KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Spoken Word Artist, Slam Poet & Social Justice Activist

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

Actor, Director, Theater Educator

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet & Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress; Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Virginia

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Heft," "The Unseen World," "Long Bright River" & "The God of the Woods"; Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Temple University

International Award-Winning NYT Bestselling Novelist; Known for Her Work in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Award-Winning Author, Known for "The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore"

Podcast Host of "Free Time"; Career & Business Strategist; Award-Winning Author of "Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business"

Inspirational & Motivational Speaker; Author of "Severed Dreams: Reconstructing Your Purpose"

Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NYT Bestselling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Bestselling Author of "I Can't Date Jesus"

Peabody Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Entrepreneur, Modern-Day Explorer & New York Times Bestselling Author; Founder of the World Domination Summit

Comedian, Writer & Actor Known for "Silicon Valley" & "The Big Sick"

NFL Hall of Famer; Community Advocate & Philanthropist; Chief Football Relationship Officer at the Pro Football Hall of Fame; Former NFL Player & ESPN Analyst

Former Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice; Advocate for Oppressed in Legal System; Criminal & Civil Law Attorney

Expert on Terrorism, Safety, & Security; Author

Award-Winning Motivational Speaker on Maximizing your Personal & Professional Potential; Media Personality, Bestselling Author of "An Attitude of Excellence"