KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

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

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

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

2019 National Teacher of the Year

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Principal; Motivational Speaker on Education and Excellence in the Classroom

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

Educational Consultant; Former Director of Professional Learning & Curriculum Design at Mindset Works

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

Student Advocate, Education Reformer & Principal

2021 National Teacher of the Year

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Milken National Educator & Best-Selling Author