Children's Authors Speakers

Retired Professional Basketball Player; Named National Player of the Year, First-Team All-America, ACC Player of the Year & Olympic Gold Medalist

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Author & Producer; Best Known for "The Help" & "Hidden Figures"

Paralympic Sit-Skier & Wheelchair Track Athlete; Children's Author; Founder, One Revolution & Nametags

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" and "The Giver"

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator Known for "Thank You, Mr. Falker"; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

Head Football Coach at University of Northern Colorado; Former NFL Wide Receiver & Co-Founder of Dare to Play Football Camp For Children with Down Syndrome

Actress, Voice Artist, Activist, Author & Investor

Professional Surfer & Shark Attack Survivor; Inspiration for the Film "Soul Surfer"

Former Professional Baseball Player; Cancer Survivor, Arm Amputee & Author of "Comeback"

Pastor, Counselor & Author of "The 5 Love Languages" Series; Authority on Love & Human Relationships

Children's Book Author; Creator of "Arthur"; Advote for Children's Literacy

Education Policy Advisor, Children’s Book Author, Film Producer & Public Servant

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Children's Author; Retired Defensive End in the NFL

Olympic Gold Medalist, Health Advocate & Cancer Survivor

Immigration Reform Activist & Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Jane The Virgin"

Retired World No. 1 Tennis Player & International Tennis Hall of Famer; Winner of 22 Grand Slam Titles & Olympic Gold Medalist

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

Trailblazing Model, Entrepreneur, TV Host & Body Positivity Advocate; Co-Host, "Side Hustlers"; Author, "A New Model" & "A Kid's Book About Beauty"

International Child Welfare Advocate, Master of Social Work, Foster Parent & Author of the Best-Selling Memoir "Three Little Words"

Associate Director & Dissemination Director of the Child Trauma Research Program at the University of California, San Francisco