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

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

Engineer, Rocket Scientist & Technology Leader; Early Childhood Education Advocate; Corporate Director at Qualcomm; Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA

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

Educational Equity Proponent & Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

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

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

Educator & Founder of LiberatED; Social & Emotional Learning Advocate

Women's Advocate & Founding Tech Trailblazer; Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE

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

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

Workplace Inclusion Expert; Founder & CEO of ReadySet

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink

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