Lacey Robinson

President & CEO of UnboundEd; Equity Education Advocate & Author of "Justice Seekers"

Footlocker and Fridays

Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo

Founders of the Racial Literacy Non-Profit CHOOSE & Authors of "Tell Me Who You Are"

Bertice Berry

Sociologist, Author and Educator

Nancy Frey

Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University

Louka Parry

CEO & Founder of The Learning Future

Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu

Pedro Noguera

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

Kenneth Shelton

Speaker, Consultant, Photographer, Instructional Designer, Trainer & Educator

John Wood

Founder & Board Co-Chair of Room to Read; Former Microsoft Marketing Executive

Fonzworth Bentley

Musician, Author and TV personality; MTV's "From G's to Gents"

Karl Mecklenburg

Former NFL Player; Six Pro Bowl & Three Super Bowl Appearances

Stedman Graham

CEO of S. Graham & Associates, Leadership Development Expert & Author

David Thornburg

Award-Winning Futurist, Author & Educational Consultant

Jennifer Serravallo

Author & Literacy Consultant

Jonathan Kozol

Educator & Social Justice Advocate

Wally Amos

Founder of Famous Amos Cookies

James Vollbracht

Author of "Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand: How to Create a Culture That Cares for Kids"

Steve Chiger

Director of Literacy at Uncommon Schools; Author of "Love & Literacy"

Pandemic Classroom: Dispatches from Teachers

Hilderbrand Pelzer III

Multi-Award Winning Principal, Author of "Unlocking Potential: Organizing a School Inside a Prison" & Educational Equity Champion

Edwin De La Rosa

Ph.D. Student, Youth Empowerment Speaker, Motivational Speaker on DEI