KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

New York Times Bestselling Author, Child Welfare Activist & Foster Care Advocate

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Counselor, Comedian & Expert on Foster Care, Resilience and Personal Growth; Bestselling Author of "A Child Called 'It'"

Mental Health Professional, Hip Hop Artist & Foster Care Expert; Former President of Foster Care Alumni of America

Founder of Comfort Cases & Foster Care Advocate; Host of "Fostering Change" Podcast

Abduction Survivor, News Correspondent, Child Safety Activist & Bestselling Author of "My Story"

Award-Winning Victim’s Rights Expert, Advocate and Bestselling Author

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

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

Renowned Author & Lecturer Known for His Influential Work in Education, Parenting & Human Behavior

Co-Authors of "Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love"

Youtuber & Social Media Influencer Known as The "Internet’s Dad"; Author of "Dad, How Do I?"

Two-Time War Veteran, Entrepreneur & Award-Winning Musician; Resilience Expert

Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Successful Businessman & Oil & Gas Expert; Actor, Author, Survivor & Motivational Speaker

Child Psychologist & Children's Author; Associate Director of the Child Trauma Research Program at the University of California, San Francisco; Director of Dissemination and Implementation for Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

Author, Psychologist & Expert on Violence & Children; Senior Faculty Fellow at the Center for the Human Rights of Children at Loyola University

NFL Super Bowl Champion, Founder of Oher Foundation, Bestselling Author

Leadership Behavior & Trauma Expert; Author, Thought Leader & Creator of The Social Emotional Alphabet; Founder & CEO of Heidy with a Why

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

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