KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Canadian Journalist & Author of Mystery Novels; Known for the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

Award-winning Novelist, Poet & Social Activist

Fiction & Non-Fiction Author; Best Known for "The Red Tent" and "The Boston Girl"

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

Bestselling Author, Storytelling Coach, Marketing and Communications Consultant & Teacher

Author Known for "The Best Minds"; Editorial Director of Nextbook

Holocaust Survivor, Therapist, NYT Bestselling Author & Author of "The Daughter of Auschwitz"

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

Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Finalist; Author of Easy Beauty; Associate Professor & Director of Nonfiction MFA at Columbia University

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"

Comedian & Host of "Late Night with Seth Meyers"; Former Head Writer for "Saturday Night Live"

Olympic Gold Medalist & Fitness Expert

Co-Founder of MIT Initiative on Digital Economy, MIT Research Scientist, Author

TV Personality & Fashion Designer; Best Known for "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"