KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Celebrity Style Commentator, Fashion Expert, Author

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

Comedian, Actress, Co-host of "The View", Author

Canadian Journalist & Author of Mystery Novels

Author of "Inventing Jewish Ritual", Winner of 2007 National Jewish Book Award, Professor of Religious Studies at University of Virginia

Leading Activist & Best-Selling Author

Neuroscientist, Mental Health Advocate & Actress Known for "The Big Bang Theory"

Founder of The Webby Awards; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist

Contemporary Crime & Supernatural Fiction Author , Known for "The Ridge" & "An Honest Man"

Parenting & Bullying Expert; Author of "Queen Bees and Wannabes;" Founder of Cultures of Dignity

Attorney & 11-Time Bestselling Author

Award-winning Novelist, Poet & Social Activist

Nationally Renowned Broadcast Journalist & NPR Special Correspondent

Geopolitical Analyst, Author, Senior Fellow at CNAS

Co-Authors of Come Back

Social Entrepreneur, Culture Expert, Bestselling Author & CEO of Talk to Jess

Internationally Recognized Educator & Best-Selling Author

International Bestselling Author, Espionage Novelist, Former Journalist