KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Historian at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Rocketeer & Author

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

Cold War Historian & Author

Professor in American Politics, Author & Podcaster

Professor of English at UCLA, Literary Critic & Specialist in Medieval Literature

Sociologist, Author & Professor of Sociology; Academic Director, National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity; Podcast Co-Host, "Professor-ing"

Professor of History, Teaching & Technology; Known as the "Tattooed Professor"

Author & Historian

Environmental Writer & University of Montana Professor Emeritus

Scholar, Author, & Educator; Director of The Dakota Institute

James Beard Awardee & Michelin-Starred Chef; Founder of Momofuku

Legal Historian & First Amendment Scholar; Aliber Family Chair in Law at University of Iowa; Author of "Actual Malice"

Actor, Bestselling Author, Advocate & Wounded U.S. Army Veteran; Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Optimism

Former All-Star for the Charlotte Hornets & NBA Ambassador; Founder of the Muggsy Bogues Family Foundation

Author of "Getting Things Done", Productivity Expert, Executive Coach

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

Motivational Speaker for At-Risk Youth; Authority on Development Soft Skills & Empowerment; Managing Partner of Soft Skills for STEM (S3TEM)

Former NFL Football Player; Vietnam Veteran & Purple Heart Recipient; Inspiring Veteran's Advocate

English Journalist & NYT Bestselling Author Known for "The Bedford Boys" & "The Longest Winter"; Honorary Colonel in the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division

Chef, NYT Bestselling Author & Emmy-Nominated Host of Netflix's "Queer Eye" & "No Taste Like Home"