Michela Allocca

Creator & Entrepreneur, CEO of Break Your Budget; Author of “Own Your Money” & “Own Your Career”

Navigating Your 20's: 4 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned About Money & Life

Royel M. Johnson

Associate Professor of Education & Social Work and Co-Chair of the Rossier School of Education PhD Program at the University of Southern California

Tara Yosso

Professor at UC Riverside, Critical Race Theory & Media Literacy Expert; Known for Her Community Cultural Wealth Framework

Amelia Leighton Gamel

Founder of Equitable EDU, Entrepreneur, Author, Kindergarten to College Education Subject Matter Expert

Alan Castel

Author, Professor & Motivational Speaker

Dr. Jessie Christiansen

NASA Planet Hunter, Project Scientist of the NASA Exoplanet Archive & Science Consultant

Tania Israel

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

James I. Ausman MD, PhD

Internationally Renowned Neurosurgeon & Educator

Christina Ochoa

Star of “Animal Kingdom” & “A Million Little Things”, Host of the "Know Brainer" Educational Podcast

Mike Sullivan

Motivational Educational Speaker; Happiness & Empowerment Advocate

International Forum: Mike Sullivan, Be the BEST YOU!

Estela Mara Bensimon

Professor & Co-director, Center for Urban Education at University of Southern California

Sylvia Acevedo

Engineer, Rocket Scientist & Technology Leader; Inspirational Speaker; Corporate Director at Qualcomm; Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA

How Sylvia Acevedo Defied Barriers to Become Girl Scout CEO

George H. Wu

United States Federal Judge, Former Associate Professor at Harvard Business School

Sylvia Hurtado

Professor of Education & Information Studies at UCLA, Director of the Higher Education Research Institute

Sonja Lyubomirsky

Distinguished Professor & Vice Chair of the Department of Psychology at University of California Riverside

Mo Stegall

Global Brand Ambassador, Motivational Speaker, Bestselling Author and Actor

Andrew Bridge

Children's Rights Advocate, Expert on Foster Care, NYT Best-Selling Author & Cancer Survivor

Erin Gruwell

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

Dana Gioia

Poet; Former Chairman, National Endowment of the Arts

Antwone Fisher

Child Advocate, Bestselling Author, Screenwriter & Lecturer