KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Educational Equity Proponent & Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education

Author of "Keenagers: Telling a New Story about Aging"; Keynote Speaker, Educator, Family Caregiving & Aging Expert

Professor, Rossier School of Education; Co-Chair of PhD in Education; Director of the National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climates, USC Race and Equity Center

Education Expert, Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Navy and Marine Corps Veteran; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

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

Computer Scientist; Leader in Lifelong Learning, AI & Computational Neuroscience; Provost Professor of the University of Massachusetts

Managing Director of Non-Profit School Management Organization, Uncommon Schools; Author of "Teach Like a Champion" Series

Psychologist & Adult Development & Transformational Learning Expert; Professor Emeritus at Harvard Graduate School of Education

Harvard University Psychology Professor Widely Known as the "Mother of Mindfulness"

Leadership and Education Speaker, Author, & Dean in the School of Education and Social Work at Cedarville University

Executive Professor of the William & Mary School of Education; Best-Selling Author on Family Engagement

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide" and "Facing The Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation"; Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Founder of Two Percent; Author of "The Comfort Crisis" & "Scarcity Brain"

Associate Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio & Author of “Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education”

Director of Research & Faculty Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania; Educator, Instructional Designer & Facilitator; Co-Author of "The Great Upheaval"

Belonging Researcher, Professor of Sociology & Director of the Center for Educational Excellence at the University of San Diego; Author of "College Belonging; 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty"

Educational Consultant & Teacher; Author of "The Connected College: Leadership Strategies for Student Success" and "How to Get the Most Out of College"

Engagement & Leadership Speaker; Author of "The Humor Hack" & Founder of Mirth Management,

Founder of Equitable EDU; Education Professional Specializing in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Learning & Development Program Management Professional