KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

NFL Super Bowl Champion, Founder of Oher Foundation, Bestselling Author

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

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer & American Ballet Theatre Alum

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Successful Businessman & Oil & Gas Expert; Actor, Author, Survivor & Motivational Speaker

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee; Co-Founder of Mourning Family Foundation

Motivational Speaker and Trainer on Professional Development, Workplace Wellness, Mental Health Awareness, Leadership, Improving Education, Youth Development & Family Enrichment; College & University Speaker, known as “Mr. I’m Possible.”

Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur, Identity Shift Coach, Podcast Host & Author; Former NFL Player & American Ninja Warrior

Actress, Foster Care Advocate, Former Miss Teen USA & Co-Author of "Lost in the System"

Abduction Survivor, News Correspondent, Child Safety Activist & Best-Selling Author of "My Story"

Award-Winning Educator; Keynote Speaker; Advocate for Homeless Youth

Counselor, Comedian & Expert on Foster Care, Resilience, and Personal Growth; Bestselling Author of "A Child Called 'It'"

Author, Psychologist, Expert on Violence & Children; Senior Faculty Fellow, Center for the Human Rights of Children at Loyola University

Ambassador of Inspiration

Bestselling Memoir Author, Teacher, Foster Care & Child Welfare Advocate

Foster Care and Sexual Abuse Survivor Turned Deliberate Creation Expert, Author, Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, Retired US Navy Veteran & Transformational Speaker

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Founder of Comfort Cases & Foster Care Advocate

Founder, CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Mother Teresa Award Winner, Anti-Trafficking Expert & Human Rights Activist