Charles Blow

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

Physician, Work-Life Integration Researcher & Award-Winning Author

Luvvie Ajayi

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host & Professional Troublemaker

Avi Rubin

Professor of Computer Science & Technical Director of the Information Security Institute at Johns Hopkins University

Kai-Fu Lee

AI Expert; CEO of 01.AI; Chairman & CEO of Sinovation Ventures, Author of "AI Superpowers" & "AI 2041"

Stuart A. Sands

Professional Speaker, Author, and Consultant

Gerd Leonhard

Futurist, Humanist, Author, CEO The Futures Agency & Filmmaker

Jeanne Meister

Partner at Future Workplace & Bestselling Author of "The 2020 Workplace"

Thomas Keller

Chef, Cookbook Author & Proprietor of The French Laundry, Per Se, Bouchon, Bar Bouchon, Bouchon Bakery, and Ad Hoc

Richard Lui

Journalist, Anchor of NBC News' "Early Today Show" & Author of "Enough About Me"

Michigan Ross Commencement 2023 Guest Speaker: Richard Lui ...

Jennifer Pharr Davis

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

Outdoor School: Hiking and Camping: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide

Mitch Resnick

Mitchel Resnick is LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, Director of the Okawa Center, and Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.

Paul Polman

Business Leader; Climate & Equality Campaigner; Co-Author of “Net Positive”

Korie Robertson

Star of A&E's "Duck Dynasty"

Anna Holmes

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

Darryl Strawberry

Former American Major League Baseball Outfielder

Julia Bacha

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker, Creative Director at Just Vision

Sunny Hostin

Co-Host of "The View," Attorney, Author & Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; Senior Legal Correspondent & Analyst for ABC News

Ruha Benjamin

Sociology & African American Studies Scholar; Author of "People's Science" and "Race After Technology"

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

John Gray

Christian Comedian, Pastor & Author; Star of "The Book of John Gray"