KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Single Mother of Lance Armstrong & Author, "Aint No Mountain High Enough: Raising Lance, Raising Me"; Philanthropist & Advocate for Children

Film Actress

TV Comedy Writer, Co-Host of Sirius XM’s “Entertaining Truth” & Unlikely Catholic Convert

Emmy-winning Actress, Political Activist, LGBTQ Advocate

Psychotherapist, Graduate Instructor at Purdue University, Author

Director of Oscar-nominated documentary "How to Survive a Plague"; Award-winning Journalist, Best-selling Author

CEO & Chief Lifestyle Designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide; Supermodel & Health Advocate

Co-Founder of Project Eye-To-Eye & Learning Disabilities Advocate; Recipient of The Harry S. Truman Fellowship for Public Services

Award-Winning Journalist & Television Producer; Breast Cancer Survivor

Founder of Room to Read, Author, Social Entrepreneur

Activist, Philanthropist, Founder of The Angelrock Project

Psychologist, Bestselling Author, Co-founder of Challenge Success

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Neuroscientist, Mental Health Advocate & Actress Known for "The Big Bang Theory"

Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Director, Activist, Philanthropist & Designer

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Best-selling Author; Contributing Correspondent, NBC's Today; Chair, UNICEF's Next Generation and Editor-at-Large, Southern Living Magazine

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

Actress Known for "Eve's Bayou," "The Great Debaters" & "True Blood"