KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Co-Founder & Executive Director of UrbEd Inc., Advocate for Public Education & Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Former NFL Football Player, Successful Businessman & Life Coach

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

Public School Educator & TED Speaker

Founder of Oher Foundation for Disadvantaged Youth; Former NFL Player for Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans & Carolina Panthers; Super Bowl 47 Champion; Story Told in Movie "The Blind Side"

Motivational Speaker, Author & Inspiration for the Award-Winning Film "Rudy"

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Civil Rights Activist, Television Personality

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Scholar, Author & Original "Freedom Writer"

Temple University Professor, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"