KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Former International Model; Activist & UNICEF Ambassador; Known for Wearing a Hijab; Somalian Refugee

Palestinian-American Actress, Writer & Comedian; Disability & Anti-Cyber Bullying Advocate

Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States; Political & Diversity Activist; Skokie Board of Education Member

Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Exiled Iranian Activist & Judge; Involved in Woman, Life, Freedom Movement; Human Rights Advocate

Iranian Visual Artist; Focuses on Social, Cultural & Religious Codes of Muslim Societies

Expert on Women, Power & Leadership, Leading Activist, Bestselling Author; Former President of Planned Parenthood

Former US Special Advisor on International Disability Rights; Founder, CEO of Sara Minkara LLC & Empowerment Through Integration

Emmy & Peabody Award-Winning Journalist; Co-Anchor on PBS NewsHour

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

Syrian-American Muslim Storytelling Activist, TEDx Speaker & Slam Poet

Activist, Mental Health Advocate & Co-Founder & Head of Education at FEMINIST; Bestselling Author of "Read This to Get Smarter"

Author, Activist & Entrepreneur; Founder of Muslimgirl.com; Known for "MuslimGirl: A Coming of Age"

Olympic Medalist in Fencing, Entrepreneur, Activist, Bestselling Author & Women's Empowerment Speaker

Engineer, Social Advocate, Writer

Global Health, Sustainability & Gender Equity Advocate, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, UN High-Level Commissioner, Director of Global Policy at the Gates Foundation

Human Rights Activist & Middle Eastern Reform Advocate; Founder of Arabs for Israel; Author & Speaker on Religious Extremism

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

Award-Winning Journalist; Founder of Katie Couric Media; Co-Founder of Stand Up to Cancer

Peace Activist, Humanitarian of the Year, Founder of Rose Mapendo Foundation

Founder of The Webby Awards; Award-Winning Artist, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist