1959 SPEAKER RESULTS
Hoda Kotb
Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist, Television Personality, Author & Former Co-Anchor of NBC News' TODAY
Tom Steyer
Business Leader; Philanthropist & Clean Energy Advocate; Co-Founder, NextGen America & Galvanize Climate Solutions; Author, "Cheaper, Faster, Better"; Former 2020 Presidential Candidate
Van Jones
Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance
Rachael Denhollander
Lawyer & Advocate for Sexual Abuse Victims
Caroline Adams Miller
Award-Winning Author, Corporate Expert & Executive Coach; Known for "Good Grit" & "Big Goals"; Struggle With Bulimia Detailed in Her Book, "My Name is Caroline"
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch
Veteran & Former Highest-Ranking Mexican-American Woman in the Combat Support Field of the U.S. Army; Youth Empowerment & Leadership Development Speaker
Erin Brockovich
Famous Environmental Activist, TV Host, Consumer Advocate & Bestselling Author; Inspirational Empowerment Speaker on Triumph in the Face of Adversity
Tiffany Shlain
Founder of The Webby Awards; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist
Erin Gruwell
Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate
Bushra Amiwala
Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States; Political & Diversity Activist; Skokie Board of Education
Tory Burch
Designer & CEO of Tory Burch; Founder of The Tory Burch Foundation
Chris Hansen
Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Dateline NBC Correspondent
Willie Brown
41st Mayor of San Francisco & 58th Speaker of the California State Assembly
Nancy Grace
Legal Analyst, Victim Rights Advocate, Best-Selling Author
Temple Grandin
World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"
Todd Buchholz
Former White House Director of Economic Policy & Managing Director of the $15 Billion Tiger Hedge Fund
Joe Torre
Legendary Baseball Player, Special Advisor to Major League Baseball, Chairman of the Safe at Home Foundation & Domestic Violence Awareness Advocate
Scott Parazynski
Member of the US Astronaut Hall of Fame, Physician, Explorer & Entrepreneur; Board Member & Chief Medical Officer at JABS Medtech; Author of "The Sky Below"
Kimberly Bryant
Women's Advocate & Founding Tech Trailblazer; Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE
Bakari Sellers
Author, Attorney, Political Commentator, Health & Education Advocate; Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.
