(HedgeCo.Net) Over 1,800 Leaders from the Intersecting Worlds of Finance, Alternative Investments, Politics, Public Policy, Science, Pop Culture and Philanthropy will engage next week at SALT 2016 for discussions and debates on some of the world’s most relevant and controversial themes that are shaping the future of finance, global markets and society.

This years conference at the Bellagio in Las Vegas will feature Michael R. Bloomberg, John Boehner, Kobe Bryant, Felipe Calderón, Kenneth C. Griffin, Ron Howard, Lara Logan, T. Boone Pickens, Robert E. Rubin, Will Smith, Admiral James Stavridis, Lawrence H. Summers, Nassim Taleb, and Sam Zell

The conference kicks off May 10th and over the course of four days, more than 125 speakers – from the intersecting worlds of finance, alternative investments, politics, public policy, science, pop culture and philanthropy – will participate in curated panels, fireside chats and keynote remarks. Topics include a debate on the presidential election, mounting geopolitical pressures, unprecedented monetary policies and volatile financial markets that continue to impact global economies.