Heather Staker

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

Hyrum Smith

Vice Chairman of the Board of Franklin Covey

Jacques Attali

French Economist, Business Leader

Jamie P. Merisotis

CEO of Lumina Foundation; Advocate for Alternative Education Pathways

Jamila Woods

Vocalist, Poet, Songwriter, Known for Feature on Hit Song "Sunday Candy"

Jamira Burley

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

Jonah Edelman

Advocate for Public Education, CEO of Stand for Children

Jonathan Kozol

Educator & Social Justice Advocate

Joseph Edwards

International Teaching Artist, Award Winning Actor and Playwright, Reparations Truth and Reconciliation Advocate, Growth Mindset Coach

Juan Williams

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Fox News Political Analyst, Co-Host of "The Five" & Award-Winning Columnist

Justin W. Cook

Founding Director of the Center for Complexity at Rhode Island School of Design

Karen Sherman

Women's Rights Advocate & Author of "Brick By Brick"

Karim Abouelnaga

Founder, Practice Makes Perfect

Kylene Beers

Award-Winning Educator & Author

Laura San Giacomo

Film and Television Actress Best Known for "Sex , Lies and Videotape" and "Just Shoot Me!"

Linda Cliatt-Wayman

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

Lisa Delpit

Educationalist, Author, Eminent Scholar & Former Executive Director of the Center for Urban Educational Excellence at Florida International University

Liz Dozier

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

Mandy Froehlich

Education Consultant, COO of EduMatch Publishing, Author of The Fire Within & Creator of The Hierarchy of Needs for Innovation & Divergent Thinking

Marc Prensky

Education and Learning Keynote Speaker and Writer; "On the Horizon"

Margaret Spellings

President & CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center; Former President & CEO of Texas 2036 and the George W. Bush Presidential Center; Former U.S. Secretary of Education

#19thRepresents Keynote: Margaret Spellings

Mark Perna

Founder & CEO of Tools For Schools

Matt Miller

Fortune Columnist, Author & Radio Host

Melody Parrish

Chief Information Officer at the Texas Education Agency

Michael Fullan

Global Leadership Director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning; Worldwide Leader & Author on Education Reform

Michael M. Crow

16th President of Arizona State University

Mike Feinberg

Founder of the Texas School Venture Fund

Mitch Resnick

Mitchel Resnick is LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, Director of the Okawa Center, and Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.

N.K. Jemisin

Hugo Award-Winning Speculative Fiction Writer

Nadia Lopez

Founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy; Best-Selling Author; STEAM & Mental Health Advocate