KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Public School Educator & TED Speaker; Consultant on Race, Education, Gender and Equity

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

Managing Director of Uncommon Schools & Author of "Teach Like a Champion"

Co-Founder & Executive Director of UrbEd Inc., Advocate for Public Education & Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar

2019 National Teacher of the Year

Founder of the Tinkering School & Brightworks School; Author of "50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do"

Former Chief Education Evangelist at Google

Educator & Author of "The Book Whisperer" and "Reading in the Wild"

Author & Educator; Innovative Teaching, Learning and Leadership Consultant

Principal; Motivational Speaker on Education and Excellence in the Classroom

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools

International Leader in Education Technology & Author of NYT Bestseller "Who Owns the Learning?", Founder of November Learning

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Former Director of Professional Learning & Curriculum Design at Mindset Works

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

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author