KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Academic Author, Advisor, Global Trend-Watcher & Lecturer at Harvard University

Stand-Up Comedian

Author, Technologist & Economist; Lecturer at Boston University School of Law; Expert of Intersection Between Technology & Society

Sharon Creech is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British Carnegie.

I don't tell jokes. I just tell people what happens and they laugh at me.

Former U.S. Senator, Bipartisan Leader, Author

Retired Hall-of-Fame MLB Player; Baseball Analyst for NESN

New York Times Best-Selling Author and Comedian; Creator of the Borowitz Report

Host of"Ciao Italia" on PBS, Author of ten cookbooks on Italian food

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

New York Times Bestselling Author; Biographer of Notable Figures Such as Barack Obama, Alex Trebek, Stephen King & Jon Stewart

Defensive End for the New England Patriots

Bestselling Author of "The Widow Clicquot" and "Irena's Children"

Author; Known for "What Color is Monday: How Autism Changed One Family for the Better"; Huffington Post Blogger

Co-Founder & Chief Organic Optimist of Stonyfield Farm

Actress, Christian Author, Healthy Living Advocate, Interior Designer, News Contributor & TV Host

Celebrity Chef, Author & Sustainable Food Advocate; National Geographic Fellow; Ocean Conservationist

Healthcare Technologist; Founder of FIRST for Science & Technology Education Advocacy; President of DEKA Research and Development for Medical Inventions

Endurance Hiker & Media Creator, Known For Completing The Redline

Economist, ITR Economics