KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Novelist, Poet, Critic & Distinguished Professor of English at Brooklyn College

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

Award-Winning Novelist, Poet & Children's Book Author; Known for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

Award-Winning Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author Known for "The Color Purple"; Social Justice Activist

Award-Winning Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; Known for "The Liars' Club"; Peck Professor of Literature at Syracuse University

Olympic Gold Medalist & Fitness Expert

Renowned Formual 1 Racing Driver & Two-Time Indianapolis 500 Winner

Transgender Model, Activist & Artist; Director of the Award-Winning Film "The Beauty of Being Deaf"

Futurist Advancing Digital Transformation and Human-Tech Balance

Business Leader & Corporate Trainer; Author of "Who Made These Stupid Rules?"; Sales & Marketing Growth Innovator

Comedian & Writer for "Late Night with Seth Meyers'; First Black Woman to Write for a Late-Night Network Talk Show; Co-Author, "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey"

Stand-Up Comedian, Bestselling Author & Podcast Host Known for "2 Dope Queens"

Award-Winning Actor, Comedian, Writer, Director & Producer; Bestselling Author; Known for "The Office" & "The Mindy Project"

TV Personality, Entrepreneur, Actress, Author & Speaker on Domestic Violence

Actor & Producer Known for "Grey's Anatomy"; Racing Driver & Co-Founder of Dempsey Racing; Founder, The Dempsey Center

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

Hair & Beauty Expert, Author, Television Personality; Known for Netflix's Emmy Award-Winning "Queer Eye"; Host of the "Getting Better" Podcast

Legendary Olympic Swimmer; Third Athlete to Win Nine Olympic Gold Medals

Olympic Gold Medalist; Co-Founder of Beard Swim Company; Bestselling Author of "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"