KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Educational Equity Proponent & Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education

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

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

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

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

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

Educator & Literacy Advocate; Author of "Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain"

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"

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

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

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

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

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

Latina Founder & Executive Director of L.O.V.E. Mentoring; Social Entrepreneur & Changemaker

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

Young Poet, Educator, Performer, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

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

Education Thought Leader; Founder & Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education

Founder & Executive Director of Novak Education Consulting; Host of "The Education Table" Podcast; Author; Teacher