133 SPEAKER RESULTS
Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins
Social Historian, Educator, Writer & Activist; First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters
Dan Heath
Bestselling Author, Senior Fellow at Duke University, Entrepreneur
Stan Phelps
IBM Futurist, Bestselling Author of the Goldfish Series, Customer Experience & Artificial Intelligence Thought Leader
Michael Lombardi
Former General Manager of the University of North Carolina Football; Super Bowl-Winning Former NFL Executive; Author of "Gridiron Genius" & "Football Done Right"
Horacio Sanchez
Applied Brain Science & Resiliency Expert; Educational Consultant; Author of "The Education Revolution" & "The Poverty Problem"
Vivian Howard
Chef, Restaurateur & Culinary Storyteller; Host of PBS's "A Chef's Life"; James Beard Award Winner
Jess Ekstrom
Social Entrepreneur & Author; Founder of Headbands of Hope & Mic Drop Workshop; USA Today Bestselling Author
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; New York Times Opinion Columnist; 2020 MacArthur Fellow
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
Brett King
Globally Ranked Futurist & Fintech Innovation Leader; International Bestselling Author; Founder of Moven; Host of "Breaking Banks"
Shree Bose
Grand Prize Winner of the First Google Global Science Fair, Cancer Researcher & Resident Physician, University of Chicago; Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Piper Learning Inc.
Kristin Frade
Accountability Coach, Corporate Speaker & Trainer; Executive Coach with Novus Global
Sharon Delaney McCloud, CSP®
Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; The Connection Economy creator; Breast Cancer Survivor & Resilience Expert
Larry Long Jr.
Sales Motivational Speaker; Intentionality & Growth Mindset Expert, Host of the "Midweek Midday Motivational Minute"; Author of "JOLT"
Jason Brown
Former NFL Player; Founder of First Fruits Farm; Farmer & Philanthropist; Founder of Wisdom For Life Ministries
Larry Weaver
Clean Comedian, Emcee & Virtual Presenter
Leigh-Kathryn Bonner
Social Impact Entrepreneur; Leadership Speaker; Founder & CEO of Bee Downtown
Cullen Jones
Four-Time Olympic Medalist & World Record-Holding Swimmer
Mark Anthony Neal
Author, Cultural Critic & James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies at Duke University
Shantell Thomas
Technology & Diversity Marketer; Mentor; Storyteller; Inclusion & Culture Practitioner
