KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Best-Selling Author Known for the "Goosebumps" Series

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Award-Winning Journalist & Television Producer; Breast Cancer Survivor

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

Host of History Channel’s "Lost History" & "Brad Meltzer’s Decoded;" New York Times Best-Selling Author

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

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

CEO & Chief Lifestyle Designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide; Supermodel & Health Advocate

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author

#1 New York Times Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Children's Musician & Original Author of the "Pete the Cat" Series

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, American Ballet Theatre Alum & Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Neuroscientist, Mental Health Advocate & Actress Known for "The Big Bang Theory"

Educator, Psychotherapist, Author & Humorist; Authority on Stress & Coping; Ethics & Social Media Professor at Purdue University

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Doctor, New York Times Bestselling Author, Medical Contributor & Host of "The Doctors"

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"