KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Associate Professor of Humanities; Road Scholar for Illinois Humanities; Encourages Individual Self-Reflection & Personal Storytelling

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

Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor of City & Regional Planning & Sociology, University of Pennsylvania; Authority on Urban Planning & Housing Policy

Sociolinguistic Researcher & Author of "Language and Learning in the Digital Age"; Emeritus Regents Professor at Arizona State University

Science & Technology Policy Leader, Former Deputy Assistant to President Joe Biden & Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Educator; Author; Creator of Project GRIT; Professor of Sociology; Advocate for Marginalized Minority Youth

Leading Poverty Researcher & William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology & Public Affairs at Princeton University; PI of the Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study

Professor of Sociology at Duke University & Author of "Racism without Racists"

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Singer & Producer; Television & Podcast Host

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

Award-Winning, Multiple Bestselling Author; Known for "Postmortem" & the Kay Scarpetta Series; Forensic Thriller & Crime Novelist

Publisher of SUCCESS Magazine, Best-Selling Author, Expert in Leadership & Productivity

Legendary Producer, Director & Screenwriter; Founder of American Zoetrope

Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Founder of Grameen Bank, Microcredit Pioneer