Howard A. Tullman

Executive Director of the Kaplan Institute at Illinois Tech & Former CEO of 1871

Peter Shankman

Thought-Leader in Communication & Customer Service

Robert Atkinson

Founder & President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Timothy Patrick McCarthy

Award-Winning Scholar, Educator & Human Rights Activist; Faculty Member at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education and John F. Kennedy School of Government

Reckoning with History: Unfinished Stories of American Freedom

Slavoj Žižek

Philosopher & International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities

Jose Antonio Vargas

Journalist, Filmmaker & Immigration Activist

Melody Barnes

Executive Director Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Professor at the Miller Center & Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

Rachel Dratch

Comedian, Actress, and Former SNL Cast Member

Costas Markides

Business & Strategy Expert

Robin Wright

Foreign Policy Analyst, Journalist & Author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World"

Shirin Ebadi

Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Iranian Activist & Lawyer

Cheryl Cran

Future of Work & Change Leadership Expert; Author of "The Art of Change Leadership"

Dr. Tali Sharot

Leading Expert on Human Decision-Making & Optimism; Cognitive Neuroscientist & Author

Edward Tenner

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

Anne Sweeney

Member of the Board of Directors for Netflix, Former Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks & Former President of Disney-ABC Television Group

Jesse Schell

Game Designer, CEO of Schell Games & Author of "The Art of Game Design"

Ford Saeks

Business Growth Accelerator

Mari Smith

Facebook Marketing Expert, Author

Manisha Thakor

Financial Wellbeing Consultant & Founder of MoneyZen

Diane Darling

Resilience & Leadership Development Speaker; Expert in Corporate Networking, Human Connection, Storytelling, Recognizing and Seizing Opportunities