Kanya Balakrishna

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

Kristie Kennedy

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

Jon Bergmann

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

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

Katherine Reutter

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

Doug Lemov

Managing Director of Uncommon Schools & Author of "Teach Like a Champion"

Hunter Boylan

Former Director of the National Center for Developmental Education, Professor at Appalachian State University

Dyan deNapoli

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

June Scobee Rodgers

Author, Speaker, Educator; Widow of Challenger Space Shuttle Commander Dick Scobee

Robert A. Emmons

World's Leading Scientific Expert on Gratitude & Professor of Psychology at the University of California

Anita Archer

Educational Consultant, Author of "Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching"

Cynthia Germanotta

Co-Founder of the Born This Way Foundation with Daughter Lady Gaga; WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health

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Marlo Wright

Entrepreneur, Author, and Motivational Speaker

Dave Johnson

Two-Time Olympian & Author of "Aim High"

Stuart A. Sands

Professional Speaker, Author, and Consultant

Dr. Claudia Espinosa

Founder & Executive Director of L.O.V.E. Mentoring; Social Entrepreneur; Changemaker

Michael Linsin

Author & Founder of Smart Classroom Management

Kedra Newsom Reeves

Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Center for Illinois’ Future Board Member & DEI Advocate

Christina Fattore

Award-Winning Professor & TEDx Speaker

Miracle Olatunji

Author of "Purpose: How To Live and Lead With Impact" & Gen Z Inclusive Personal Finance Educator