KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Best-Selling Author of the "Goosebumps" Series; Emmy-Award Winning TV Show & Film Producer

Renowned NYT Bestselling Author & Champion for Promoting Literacy; Host of "Hungry Dogs" Podcast

Bestselling Author, Film Adaptations Creator, Philanthropist

Author of the Bestselling "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" Series; Creator of "The Summer I Turned Pretty" Television Series

Children's Books Author & Illustrator Known for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author, Digital Creator, VidCon Co-Founder & Entrepreneur

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author Known for "The Color Purple"; Social Justice Activist

Former Journalist, Folksinger, Attorney & International No. 1 Bestselling Author

Award-Winning Science Fiction Author, Known for "Story of Your Life" and "Exhalation"

Contemporary Crime & Supernatural Fiction Author, Known for "The Ridge" & "An Honest Man"

Perennial Bestselling Author

International Bestselling Author, Espionage Novelist, Former Journalist

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

Bestselling Mystery & Thriller Author; Adaptation of Multiple Novels into TV Miniseries; Known for "Stay Close" & "Hold Tight"

Expert on Terrorism, Safety, & Security; Author

Award-Winning Motivational Speaker on Maximizing your Personal & Professional Potential; Media Personality, Bestselling Author of "An Attitude of Excellence"

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Author & Activist; Chicano Art Collector; Best Known for "Cheech & Chong"

Interior Designer & Host; Founder & Director of Genevieve Gorder Brand; Home Product Designer; Known For HGTV's "Dear Genevieve"