KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Comedian, Television Host, New York Times Best-Selling author & Advocate

Award-Winning Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

Former Editor-In-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine; New York Times Best-Selling Author

Renowned Relationship and Personal Development Expert

Writer, Director, Actor & Producer Best Known for HBO’s “Girls”

Actor, Director, Voice Artist & Producer Known For "Lord of the Rings"; Sought-After Mental Health Speaker

NYT Best-Selling Author, Angel Investor, CEO of Renegade Global & Host of the "Why Not Now?" Podcast

Author of the Best-Selling "Twilight" Series

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Authority on Women's Health, Bestselling Author of "Goddesses Never Age"

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur, Reality TV Star & Bestselling Author; Founder of Skinnygirl & BStrong Disaster Relief

Award-Winning Journalist & Television Producer; Breast Cancer Survivor

Acclaimed Author, Former Judge, Award-Winning Journalist & Television Broadcaster

Co-Author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" Series; Peak Performance Strategist & Success Coach

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"

Immigration Reform Activist & Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Jane The Virgin"

Actress Known for Her Role in "Pretty Little Liars"; Entrepreneur & CEO of Beis

English Comedy Magician, Card Shark Actor and Con Man

Sharon Creech is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British Carnegie.