Julian Baggini

Julian Baggini is the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is the author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments and is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Philosophers' Magazine.

JT O'Donnell

Founder & CEO of Work It Daily; HR & Recruiting Expert, Executive Coach

Faith Ringgold

Civil Rights Activist, Women's Right Activist, Author, Educator & Painter

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J.D. Vance

U.S. Senator of Ohio; #1 New York Times Best-selling Author of "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis"

Drew Gilpin Faust

President of Harvard University

Jasvinder Sanghera

Forced Marriage Survivor, Activist, Founder of Karma Nirvana, & Author of "Shame"

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

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Greg McKeown

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

Michael Nielsen

A physicist turned writer, Michael Nielsen believes online communication and collaboration tools are revolutionizing the way we make scientific discoveries.

Peggy Klaus

Leadership and Communication Expert & President of Peggy Klaus, Inc.

Thomas King

Award-Winning First Nations Writer

N.K. Jemisin

Hugo Award-Winning Speculative Fiction Writer

Julian Guthrie

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Tech Start-Up Founder & CEO of Alphy

Caroline Elkins

Professor of African Studies at Harvard University & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Imperial Reckoning"

Orson Scott Card

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

Mary Karr

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"

Karl Marlantes

Vietnam War Veteran & Author of "Matterhorn" and "What it is Like to Go to War"

John Cary

Co-Founder & Partner of FRESH Speakers; Co-Host of TEDCity2.0; Advisor at Aspen Global Health and Development, The Aspen Institute

Jason Reynolds

Critically Acclaimed Author & NAACP Image Award Winner

Laura Numeroff

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

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