Blindness Speakers

Harvard-Educated Executive Dealmaker & Billion-Dollar Generator; Resilience Leader & Blind Black Diamond Skier & Author

Retired Major, First Blind Active Duty Officer in U.S. Military History & Author of "Hope Unseen"

Blind Navy Veteran; Mountain-Climber, Expert Snow Skier & White-Water Kayaker; Author of "226: How I Became the First Blind Person to Kayak the Grand Canyon"

First Ever Blind Winner of "MasterChef;" Restaurateur & Cookbook Author

First Deafblind Graduate of Harvard Law School & Bestselling Author

Two-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Blind Swimmer; Decorated Navy Wounded War Veteran; Pat Tillman Foundation Tillman Scholar

Domestic Violence Survivor, Activist, Creator & Founder of S.M.O.O.O.T.H., Inc.

Global Workplace Technology & Innovation Lead; DEI Leader; Four-Time Paralympic Medalist

2x Paralympian; Paralympic Gold Medal Winner; Social Media Influencer & Mental Health Advocate

Former US Special Advisor on International Disability Rights; Founder, CEO of Sara Minkara LLC & Empowerment Through Integration

Blind Ultra-Athlete, World Record Holder, Humanitarian & Motivational Speaker; Author of "Running into the Dark"

Blind Athlete, Author & Motivational Speaker

Blind Iranian‑American Human Rights Lawyer; Director of Disability Inclusion & Accessibility at the International Refugee Assistance Project

Founders of Hope Unseen & Veteran Advocates

Communication and Leadership Trainer; Author & Women's Basketball Analyst

Inspirational Author, Adversity Overcomer, Women's Advocate

Adventure Athlete, Spinal Cord Injury Innovator, Author

Most Accomplished Totally Blind Long & Triple Jumper in U.S. Paralympic History; Most Decorated Paralympic Long Jumper

Paratriathlete & First Blind Person to Complete an IRONMAN in Under Eleven Hours

World Champion Athlete, Award-Winning Engineer & Author of "Blind Ambition"