Speakers from Connecticut

Award-Winning Racial Justice & Civil Rights Activist; Community Organizer

Business Leadership Expert, Consultant, Bestselling Author of "The Art of Being Indispensable at Work" & CEO of RainmakerThinking

Stand-Up Comedian & Former Writer for "Saturday Night Live"; Host of Netflix's "John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA"

Co-Founder & CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, Gun Control Advocate & Mother of Dylan Hockley

Emmy Award-Winning Actor & Film Producer; Mental Health Advocate

Senior Fellow, Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy; Co-founder of Facebook & Former Editor-in-Chief at The New Republic

Culinary Expert, Food Writer, & TV Personality; Best Known as the Host of Bravo's "Top Chef"

Style Expert and Media Maven, Former Co-Host of TLC's "What Not to Wear," New York Times Best-Selling Author, Founder & CEO of State Of Menopause

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor Known for "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"

Comedian & Writer for "Late Night with Seth Meyers'; First Black Woman to Write for a Late-Night Network Talk Show; Co-Author, "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey"

Actress Known for Portraying Veronica Lodge in "Riverdale"

Political Commentator; Television Producer & Radio Host of "The Glenn Beck Program"

Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"

Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker

Founder and Former CEO, DonorsChoose.org

Academy-Winning Actress Known for "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" & "Dead Man Walking"; Political & Social Activist

First African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; Author

Emmy & Peabody Award-Winning Comedian, Actor, Writer & Star of "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj"