KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Civil Rights Activist, Sexual Abuse Victim Advocate & Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; Founder & CEO of Rise; Member of Blue Origin's All-Women Spaceflight

Visual Effects Supervisor at Pixar Animation Studios; Academy Award Winner; STEM Advocate

Women's Advocate & Founding Tech Trailblazer; Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE

Entrepreneur, Technologist, Investor, Impact Leader & Co-Founder of the Malala Fund & Our Place

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Endurance Athlete & Long-Distance Swimmer; Author of "Find a Way"; Sports Journalist for NPR & ABC

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist; Cancer Survivor & CEO of Salto Health; Author and Broadcaster

Sports Business Innovator, Former Professional Athlete & Bestselling Author; President Emerita of WNBA; Commissioner of the Upshot League

Global Nonviolence & Peace Advocate; CEO at The King Center; Author of "Hard Questions, Heart Answers"; Civil Rights Leader

Former Treasurer of the United States; CEO of Red River Associates; Founder & CEO of EMPOWERMENT 2026 and Chair of America 250

Tennis Champion & Sports Icon; Pioneering Gender Equality Advocate

Olympic Legend & American Record-Holder in the Long Jump; Philanthropist & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

First Female F-14 Fighter Pilot in the U.S. Navy; Leadership Development Expert, High-Performance Teamwork Authority, Author & Business Consultant

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

Track & Field Athlete, Olympic Champion, 12-Time Gold Medalist at the World Championships & US Olympic Hall of Famer; Co-Founder of Saysh

WNBA Champion & 4x Olympic Gold Medalist; Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You" and "From the Court to the Boardroom"; Co-Founder, The Lockwood Group

Renowned American Labor Leader & Civil Rights Activist; Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers of America; First Latina Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame; Two-Time U.S. Presidential Award Recipient

Actress & Artist Best Known for Portraying Nessarose in "Wicked;" Advocate for Disability Representation in Hollywood

CEO & Founder of Diversability; Social Impact Entrepreneur, Podcaster & Disability Advocate

Health Tech Advisor, Investor & Journalist; Moderator for Future of Health, Technology and Policy Panels; Author of "The Storyteller's Advantage: How Powerful Narratives Make Businesses Thrive"