KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Poet, Artist, Essayist & Author; Known for "Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk"

Black Trans Queer Poet & Educator; Author of "And Then I Got Fired"

Founder & Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS, Inc., Radio Personality, Storyteller & Podcast Host

Professor at Michigan State University, Poet & Writer; Author of "Inventing Imaginary Worlds, From Childhood Play to Adult Creativity"

President and CEO at Valencia College

Transformation Expert, Author, Communications Specialist

Internationally Acclaimed Poet, Comedian, Public Speaker, & Actor; Known for "Beyond the Gender Binary" and "BIOLOGY!" Comedy Special

Poet, Bestselling Author & Social Equity Advocate

Global Care & Community Speaker; Award-Winning Author of "Man Up: Reimagining Modern Manhood"

Award-Winning Poet' Displacement & Belonging Advocate; Author of "Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth"

Actor, Founder of bluapple Poetry Network, Former Athlete

Fiction Writer Known for "The Son" and "American Rust"

Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Columbia University; Author Known for "At Night We Walk in Circles" & "Lost City Radio"

Young Poet, Educator, Performer, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

Award-Winning Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

Former Professional Tennis Player, World-Renowned Tennis Coach & Analyst for ESPN

Environment & Education Advocate; Former Democratic Senator of California

Stand-Up Comedian, Actress & Impressionist; Former Cast Member on "Saturday Night Live"

CEO & Co-founder of AfterBuzz TV; Former E! News Co-Anchor; Best-selling Author, Journalist & Type-1 Diabetic

Emmy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Sex and the City" & "And Just Like That..."; LGBTQ Rights & Public Education Advocate