KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women; Author of "Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History"

Consumer Advocate, Lawyer & Author; Former Independent Presidential Candidate

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

Academic Economist & Author; Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences & Professor of Economics at Brown University

Founder of Wikipedia; Internet Entrepreneur and Wiki Pioneer

Former Senior Economist, Committee for Economic Development, The Conference Board

Political Scientist & Economist; Professor at Georgetown University

Award-Winning Author, Filmmaker, Research Professor

EGOT Winning Musician, Producer & Philanthropist

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Presidential Historian; Author of "American Lion," "And There Was Light," & "The Soul of America"

Founder of The Cold War Museum; Historian, Author & Son of Famous U-2 Pilot

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author & Former Democratic Candidate for President; Founder of The Forward Party

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

Advocacy Expert; Founder of Chasing Hope Foundation & Author of "Chasing Hope...Navigating the World of the Special Needs Child"

Professor in American Politics, Author & Podcaster

Professor of English at UCLA, Literary Critic & Specialist in Medieval Literature

President & Chief Operating Officer of the Skoll Foundation

Public Historian, Equity Advocate & Award-Winning Author Known for "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells"

Columnist for The New York Times & Bestselling Author of "Rise of ISIS"; Former Constitutional Litigator & Past President of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

Nobel Prize Winner & Renowned Economist; Professor at Columbia University