KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, Filmmaker & Author

Award-Winning Writer, Former Broadway Dancer

Tony Award-Winning Actor, Playwright & Voice Actor Known for "Hairspray" & "Mulan"

Full Time Artist at Chinaka Hodge, Inc; Poet, Filmmaker, Playwright

Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright, Screenwriter, Latinx Arts Advocate

Playwright, Journalist & Host of NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" Podcast

Multi-Award-Winning, Iconic Actor; Known for "The Godfather," "Scent of a Woman," "Scarface" & "Dog Day Afternoon"; Method Actor & Former Student of the Actors Studio

Keynote Speaker on Burnout, Adaptation, Emotional Resilience & Neurodivergent Support

Olympic Bronze Medalist & Author of "Swimming Out of Water: How An Olympian's Struggle Inspired Breakthrough Discoveries in Health and Well-Being"

Television & Film Celebrity Chef; Co-Founder of Kogi BBQ; Bestselling Author

Actress, Feminist, Author, Political Activist, Former Fashion Model & Fitness Advocate

Award-Winning Journalist, Best-Selling Author, Health & Wellness Advocate; Former TV Host of "Good Morning America"

Wellness Chef, Cultural Intelligence Architect & Co-Founder of Heritage Space Food

Social Entrepreneur Fighting Poverty, Founder & CEO of Acumen Fund; Author, "The Blue Sweater" & "Manifesto for a Moral Revolution"

Arm Amputee Resulting From a Workplace Accident; Safety Expert; Motivational & Inspirational Leader

Host, Actor, Producer, Bestselling Author

Actor, Bestselling Author, Advocate & Wounded U.S. Army Veteran; Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Optimism

Former All-Star for the Charlotte Hornets & NBA Ambassador; Founder of the Muggsy Bogues Family Foundation

Author of "Getting Things Done", Productivity Expert, Executive Coach

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