KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

National Educator & Author; Former Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Motivational Speaker & Trainer on Professional Development, Workplace Wellness & Mental Health Awareness; Authority on Leadership, Education & Youth Development

Educator, Master Teacher, Psychologist, Leadership Consultant, Expert in Learning & Human Behavior; Author of "Real Talk"

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

Award-Winning Educator & Education Policy Leader; National Teacher of the Year; Senior Policy Advisor at Richmond Public Schools

Leading Educational & Professional Development Consultant; Strategist for Helping Educators Improve Student Success

Milken Educator Award-Winning School Leadership & Classroom Equity Speaker; Bestselling Author

Education Expert, Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Professor, Author, Resilience Trainer & Teacher Advocate

Award-Winning Teacher, Best-Selling Author, TEDx Speaker & Creator and Host of "Teaching Keating" Podcast

Founder & CEO of Mindsteps Inc.; Bestselling Author; Expert on Helping Educators Use Their Tools to Build Better Schools

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

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Managing Director of Non-Profit School Management Organization, Uncommon Schools; Author of "Teach Like a Champion" Series

Human Skills Expert, Advisor & Author; Former Chief Education Evangelist at Google

Education Innovation Leader & Hands-On Learning Advocate; Founder of Brightworks School & Tinkering School; Author

Motivational Education Speaker & Author of "Go See the Principal"

Expert in School Culture & Professional Development for Educators; Retired Recognized Superintendent; Bestselling Author

Urban Education Leader & School Turnaround Expert; Author of "Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard"; Former Principal at Strawberry Mansion High School