Illustration Speakers

Director, Storytelling Consultant, Former Pixar Animator, Story Artist, Creativity Expert & Author

Children's Books Author & Illustrator Known for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

Transgender Rights Activist; Animator, Illustrator & Youtuber

Intersex Activist, Artist & Animator

Award-Winning Animator, Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Songwriter; Creator of the Emmy-Nominated, GLAAD & Peabody Award-Winning "Steven Universe"

Cuban-American Artist, Author & Musician

Co-Author of "No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotion at Work"

Founder & CEO of Marketoonist

Award -Winning Chinese-American Graphic Novelist & Comic Book Author; Known for "Dragon Hoops" & "American Born Chinese"

Six-Time Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator; Best Known for "Uptown," "I, Too, Am America" & "Rosa"

Filmmaker, Consultant & Social Entrepreneur Working at the Intersection of Mental Health Care, Storytelling & Technology

Award-Winning & NYT Bestselling Children's Book Author & Illustrator Known for "Dreamers"

Noted Children's Author & Illustrator; Known for "The Mitten," "The Hat" & "Gingerbread Baby"

Two-Time Emmy® Nominated Writer, Producer & Director; Expert on Creative Self-Development & Potential, Storyteller

Journalist, Co-Creator of Baldo Comic Strip & TV Show

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Writer & Illustrator; Data Editor at The Guardian US; Author of Visual Data Books

Eisner Award-Winning Cartoonist Known for the "Star Wars: Darth Vader and Son" & "Star Wars: Jedi Academy" Series

Writer, Illustrator & Creator of the "Wait But Why" Blog

Author and Illustrator of the Graphic Novels "Smile" and "Drama"

Acclaimed Author & Illustrator; Professor of the First Children's Book Writing Course Offered at Columbia University