KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

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

Environmental Activist, Ocean Advocate & Storyteller; Co-Founder, Oceans2050 & Senior Advisor, OCEANA

Pollster, Author, Political Analyst

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

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee; Professor in Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown

Senior Political Analyst at Fox News, Emmy Award-winning Author, Veteran Journalist

Rwandan Genocide Survivor & Motivational Speaker; Author, "Left to Tell" & "Led by Faith"; Recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Reconciliation & Peace Award

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker

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

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer & American Ballet Theatre Alum

Foreign Policy Analyst, Journalist & Author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World"

Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Iranian Activist & Lawyer; Founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran

Former Co-Host of "The View", Social Justice & Heart Disease Advocate

Host of "Democracy Now!", Award-winning Journalist, Bestselling Author

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Humanitarian

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, Bestselling Author, Activist