KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

Bestselling & Newberry Honor Author; Known for "Echo," "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

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

Award-Winning & NYT Bestselling Children's Book Author & Illustrator Known for "Dreamers"

New York Times Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Children's Musician & Original Author of the "Pete the Cat" Series

Best-Selling Author of the "Goosebumps" Series; Emmy-Award Winning TV Show & Film Producer

Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, "The Virgin Suicides," "Middlesex," and "The Marriage Plot"

Six-Time Emmy Award Winner; Children's Book Author & Creator of the "Arthur" Book & PBS TV Series; Advocate for Children's Literacy

Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker, Novelist & Best-Selling Non-Fiction Author; Best Known for "Mindhunter"

Award-Winning Novelist, Poet & Children's Book Author; Known for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

Bestselling & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist & Short Story Writer

Best-Selling Author & Journalist

Psychotherapist, Corporate Mental Wellness Consultant & Burnout Prevention Expert

Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer & Podcast Host; Known for Offbeat Sense of Humor

Decorated Veteran, Former POW, Resilience Expert

Actress, Emmy Award-Winning Host, New York Times Bestselling Author, Spokesperson & Entrepreneur

Renowned Architect; Lead Designer of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Founder of Constellation Research, AI Expert, Author

President of Global Affairs & Co-Head Goldman Sachs Global Institute at Goldman Sachs; New York Times Bestselling Author