KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Stand-Up Comedian, Actress & Host of "To Be Continued" Podcast

Former NASA Astronaut & Engineer; Author of "Reaching for the Stars"

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

Renowned American Labor Leader & Civil Rights Activist; Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers of America; First Latina Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame; Two-Time U.S. Presidential Award Recipient

Editor-In-Chief of Elle Magazine & "Project Runway" Judge; Alzheimer's Awareness & Prevention Advocate

Host of Food Network’s "Girl Meets Farm," Cookbook Author & Blogger

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Author of "My America"; Executive Producer at Food & Wine Magazine

Chef & James Beard Award-Winning Host of "Pati's Mexican Table" & the PBS Docuseries "La Frontera"

Retired Gymnast, Olympic Gold Medalist & Emmy Award-Winning Event Analyst; NYT Bestselling Author of "I Got This"

Award-Winning News & Investigative Journalist; Anchor & Executive Producer of NPR's "Latino USA"; Author of "Once I Was You"

Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & Cancer Survivor

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Celebrity Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & TV Host

Author & Culinary Historian

Founder & CEO of BuzzBallz, the Only Woman-Owned Distillery, Winery & Brewery in the United States

James Beard Award-Winning Mixologist Credited With the Revival of the Cocktail; Author of "The Craft of the Cocktail"

Generative AI Product Design Pioneer; Founder & CEO of Vibes Ai, Founder & Fellow of A.I. Design Corps & Host of "DesignedBy.Show" Podcast

James Beard Award-Winning Chef; Owner of Pizzeria Lola, Hello Pizza & Young Joni

Actress Known for "Jane the Virgin" & "Encanto"; Immigration Reform Advocate & Ambassador for the Immigration Resource Center

Former Treasurer of the United States, Trustee at Jesse Ball duPont Fund & Advisor at Inter-American Development Bank