KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

Director, Storytelling Consultant, Former Pixar Animator, Story Artist, Creativity Expert & Author

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

Historian & Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker

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

Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author, Host of Brad Meltzer’s "Lost History" & Brad Meltzer’s "Decoded" on the History Channel

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

Award-Winning Actor, Literacy Advocate & Pop Culture Icon; Star of "Roots" & "Star Trek: The Next Generation"; Host of "Reading Rainbow"

Emmy-Winning Writer & Producer for "The Simpsons;" Innovation & Creativity Speaker

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Transcultural Novels & Memoirs

Exonerated Five Member, Criminal Justice Advocate, Entrepreneur

Legendary Children's Horror Author & Storyteller; Creator of "Goosebumps" & "Fear Street"; Guinness World Record Best-Selling Author

Tony Award-Winning Actor, Arts Advocate, Broadway Star

Emmy-Award Winning Director, Writer & Filmmaker

New York City Councilman, Member of "The Exonerated Five" & Advocate for Police Reform; Author, "Better, Not Bitter"

NYT Bestselling Author, Transgender Rights Activist & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs; Writer, Director & Producer Known for "Pose"

Director, Screenwriter & Producer Known for "Liar, Liar," "Bruce Almighty" & "Ace Ventura"; Author, "Life's Operating Manual"

Writer & Producer Best Known for "Parks & Recreation," "The Simpsons," and "Everybody Loves Raymond"

Activist, Multimedia Artist, Musician & Filmmaker; Director of "Whose Streets?"

New York Times-Bestselling Author, Journalist & Filmmaker; Executive Producer of "60 Minutes"; Emmy Award-Winning Founder of True Story Productions