now Studios.

Kim Jeffery

Kim Jeffery is President and CEO of Nestlé Waters North America Inc., overseeing the largest bottled water company in North America with 35% market share, 8,000 employees, 27 plants, and over 100 facilities.  He joined the Company in 1978. Mr. Jeffery strives to inspire a values-based culture throughout the organization based on respect, accountability and integrity.  Consistent with these values, the company has been an industry leader in building LEED certified plants, reducing water and energy use, and preserving 14,000 acres around more than 50 spring sites for watershed and wildlife protection. Other major initiatives include reducing raw material usage through light-weighting and self-manufacture of packaging, and advocating for modernized recycling systems in the U.S. to increase the capture and reuse of plastic packaging.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. JD

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s reputation as a defender of the environment stems from numerous successful legal actions. He was named one of Time magazine's "Heroes for the Planet" for his success helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. Mr. Kennedy serves as Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and President of Waterkeeper Alliance. He is also a Clinical Professor and Supervising Attorney at Pace University School of Law's Environmental Litigation Clinic. He has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin America and Canada in successfully negotiating treaties protecting traditional homelands. Mr. Kennedy is credited with leading the fight to protect New York City's water supply. Among his published books are the New York Times' bestseller Crimes Against Nature. His award winning articles have been included in anthologies of America's Best Crime Writing, Best Political Writing and Best Science Writing.

Mindy Lubber JD

Mindy S. Lubber is President of Ceres, the leading U.S. coalition of investors and environmental leaders working to improve corporate environmental, social, and governance practices.  She also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), an alliance that coordinates U.S. investor actions around the financial risks and opportunities posed by climate change.  Ms. Lubber has held leadership positions in government as the Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; in the financial services sector as Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Century Capital Management, an investment firm managing environmentally screened mutual funds; in the private sector as the President of an environmental law and policy consulting group; and in the not-for-profit sector for more than a decade leading environmental and public interest law organizations, including the National Environmental Law Center, which she founded. 

Lynn Malerba

Lynn Malerba was selected by the Mohegan Council of Elders to be the first female Mohegan chief in the modern history of the Mohegan Tribe.   She is one of seven children born to her mother Loretta Fielding Roberge (a nonner or esteemed woman of the tribe; who is the granddaughter of Mohegan Chief Matahga [1862-1952]), and her father Albert Roberge.  Chief Malerba is a registered nurse.  She was the Director of Cardiology and Pulmonary Services at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital where she currently serves on the Hospital's Board of Directors.  She served as the Executive Director of the Tribe's Health and Human Services department , the Vice Chair and then Chairwoman of the Tribal Council until her appointment by the Council of Elders as Chief Mut?wi Mut?hash (Many Hearts) in 2010. 

Denise Nappier

Denise Nappier is the first African-American woman elected to serve as a State Treasurer in the United States and the first African-American woman elected to a statewide office in Connecticut.  Elected in 1998, she is also the only woman to be elected Treasurer in Connecticut history.  As Connecticut's chief elected financial officer, Treasurer Nappier oversees more than $50 billion in state funds, including the $26 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds; and the $5 billion Short-Term Investment fund, one of the nation's best performing government investment pools.  Treasurer Nappier previously served as Hartford City Treasurer, and as Executive Director of Hartford's Riverfront Recapture.  She was named as one of the nation's 100 Most Influential People in Finance by Treasury & Risk Management magazine and one of the 50 Most Powerful Black Women in Business by Black Enterprise. Back To Top

Muhammad Yunus PhD

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is the father of microcredit, the father of social business, the founder of Grameen Bank, and the founder of more than 50 companies in Bangladesh.  For his constant innovation and enterprise, in March, 2012 Fortune Magazine named him as "one of 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time."   In 2006, Professor Yunus and Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.  Wharton School of Business chose him as one of "The 25 Most Influential Business Persons of the Past 25 Years".  In 2008, in an open online poll, Professor Yunus was voted the second topmost intellectual person in the world on the list of Top 100 Public Intellectuals by Prospect magazine (UK) and Foreign Policy magazine (US).  On Google+ Professor Yunus, with over 1.5 million followers, is one of the most followed people worldwide.