KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Internationally Recognized Voice for Quality Education & Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; " Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home"

Rwandan Genocide Survivor & Motivational Speaker; Author, "Left to Tell" & "Led by Faith"; Recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Reconciliation & Peace Award

Humanitarian, Children's Rights Advocate, Journalist & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Peace Activist, Humanitarian of the Year, Founder of Rose Mapendo Foundation

Actress Known for "Eve's Bayou," "The Great Debaters" & "True Blood"

Widow of Journalist Daniel Pearl

Highest Ranking African American Woman in the US Navy

Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Activist & Humanitarian; NYT Bestselling Author of her Memoir "The Beauty of Living Twice"

Iranian-American Writer, Middle Eastern Women’s Rights Advocate, Guggenheim Fellow

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist & Executive Producer; Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside"

Public Interest Attorney & Social Justice Advocate; President of Voices For Progress

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Director; Philanthropist & Founder of the Eva Longoria Foundation; Advocate for the Hispanic Community

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Acclaimed Actress, Political Activist, Emmy & Golden Globe Winner

Professional Tennis Player, Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Equal Pay Activist: Author & Entrepreneur

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

Retired World #1 Tennis Player & International Tennis Hall of Famer; Gay Rights Activist, Author & Cancer Surivivor

Council of Women World Leaders Co-Founder, Author, Diversity & Inclusion Expert