KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Long-Distance Hiker & Author; Overall Record Holder on the Appalachian Trail & The First Woman to Set That Mark

Founder of Toast Ale, Food Waste Activist, Author

Founder and Editor of Online Women's Magazine, Jezebel. Editor, writer (Glamour, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, New Yorker.com, many others.)

Contributing Editor at Catapult & Author of "This Will Be My Undoing"

Hostess of Heartland Table on Food Network

Kelly Oxford is a Canadian author, screenwriter, social media blogger and microblogger, and stay-at-home mom.

Iranian Author Best Known for "Children of the Jacaranda Tree"

Stand-up Comedian, Actor, Director, and Writer

Chef & Food Network Personality & Culinary Author; Host, "Supermarket Stakeout" & "Alex vs. America"

Former host of "Sweet Genius" on the Food Network

Journalist; Editor and Writer at TIME MAGAZINE. Author of 8 books, including APOLLO 13.

Culinary Historian & Author of "KosherSoul" and "Rice: A Savor the South Cookbook"

Founder & CEO of Moon Juice

Celebrity Chef & Television Personality; Winner of 9th Season of "Food Network Star"

Co-Founder of the Born This Way Foundation with Daughter Lady Gaga; WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health

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

Chef & Partner at The Spotted Pig, The Breslin and John Dory

Digital correspondent. Producer/writer/editor. Strategist. FAVES + CO. Birthed Twitter industry chats.

Stand-Up Comic, Actor & Writer; Known for "Rape Jokes"; Author of "Save Yourself"

Writer, Researcher & Blogger; Autism Sister/Advocate