Ahlam Bolooki

Festival Director of Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

Alejandro Gibes de Gac

Founder & CEO of Springboard Collaborative; Social Innovator & Child Literacy Advocate

Andy McNab

Decorated SAS Soldier, Bestselling Author, Security Advisor

Angel Rich

Founder & CEO of The Wealth Factory

Arik Armstead

NFL Football Player, Humanitarian & Walter Payton Award Nominee

Arturo E. Hernandez

Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston & Author of "Mastery: How Learning Transforms Our Brains, Minds, and Bodies"

Barry White Jr.

Innovative Educator & 'Handshake Teacher'

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Best-Selling Author, Comedian

Bill Cosby

Influential Comedian and Actor; Starred in "The Cosby Show"

British Robinson

Coordinator at Prosper Africa; Former CEO of the Barbara Bush Foundation For Family Literacy

Bryan Collier

Six-Time Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator; Best Known for "Uptown," "I, Too, Am America" & "Rosa"

Uptown

Carol Tolman

International Literacy Consultant

Charles Haley

NFL Hall of Famer, 5x Super Bowl Champ, Mental Health Advocate & Founder of "Tackle Tomorrow"

Charles S. Dutton

Yale Drama Graduate, Tony Nominee, Emmy Award Winner

Chris Bosh

Former Professional Basketball Player, Founder of the Chris Bosh Foundation

Christine Leunens

International Bestselling Novelist & Author of "Caging Skies"

Cris Tovani

Nationally Recognized Education Consultant & Instructional Coach; Author, "Why Do I Have to Read This?," "I Read It But I Don't Get It" & "Do I Really Have to Teach More Reading?"

So What Do They Really Know?: Assessment That Informs Teaching and Learning

David Risher

CEO of Lyft & Co-Founder of Worldreader

David Warlick

Education Technology and 21st Century Learning Expert

Diane Luby Lane

Founder & Executive Director of Get Lit-Words Ignite; Literacy Advocate, Executive Producer & TEDx Speaker