KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Three-Time Olympian, Olympic Gold Medalist, Healthy Lifestyle Advocate & Gymnastics Academy Owner

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

Former Professional Baseball Player; Cancer Survivor, Arm Amputee & Author of "Comeback"

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

Professional Surfer & Shark Attack Survivor; Inspiration for the Film "Soul Surfer"

Iranian-American Writer, Middle Eastern Women’s Rights Advocate, Guggenheim Fellow

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

Widow of Journalist Daniel Pearl

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

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

Peace Activist, Humanitarian of the Year, Founder of Rose Mapendo Foundation

First African-American to Win Olympic Gold Medal for Gymnastics; Author of NYT Bestseller "Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith"

Motivational Christian Speaker & Former Victoria's Secret Model Search Winner

Actor, Bestselling Author, Advocate, Wounded U.S. Army Veteran, Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Optimism

World's First Armless Pilot & First Armless Black-Belt in the American Taekwondo Association

Communications Strategist, Investigative Journalist, Cross-Cultural Communications Trainer & Researcher

Olympic Gold Medalist, Health Advocate & Cancer Survivor

Actress, Director, Women's Rights Advocate

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer