KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Award-Winning & NYT Bestselling Children's Book Author & Illustrator Known for "Dreamers"

Six-Time Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator; Best Known for "Uptown," "I, Too, Am America" & "Rosa"

New York Times Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Children's Musician & Original Author of the "Pete the Cat" Series

Eisner Award-Winning Cartoonist Known for the "Star Wars: Darth Vader and Son" & "Star Wars: Jedi Academy" Series

Acclaimed Author & Illustrator; Professor of the First Children's Book Writing Course Offered at Columbia University

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

Newbery Medal-Winning Children's Book Author Known for "The Watsons Go To Birmingham 1963"; First African-American Man to Win the Newberry Medal

Psychotherapist, Corporate Mental Wellness Consultant & Burnout Prevention Expert

Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer & Podcast Host; Known for Offbeat Sense of Humor

Decorated Veteran, Former POW, Resilience Expert

Actress, Emmy Award-Winning Host, New York Times Bestselling Author, Spokesperson & Entrepreneur

Renowned Architect; Lead Designer of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Founder of Constellation Research, AI Expert, Author

President of Global Affairs & Co-Head Goldman Sachs Global Institute at Goldman Sachs; New York Times Bestselling Author

Award-Winning, Multiple Bestselling Author; Known for "Postmortem" & the Kay Scarpetta Series; Forensic Thriller & Crime Novelist

Publisher of SUCCESS Magazine, Best-Selling Author, Expert in Leadership & Productivity

Legendary Producer, Director & Screenwriter; Founder of American Zoetrope

Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Founder of Grameen Bank, Microcredit Pioneer

Former NFL Quarterback, Heisman Trophy Winner & College Football Analyst; Advocate for Autism Awareness; Known for 'Hail Mary' Pass at Boston College to Gerard Phelan to Beat Miami