59 SPEAKER RESULTS
Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins
Social Historian, Educator, Writer & Activist; First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters
Stan Phelps
IBM Futurist, Bestselling Author of the Goldfish Series, Customer Experience & Artificial Intelligence Thought Leader
Jess Ekstrom
Social Entrepreneur; Growth Mindset & Women's Empowerment Speaker; Chief Creative Officer at Mic Drop Workshop; Founder of Headbands of Hope; Bestselling Author of "Chasing the Bright Side" & "Create Your Bright Ideas"
Phil Ford
Retired NBA Player & Rookie of the Year; ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year & ACC Athlete of the Year; Olympic Gold Medalist; Fundraiser & Community Liaison with the UNC Educational Foundation
MrBeast
YouTube Sensation, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist; Host of Prime Video's "Beast Games" & Founder of MrBeast Burger, Feastables & Lunchly
Vivian Howard
Chef, TV Host & Restaurateur Known for Chef & the Farmer & Lenoir; Host of PBS' "A Chef's Life" & "Somewhere South"; Author, "Deep Run Roots"
Heath Phillips
U.S. Navy Veteran, Sexual Assault Victim Advocate & Domestic Abuse Survivor
Fay Cobb Payton, PhD
Author of "Leveraging Intersectionality: Seeing and Not Seeing"; Special Advisor on Inclusive Innovation and Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science at Rutgers University
Sharon Delaney McCloud
Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Broadcaster & Emcee; Resilience Expert; Breast Cancer Survivor
Cullen Jones
Four-Time Olympic Medalist & World Record-Holding Swimmer
Kala Allen Omeiza
Neurodiversity in the Age of AI; Bestselling Author on Culture and Autism
Brett King
Bestselling Author, World Renowned Futurist, Fintech Expert & Media Personality
Tyler Butler-Figueroa
Violinist & Reality TV Star; Leukemia Survivor & Anti-Bullying Advocate
Chad Porter
Inspirational & Motivational Speaker; Author of "Severed Dreams: Reconstructing Your Purpose"
EJ Snyder
Extreme Survivalist, Adventurer, Writer & 25 Year Retired Army Veteran; Known for Discovery's "Naked & Afraid"
Nicholas Sparks
Best-Selling Romance Author, Film Adaptations Creator & Philanthropist
Odell Bizzell II
Entrepreneurship Blogger, Author & Motivational Speaker
Ben David
District Attorney, Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina & Author, "Crime and Community in Cape Fear"
Tom Morris
Business Thought Leader, Philosopher, Corporate Advisor & Best-Selling Author of "Stoicism for Dummies"
Derek Ham
Founder of Logic Grip, Department Head and Associate Professor of Art + Design at North Carolina State’s University
