KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Children's Book Author; Creator of "Arthur"; Advote for Children's Literacy

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

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "Red, White & Royal Blue"

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Pulitzer Prize Winner, Journalist & Best-Selling Author of "Deep Down Dark"

Comedian, Writer, Actor; 2022 Lambda Literary Award Winner & Author of The Best-Selling Memoir "The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)"

Best-Selling Author of the "Goosebumps" Series; Emmy-Award Winning TV Show & Film Producer

Peruvian-American Explorer & Mountaineer; Author; Survivor of Sexual Violence; Founder and CEO of Courageous Girls

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

Motivational Business Transformation Speaker; Team Building Coach; Empowerment Speaker on Mindset & Mindfulness; Author of "Without A Voice: A Woman's Journey to Resiliency"

President & CEO of the Opportunity Institute, Former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Bill Clinton, Co-Founder of Nueva Vista Group

#1 New York Times Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Children's Musician & Original Author of the "Pete the Cat" Series

Leadership Development & Empowerment Speaker; Customer Experience Expert; Founder & President of the Latina Leadership Collective; Author of Bilingual Children's Books

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Activist

Motivational Speaker; Author of "Lizzie Beautiful" & "Be Beautiful, Be You;" Once Labeled "The World's Ugliest Woman"

Award-Winning Author Known for "The Invisible Mountain"

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Hispanic Communications Expert, Business Speaker & Author