Dr. Donna M Beegle

President of Communication Across Barriers Inc. & Author of "See Poverty, Be The Difference"

Mia Birdsong

Executive Director of Next River & Author, "How We Show Up"

Mia Birdsong - On Reclaiming Community

Alice Goffman

Urban Sociologist, Social Justice Advocate & Author

Greg Kaufmann

Journalist Covering Poverty in America; Contributing Writer at The Nation, Sr. Fellow at Center for American Progress

Molly McGrath Tierney

Former Director of the Baltimore City Department of Social Services; Known for Her TED Talk, "Rethinking Foster Care"

Doug Seegers

Country Music Star Who Speaks on his Journey from Homelessness to Fame

Donisha Rita-Claire Prendergast

Granddaughter of Bob & Rita Marley; Filmmaker & Poet

Ron Sims

Former Deputy Secretary for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Donald E. Messer

Executive Director at Center for Health and Hope

Calling Church & Seminary into the 21st Century

Adam Lowy

Founder & Executive Director of Move For Hunger

Patty Stonesifer

Interim CEO at Washington Post; Former President & CEO of Martha's Table

Ertharin Cousin

CEO & Founder of Food Systems for the Future; former Executive Director, World Food Programme

Ertharin Cousin | Undergraduate Commencement Speaker

James Anderson

Co-Founder of Los Mayores & Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC)

Mark Webber

Actor, Screenwriter, & Director; Best Known for "Snow Day" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"

Roger Guenveur Smith

Roger Guenveur Smith is an actor, writer, and director known for projects like "Who Killed Bob Marley?"

Teddy Cruz

Architect & Urbanist; Focuses on Cultural Production, Urban Policy & Civic Infrastructure

Peter Singer

Australian Philosopher, Author & Father of the Animal Rights Movement

Lesley Perkes

Collaborating with brilliant public and performance artists and people in neighborhoods, Lesley Perkes instigates with imagination and public space -- to transform entire atmospheres. Just like that. Ha!

David Saltzman

Co-Founder of Atria Institute; Former Executive Director of Robin Hood Foundation

Sabina Alkire

Director, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative