Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Kanya Balakrishna

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

Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Jamira Burley

Head of Youth Engagement & Skills for the Global Business Coalition for Education

Jon Bergmann

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

Coach Ken Carter

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Cynthia Germanotta

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

Cynthia Germanotta - Psych Hub Podcast

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

Jonathan Kozol

Educator & Social Justice Advocate

Alan November

International Leader in Education Technology & Author of NYT Bestseller "Who Owns the Learning?", Founder of November Learning

Pedro Noguera

Professor of Education, Founder of the Center for the Transformation of Schools UCLA

Robyn Jackson

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools

Trish Millines Dziko

Former Microsoft Programmer; Co-Founder & Executive Director of Technology Access Foundation

Heather Staker

Senior Research Fellow on Education at the Clayton Christensen Institute, Child Education Specialist

Willard Daggett, Ed.D.

Founder & Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education

Carol Geary Schneider

Fellow, Lumina Foundation; Former President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Ian Jukes

Educator & Technology Expert; Co-Founder of Infosavvy

Ali Carr-Chellman

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

Liz Kleinrock

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Educator

Pearl Arredondo

Student Advocate, Education Reformer & Principal

Richard Rothstein

Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and Senior Fellow (Emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Tyler DeWitt

Research Scientist; High School Teacher, Digital Content Author & STEM Education Advocate

Lois Smart

Mother of Elizabeth Smart; Activist, Author, and Educator

Audrey Watters

Journalist Specialized in Education Technology News and Analysis

Matt Miller

Fortune Columnist, Author & Radio Host

Will Richardson

Author, Blogger & Educator

George Couros

Author & Educator; Innovative Teaching, Learning and Leadership Consultant

Linda Cliatt-Wayman

High School Principal in North Philadelphia; Education & Leadership Development Expert

Dr. Sharroky Hollie

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Chase Mielke

Award-Winning Educator & Blogger; Creator of a Positive Psychology Program Teaching Topics like Optimism, Grit, & Accomplishment to At-Risk Students