KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

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

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator Known for "Thank You, Mr. Falker"; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Best-Selling Author, Award-Winning Teacher, Educational Consultant

Journalist & Best-Selling Author

Novelist, Winner of the National Book Award

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host & Speaker

Founder & President, Idea Architects; NYT Bestselling Author Known for "The Book of Joy" & "The Book of Hope"

Spoken Word Educator, High School English Teacher & Author

Award-Winning Author

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

New York Times Best-Selling Author

Anti-Racist Educator, Author of "This Book is Anti-Racist"

Author, Illustrator & Founder of FableVision

Public Historian, Equity Advocate & Award-Winning Author Known for "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells"

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "You Are Not Alone" & "An Anonymous Girl"

New York Times Best-Selling Author

New York Times & USA Today Best-Selling Author

Journalist, Author, Esquire Writer at Large