KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Theoretical Physicist & Gravitational Wave Pioneer; Nobel Prize in Physics Laureate; Author of "Black Holes & Time Warps"; Feynman Professor Emeritus at Caltech

Cosmologist, Professor of Physics & Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton and Author of "Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide"

Comedian, Television Host, New York Times Best-Selling author & Advocate

Award-Winning Author & Writer

Award-Winning Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

Original MTV VJ; SiriusXM Host; Bestselling Author; Cancer Survivor & Animal Rights Activist

Novelist & Freelance Journalist, Known for "Choke" and "Fight Club"

Award-Winning Author, Filmmaker, Research Professor

7x Bestselling Author & Award-Winning Journalist; TED Top Speaker; Curious Explorer of Science & the Human Body

Co-Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

Bestselling Author, Former Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief, Suspense Novelist

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author Known for "The Color Purple"; Social Justice Activist

Award-Winning Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; Known for "The Liars' Club"; Peck Professor of Literature at Syracuse University

Adventurer, Television Personality & Author; Host of 'Expedition Unknown'

Award-Winning Astrophysicist & Astrobiologist; Director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell

Coach, Educator, Author & Entrepreneur; Founder & Chairman of the Coach Ken Carter Foundation; Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

'Main Street' Columnist for The Wall Street Journal; Former Editorial Page Editor of The New York Post; Former White House Speechwriter

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, Filmmaker & Author

NASCAR Champion, Hall of Fame Inductee, Racing Analyst

Paralympic Medalist, World Record Holder, DEI Advocate & Motivational Speaker; Author of "Leap of Faith"