KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Author, Award-Winning Foreign & War Correspondent; Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School & Executive Director The Reckoning Project

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General & Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan

Historian, Author, Former Civilian Advisor in Iraq & Afghanistan

Ambassador of Afghanistan to the Russian Federation

Politician & Lawyer; Former Secretary of the US Navy, Former Governor of Mississippi, One-Time Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

U.S. Marine Veteran, Social Entrepreneur, Author

Historian, Journalist & Author; Director of Tricontinental Institute & Chief Editor of LeftWord Books

Chief International Correspondent, Award-Winning Journalist, Author

Award-Winning Afghan-American Journalist & Author

Retired Four-Star General, Former U.S. Special Envoy, Best-Selling Author

Geopolitical Analyst, Author, Senior Fellow at CNAS

Global Advisor, Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins & Co-Founder of emerge85 Lab

National Security & Military Analyst for CNN, Retired US Army 3-star General, Leadership Expert

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