KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide" and "Facing The Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation"; Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Primatologist; Professor of Psychology, Philosophy & Neuroscience at Georgia State University

Author of "Leveraging Intersectionality: Seeing and Not Seeing"; Special Advisor on Inclusive Innovation and Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science at Rutgers University

Author & Journalist; Author of "The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World"

Human Emotion Authority; Author of "How Emotions are Made"; Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University

United States Liaison for the Reggio Emilia Program in the United States and Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Paleontologist Michael Archer is working to bring back his favorite extinct animal: the Tasmanian tiger.

Professor; Science Historian; Philosopher; Author of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"

Genetics Professor, Aging Research Expert, Biotech Entrepreneur

Early Childhood Educator at Yale University & Author of "The Importance of Being Little"

Philosopher Thomas Pogge wants to ensure medications get to those who need it most. He has published on a wide range of subjects such as global justice and human rights.

Computer Scientist & Educational Theorist; Known for "Hole in the Wall" Experiment That Inspired "Slumdog Millionaire"

Founder and Lead Literacy Consultant at NQC Literacy; Adjunct Professor at New York University

Author of "Keenagers: Telling a New Story about Aging"; Keynote Speaker, Educator, Family Caregiving & Aging Expert

Professor of BioSciences at Rice University; Co-Author of "A City on Mars" & "Soonish"

Director of Research & Faculty Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania; Educator, Instructional Designer & Facilitator; Co-Author of "The Great Upheaval"

Associate Professor of Education & Social Work and Co-Chair of the Rossier School of Education PhD Program at the University of Southern California

Professor, Author, Researcher, Teacher Advocate

Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences

Internationally Renowned Neurosurgeon & Educator