KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Humanitarian

Internationally Recognized Voice for Quality Education & Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"

Ambassador of Inspiration

Olympic Legend & American Record-Holder in the Long Jump; Philanthropist & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

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

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Human Rights Activist, Episcopal Priest, Anti-Apartheid Advocate

Actress Known for "Eve's Bayou," "The Great Debaters" & "True Blood"

Activist, Philanthropist, Founder of The Angelrock Project

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Founder of Children's Defense Fund, Civil Rights Advocate, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author; Civil Rights Activist; Cancer Survivor; Subject of the Emmy Award-Winning Documentary "Going to Mars"

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Princess of Sierra Leone, Humanitarian, Educator & Author of "A Princess Found"; Keynote Speaker on Empowerment, Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion

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