KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor, Author, Resilience Trainer & Teacher Advocate

2021 National Teacher of the Year; Nevada Latino Educator; Champion of Intergenerational Knowledge

Disability Advocate, Creator of "Signing the Song"

Education Activist & Entrepreneur

Wellness Facilitator & Former Clinical Associate Professor of Gifted Education at SMU

Founder & CEO of Maximize Learning

Award-Winning Author, Researcher & Expert on Educational Leadership, Literacy & Student Skill Development; Podcast Co-Host, "The Science of Reading for Grades 4-12"

Founder & CEO of Mindsteps Inc.; Bestselling Author; Expert on Helping Educators Use Their Tools to Build Better Schools

Leading Educational & Professional Development Consultant; Strategist for Helping Educators Improve Student Success

Educator, 2019 Nebraska Teacher of the Year & Mental Health Advocate

Principal, Educator & Mindfulness Advocate

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist Educator & Author

Actor, Bestselling Author, Advocate & Wounded U.S. Army Veteran; Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Optimism

Former All-Star for the Charlotte Hornets & NBA Ambassador; Founder of the Muggsy Bogues Family Foundation

Author of "Getting Things Done", Productivity Expert, Executive Coach

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

Motivational Speaker for At-Risk Youth; Authority on Development Soft Skills & Empowerment; Managing Partner of Soft Skills for STEM (S3TEM)

Former NFL Football Player; Vietnam Veteran & Purple Heart Recipient; Inspiring Veteran's Advocate

English Journalist & NYT Bestselling Author Known for "The Bedford Boys" & "The Longest Winter"; Honorary Colonel in the 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division

Chef, NYT Bestselling Author & Emmy-Nominated Host of Netflix's "Queer Eye" & "No Taste Like Home"