Sylvia Acevedo

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

Ava DuVernay

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

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Venus Williams

Professional Tennis Player, Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Equal Pay Activist, Author & Entrepreneur

Maysoon Zayid

Palestinian-American Actress, Writer, Comedian, Disability & Anti-Cyber Bullying Advocate

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Olympic Legend, Philanthropist, American Record-Holder in the Long Jump & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

Shawn Johnson East

Olympic Gold Medalist in Gymnastics, "Dancing with the Stars" Winner & Best-Selling Author

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Shayla Rivera

Aerospace Engineer & Former NASA Rocket Scientist

Sharon Gai

E-commerce Expert; Artificial Intelligence in Business; Former Director of Global Key Accounts at the Alibaba Group

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Laura Ling

Acclaimed Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; Host of "E! Investigates;" Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside"

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Disability Justice Advocate, Attorney, Writer

Jon Bergmann

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Stedman Graham

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

George Takei

Actor, Social Justice Activist & Social Media Mega-Power

Mae Jemison

First Black Woman in Space & Former NASA Astronaut; National Women's & International Space Hall of Famer Founder, 100 Year Starship

Linda Sarsour

Award-Winning Racial Justice & Civil Rights Activist; Community Organizer

Alaa Murabit

Architect of the Sustainable Development Goals, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Gates Foundation Director & UN High level Commissioner

Janet Evans

5-Time Olympic Medialist, Motivational Speaker & Businesswoman

Retta

Stand-Up Comedian & Actress Known for "Parks and Recreation"

Dambisa Moyo

Global Economist, Author & Investor in the Future

Jackie Biskupski

Democratic Politician; Former Mayor of Salt Lake City; LGBTQ Equality & Female Leadership Advocate

Parag Khanna

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker

Andrea Mitchell

Host of MSNBC’s "Andrea Mitchell Reports" & Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News

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Wesley Hamilton

Motivational Speaker; Mental & Physical Health Advocate for Overcoming Adversity; Executive Director of Disabled But Not Really (DBNR); Featured on Queer Eye

Madison Butler

DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast

Nicholas Burns

Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy & International Politics, Harvard Kennedy School

Robert Ballard

Renowned Ocean Explorer & Scientist

Jon Steinberg

CEO of Future Plc., Founder of Cheddar; Former President & COO of Buzzfeed; Former CEO of Daily Mail.com in North America

Harry G. Broadman

Dispelling Myths About Emerging Markets Business Growth Opportunities and Risks

Marty Makary, M.D.

Healthcare Futurist, Johns Hopkins Surgeon & Professor of Public Health