KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Children's Books Author & Illustrator Known for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

Award-Winning Comedian, Writer & Actor; Author of The Best-Selling Memoir "The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)"

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "Red, White & Royal Blue"

Leadership Development & Empowerment Speaker; Customer Experience Expert; Founder & President of the Latina Leadership Collective; Author of Bilingual Children's Books

President & CEO of the Opportunity Institute, Former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Bill Clinton, Co-Founder of Nueva Vista Group

6x Emmy Award Winner; Children's Book Author & Creator of the "Arthur" Book & PBS TV Series; Advocate for Children's Literacy

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

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Activist

Contemporary Crime & Supernatural Fiction Author , Known for "The Ridge" & "An Honest Man"

Motivational Business Transformation Speaker; Team Building Coach; Empowerment Speaker on Mindset & Mindfulness; Author of "Without A Voice: A Woman's Journey to Resiliency"

New York Times Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Children's Musician & Original Author of the "Pete the Cat" Series

Mother Teresa Award Winner, Anti-Trafficking Expert & Human Rights Activist

Best-Selling Author of the "Goosebumps" Series; Emmy-Award Winning TV Show & Film Producer

Community Organizer; Journalist; Political Activist & President, Founder of Know Thy Self Productions

Poet, Educator, Actor & Community Organizer

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

Hispanic Communications Expert, Business Speaker & Author