KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

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

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

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist Educator & Author

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

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

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

Educator, Podcaster & Author of "The Innovator's Mindset" and "What Makes a Great Principal"

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

Cultural Strategist, Inclusive Teaching Advocate, Author of "Do Your Lessons Love Your Students?" & Co-Principal of Studio Pathways

Professor, Author, Resilience Trainer & Teacher Advocate

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

Inspirator, Motivator, Change Agent, Educator, Philanthropist, Doctor of Medicine & Visionary Award Finalist for PCMA

Award-Winning Author, Researcher & Expert on Educational Leadership, Literacy & Student Skill Development; Podcast Co-Host, "The Science of Reading for Grades 4-12"

Educational Consultant, Literacy Advocate & Author of "Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching"

Founder & President at 21st-Century Guide School; Child Education Specialist

Author, Youth Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation Strategist

Education Policy Advisor, Children’s Book Author, Film Producer & Public Servant

Motivational Speaker & Trainer on Professional Development, Workplace Wellness, Mental Health Awareness, Leadership, Improving Education, Youth Development & Family Enrichment; College & University Speaker, known as “Mr. I’m Possible”