KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

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

Children's Book Author; Creator of "Arthur"; Advote for Children's Literacy

Children's Books Author & Illustrator Known for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

Education Policy Advisor, Children’s Book Author, Film Producer & Public Servant

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

Best-Selling Author of the "Goosebumps" Series; Emmy-Award Winning TV Show & Film Producer

Author's of the Children's Book Series "Dork Diaries" & The Misadventures of Max Crumbly

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

#1 New York Times Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Children's Musician & Original Author of the "Pete the Cat" Series

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author; Civil Rights Activist; Cancer Survivor; Subject of the Emmy Award-Winning Documentary "Going to Mars"

Singer-Songwriter; Learning Advocate; Runs "Songwriting IS Writing" Project For Schools

Internationally Recognized Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

Integrative Medicine Pioneer, Mind/Body Connection Expert, Bestselling Author

Bullying Survivor & Anti-Bullying Activist; Author of the "Please Stop Laughing at Me" Series

Anti-Bias, Antiracist, Pro-Human Mindset Advocate; Expert on Inclusion & Belonging; Education Consultant and Author of "Open Windows, Open Minds"

Inclusive Education Expert, Author & YouTuber

Parenting & Bullying Expert; Author of "Queen Bees and Wannabes;" Founder of Cultures of Dignity