Higher Education Speakers

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

Growth Mindset and Improvement Expert; Co-Founder & CEO of Mindset Works

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education; Social Justice Advocate; Youth Engagement & Education Reform Expert

Inspirational Speaker, Life Strategist & Author

President of Wesleyan University & Author of "Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters"

CEO of the Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Served as Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Professor of Law at Yale Law School: Author of "Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America"

Former World #1 Professional Tennis Player & Sports Icon; Advocate for Women's Equality

Former CEO, Whole Foods Market

"The Science Guy"; Science Communicator, TV Presenter & Mechanical Engineer; Climate Change Activist

Serial Entrepreneur, Author & Producer

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Author & Political Analyst

Winner of "Survivor" Africa, 2x Cancer Survivor, Stem Cell Transplant Recipient, Social Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Cancer Research Advocate, Former Pro Soccer Player, Sports Broadcaster & TV Personality

Former Administrator of NASA & Astronaut; Retired United States Marine Corps General

Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Columnist & Political Commentator

African-American Preacher & Activist; Foremost Civil Rights Leader; Radio Host on SiriusXM Urban View

Former Poet Laureate of the United States & Consultant to the Library of Congress

Historian and Bestselling Author

Lead Singer and Rhythm Guitarist of the Rock Band Hootie & the Blowfish

TV Personality & Fashion Designer; Best Known for "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"