KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Children's Writer; Best Known for Picture Books Created with the Illustrator Lane Smith

International Award-Winning NYT Bestselling Novelist; Known for Her Work in Science Fiction & Fantasy

British Psychological Crime Thriller Author

New York Times Bestselling Children's Author; Known for the "Bad Kitty" Series

Children's Author, Best Known For "Mockingbird"

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

TV Personality, Entrepreneur, Actress, Author & Speaker on Domestic Violence

Actor & Producer Known for "Grey's Anatomy"; Racing Driver & Co-Founder of Dempsey Racing; Founder, The Dempsey Center

Literacy Advocate, Author & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Hair & Beauty Expert, Author, Television Personality; Known for Netflix's Emmy Award-Winning "Queer Eye"; Host of the "Getting Better" Podcast

Legendary Olympic Swimmer; Third Athlete to Win Nine Olympic Gold Medals

Olympic Gold Medalist; Co-Founder of Beard Swim Company; Bestselling Author of "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"

Comedian & Host of "Late Night with Seth Meyers"; Former Head Writer for "Saturday Night Live"

Olympic Gold Medalist & Fitness Expert

Co-Founder of MIT Initiative on Digital Economy, MIT Research Scientist, Author

TV Personality & Fashion Designer; Best Known for "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"

Olympic Legend & American Record-Holder in the Long Jump; Philanthropist & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate