There was an opening keynote that featured special guests Steve Ballmer, Guillermo del Toro, Big Bird, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Maroon 5.

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While at sea, guests heard talks and panels from Steve Forbes, fund managers Hilary Kramer, John Buckingham and Joe Battipaglia, and longtime Forbes columnists David Dreman and Ken Fisher.

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Among the guests: former Atari employee and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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Aboard the lovely Crystal Serenity, Steve Forbes and yours truly, along with 304 guests and star economists and stock pickers, motored south from the Costa Rican port of Caldera.

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