KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

President & CEO of the Opportunity Institute, Former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Bill Clinton, Co-Founder of Nueva Vista Group

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

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

Community Organizer, Journalist, Political Activist, President & Founder of Know Thy Self Productions

Motivational Speaker; Author of "Lizzie Beautiful" & "Be Beautiful, Be You;" Once Labeled "The World's Ugliest Woman"

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Media Entrepreneur, Author & Political Analyst for CBS News

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Mother Teresa Award Winner, Anti-Trafficking Expert & Human Rights Activist

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Trendspotter & Leading Pollster

Community Leader; Education Advocate; CEO of Alvarado Construction & National Women's Hall of Famer; First Latino Owner of a Major League Baseball Team

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, American Ballet Theatre Alum & Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Internationally Recognized Voices for Quality Education and Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"

Communications Strategist, Investigative Journalist, Cross-Cultural Communications Trainer & Researcher

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Iranian Poet, Journalist & Author

Widow of Journalist Daniel Pearl