Dyan deNapoli

Penguin Expert, TED Speaker & Award-Winning Author of "The Great Penguin Rescue"

Tristram Stuart

Environmental Campaigner, Author & Businessman

Clay Clark

Former U.S. SBA Entrepreneur of the Year; Award-Winning Business Coach; Host of ThriveTime Podcast

C.J. Box

New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Joe Pickett Series & The Stand Alone Series

Fran Hauser

Media Executive, Startup Investor, Women's Empowerment Speaker & Best-Selling Author of "The Myth of the Nice Girl"

2024 Award Winners: The 100 Women to KNOW In America Award

Edward Tenner

Smithsonian Institution Distinguished Scholar & Author of "Why Things Bite Back" and "Our Own Devices"

Robin Wilson

Nationally Recognized Lifestyle Brand Entrepreneur; Best-Selling Author of "CLEAN DESIGN: Wellness for your Lifestyle" & Domestic Violence Survivor

Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction Novelist; Best Known for his "Ender's Game" Series

Sherman Alexie

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Performer

Rebecca Stead

Writer of Fiction for Children and Teens, "When You Reach Me," "Goodbye Stranger"

Amy Jo Martin

NYT Best-Selling Author, Angel Investor, CEO of Renegade Global & Host of the "Why Not Now?" Podcast

Amy Jo Martin | Keynote Speaker - Speaking Reel 2024

Drew Gilpin Faust

President of Harvard University

Jeffrey Kluger

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

Elif Shafak

The Most-Read Female Author in Turkey; Award-Winning Author

Shama Hyder

CEO of The Marketing Zen Group

John La Puma

Leading Physician Voice for Culinary Medicine; New York Times Bestselling Author; Board-Certified Internist; Professionally Trained Chef

Speaking Engagements

Greg McKeown

CEO of THIS Inc. & Best-Selling Author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less"

Nicholas Sparks

International Bestselling Novelist & Screenwriter, Known for "The Notebook"

James Patterson

NY Times Best-Selling Author & Reading Champion

Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"