KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

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

Education Expert, Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

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

Milken Educator Award-Winning School Leadership & Classroom Equity Speaker; Bestselling Author

National Science of Reading Project Director at The Reading League

Motivational Education Speaker & Author of "Go See the Principal"

Literacy Advocate & Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners & Social Justice at UCLA

Reading Advocate, Author & Professor of Literacy Education at Kent State University

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

Professor, Author, Resilience Trainer & Teacher Advocate

Author & Phonics Specialist; Benchmark Education Company & Associate Publisher, Reycraft Books

Founder, CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Educational Consultant, Literacy Advocate & Author of "Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching"

Educator & Author of "The Book Whisperer" and "Reading in the Wild"

Managing Director of Non-Profit School Management Organization, Uncommon Schools; Author of "Teach Like a Champion" Series

Economics & Public Policy Consultant; Early Childhood Education Advocate

President of Families and Work Institute, Author, Senior Science Advisor

International Literacy Consultant

Award-Winning Entrepreneur; "Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship