KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

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

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

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

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

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

Self Care & Wellness Activist, Psychiatrist, Author of "The Courageous Classroom: Creating a Culture for Students to Learn and Thrive"

Educator & Author of "The Book Whisperer" and "Reading in the Wild"

2019 National Teacher of the Year

Women's Worth & Wellness Expert, TEDx Audacious Leadership Transformational Speaker

2021 National Teacher of the Year

Education Advocate, Author & Strategist; Speaker on Innovation, Teaching, Learning, and Education Policy

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

International Education Consultant Specializing in Inclusion, Diversity, Team Collaboration, Innovation & Education Technology

Principal; Motivational Speaker on Education and Excellence in the Classroom

Founder of the Tinkering School & Brightworks School; Author of "50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do"

Chief Executive Officer at Ghetto People Productions; Former Chief Education Evangelist at Google

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Educator

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