Education Reform Speakers

Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and Senior Fellow (Emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Clinician, Author, Education Advocate, and Mental Health Authority; President & CEO at Resiliency Inc.

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

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

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Educator & Founder of LiberatED; Social & Emotional Learning Advocate

Author & CEO of Getting Smart

Author & Educator; Innovative Teaching, Learning and Leadership Consultant

Founder & Former CEO at Wiring Growth, Facilitating a Growth Mindset

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Entrepreneur, Technologist, Investor, Impact Leader & Co-Founder of the Malala Fund

Women's Rights Advocate & Author of "Brick By Brick"

Former Democratic Senator of California

Founder of StudentsFirst & Education Reform Advocate; Former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

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

Global Leadership Director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning; Worldwide Leader & Author on Education Reform

Former Executive Director of the George Lucas Education Foundation; Author of "Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools"

Chief Academic Officer at Relay Lab Schools