KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Retired Lt. Colonel, US Air Force; America's First Latina Fighter Pilot; Executive Director, San Antonio Chapter of Women in Aviation International; STEM Advocate

Leadership Expert on Leveraging Change to Accelerate Innovation; Corporate Trailblazer, C-Suite Executive & Board Member; Former Rocket Scientist at NASA, Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA

Media Executive, Startup Investor, Founder of Bedford Books, Women's Empowerment Speaker & Best-Selling Author of "The Myth of the Nice Girl"

President & CEO of the Opportunity Institute; Former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Bill Clinton; Co-Founder of Nueva Vista Group; Public Policy Consultant in Education, Immigration & Civic Engagement

Aerospace Engineer & Former NASA Rocket Scientist; Comedian, Actor, Emcee, Writer, and Producer

Community Leader; Education Advocate; CEO of Alvarado Construction & National Women's Hall of Famer; First Latino Owner of a Major League Baseball Team

Globally-Minded, C-Suite Executive; Member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association; Former EVP & COO of Sam’s Club

31st Governor of New Mexico, Prosecutor, Educational Reformer

Latina Founder & Executive Director of L.O.V.E. Mentoring; Social Entrepreneur & Changemaker

Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Castelion; Former White House Executive Director & CBS News Analyst; Founder of Impacto Group

Leadership Development & Empowerment Speaker; Customer Experience Expert; Founder of the Institute of Leadership & Culture; Author of Bilingual Children's Books

Former Treasurer of the United States; CEO of Red River Associates; Founder & CEO of EMPOWERMENT 2026 and Chair of America 250

Body Positivity Speaker; Author of "Be Beautiful, Be You" & "Dare to Be Kind"; Once Labeled "The World's Ugliest Woman"

Peruvian-American Explorer & Mountaineer; Founder and CEO of Courageous Girls; Author of "In the Shadow of the Mountain"

Social Entrepreneur, Global Activist & Inspirational Speaker; Founder & CEO of We Are All Human

Leadership Speaker, Bestselling Author, Consultant & Board Certified Corporate Coach; CEO of Marilyn Tam & Co.; Founder & Executive Director of Us Foundation

Entrepreneur & International Franchise Pioneer; Founder of Auntie Anne’s; Author of "Twist of Faith"

Senior Executive; Entrepreneur; Transformational Leadership Keynote Speaker on Performance, Inclusion & Culture; Author of "Dream Big!"

E-Commerce Expert in Luxury & Fashion; Co-Founder of Gilt, CEO of GLAMSQUAD, Managing Partner of Clerisy

3-Time Daytime Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author & Breast Cancer Survivor