Kanya Balakrishna

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Pearl Arredondo

Student Advocate, Education Reformer & Principal

Victoria Rowell

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, American Ballet Theatre Alum & Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Lois Lowry

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" and "The Giver"

Malcolm London

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

Kristie Kennedy

Women's Worth & Wellness Expert, TEDx Audacious Leadership Transformational Speaker

Stacey Bess

Award-Winning Educator; Keynote Speaker; Advocate for Homeless Youth

Judge Glenda Hatchett

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Rafe Esquith

One of America's Most Celebrated Schoolteachers

Jon Bergmann

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Ali Carr-Chellman

Former Teacher; Now An Instructional Designer and Author on Effective Instruction on Learning

Jeremy Bout

Executive Producer & Host of Edge Factor

Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Chris Waddell

Paralympic Sit-Skier & Wheelchair Track Athlete

Nicole Johnson

Founder of Fresh Brewed Life; Bestselling Author & Dramatist

Conversations w/Nicole: Creating Calm in the Center of Crazy

Katherine Reutter

Former American Short Track Speed Skater; Two-Time Medalist in the 2010 Winter Olympics

Regina Louise

Author & Child Advocate

Angela Glover Blackwell

Founder & Former CEO, PolicyLink

Jamie P. Merisotis

CEO of Lumina Foundation; Advocate for Alternative Education Pathways

Peter Salovey

President & Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology, Yale University