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

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

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

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

Award-Winning Journalist & Television Producer; Breast Cancer Survivor

Poet, Educator, Publisher & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

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

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

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

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Internationally Recognized Graffiti Artist, Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author of "Unthink"

International Leader in Education Technology & Author of NYT Bestseller "Who Owns the Learning?", Founder of November Learning

Award-Winning Journalist, Best-Selling Author, Health & Wellness Advocate

Children's Books Author & Illustrator; Best Known as the Author of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

New York Times Best-Selling Author Known for "Waiting to Exhale" & "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"

Neuroscientist & Actress, Known For "The Big Bang Theory"

Best-Selling Author, Screenwriter & Lecturer

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