KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Lawyer, Judge, Author & Television Personality; Host of "The Verdict With Judge Hatchett"

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

New York Times Bestselling Author, Child Welfare Activist & Foster Care Advocate

NFL Super Bowl Champion, Founder of Oher Foundation, Bestselling Author

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Ambassador of Inspiration

Award-Winning Educator, Advocate for Homeless Youth, Inspirational Speaker & Author of "Nobody Don't Love Nobody"

Tony Award-Winning Actor, Arts Advocate, Broadway Star

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

Sociologist, Best-Selling Author, Comedian

Motivational Speaker & Trainer on Professional Development, Workplace Wellness & Mental Health Awareness; Authority on Leadership, Education & Youth Development

Founder, CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

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

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Abduction Survivor, News Correspondent, Child Safety Activist & Bestselling Author of "My Story"

Humanitarian, Children's Rights Advocate, Journalist & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Bestselling Memoir Author, Teacher, Foster Care & Child Welfare Advocate

Human Rights Activist, BET News Correspondent & Author; Presidential Professor of Anthropology at CUNY Graduate Center

Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Successful Businessman & Oil & Gas Expert; Actor, Author, Survivor & Motivational Speaker

Youth Leadership, Education & Empowerment Advocate; Future of Work Expert; Social Entrepreneur; Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project