KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Lawyer, Judge & Television Personality; Host of "The Verdict"

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

Human Rights Activist, Social Impact Strategist & Trainer; Worldwide Strategic Initiative Lead-Education at Apple

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker

Educator & Literacy Advocate; Author of "Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain"

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer & American Ballet Theatre Alum

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Founder & CEO of Mindsteps Inc.; Bestselling Author; Expert on Helping Educators Use Their Tools to Build Better Schools

Spiritual Life Coach, Bestselling Author & Award-Winning Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist Educator & Author

Sociologist, Best-Selling Author, Comedian

Human Rights Activist, Episcopal Priest, Anti-Apartheid Advocate

Internationally Recognized Voice for Quality Education & Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"

Actress Known for "Eve's Bayou," "The Great Debaters" & "True Blood"

Activist, Philanthropist, Founder of The Angelrock Project

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Ambassador of Inspiration

Olympic Legend & American Record-Holder in the Long Jump; Philanthropist & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation