KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Science Fiction Author, Cyberpunk Pioneer, Design Critic

Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, Novelist & Short-Story Writer Exploring Identity, Gender, and the Immigrant Experience; Known for "The Virgin Suicides," "Middlesex," and "The Marriage Plot"

Award-Winning Science Fiction Author, Known for "Story of Your Life" and "Exhalation"

Actor, Author, Blogger & Voice Artist; Mental Health Advocate; Known for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" & "The Big Bang Theory"

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Heft," "The Unseen World," "Long Bright River" & "The God of the Woods"; Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Temple University

Legendary Children's Horror Author & Storyteller; Creator of "Goosebumps" & "Fear Street"; Guinness World Record Best-Selling Author

Perennial Bestselling Author & Voice of Contemporary American Literature

Authority on Innovation & Leadership, Serial Entrepreneur, Venture Capital Investor; NYT Bestselling Author of "The Road to Reinvention"

World-Renowned Leadership Expert, Best-Selling Author & Podcaster

Global Technology & Healthcare Futurist; Author of "Hacking Darwin"; Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council; Founder of OneShared.World

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

NYT Bestselling Novelist Known for "Crank"

Smithsonian Institution Distinguished Scholar; Author of ""The Efficiency Paradox: What Big Data Can't Do" and "Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended Consequences"

Leading Voice on Emerging Technologies; Founder of Wired Magazine & Author

Serial Entrepreneur; Chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia, CEO & Creator of VeeFriends

International Award-Winning NYT Bestselling Novelist; Known for Her Work in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Business & Marketing Expert; Founder of the altMBA & The Akimbo Workshops; NYT Bestselling Author of "Purple Cow," "Linchpin" & "Tribes"

NYT Best-Selling Author & Podcaster Known for "All About Lulu," "Lawn Boy" & "Again and Again"

Computer Scientist, Climate Tech Investor, Clean Energy Advocate, & Award-Winning Author; Co-chair of the Energy and Environment Program at NASA Ames

Award-Winning Entrepreneur; "Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship