KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Public School Educator & TED Speaker; Consultant on Race, Education, Gender and Equity

Co-Founder & Executive Director of UrbEd Inc., Advocate for Public Education & Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar

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

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Former Chief Education Evangelist at Google

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Teacher Educator & Author of "Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain"

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Educationalist, Author, Eminent Scholar & Former Executive Director of the Center for Urban Educational Excellence at Florida International University

Author & CEO of Getting Smart

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

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

Managing Director of Uncommon Schools & Author of "Teach Like a Champion"

President of Leading & Teaching for Growth

2019 National Teacher of the Year

Engineer, Rocket Scientist & Technology Leader; Inspirational Speaker; Corporate Director at Qualcomm; Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools