Kecia M. Thomas

Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences

Natalie Hinds

Olympic Swimmer & Founder of Loominary

Meagan O'Nan

Keynote Speaker, Award-Winning Author & Vulnerable Storytelling Expert

Held And Free: Coming Out of Your Story

Dr. Yashica Robinson

Women’s Rights Activist, Obstetrician & Gynecologist

Margaret Huang

President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Poverty Law Center; Human Rights and Racial Justice Advocate

James R. Hansen

Author of "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong"

Adam Evans

Award-Winning Chef & Owner at Automatic Seafood and Oysters

Dr. Gene Stanaland

Serious Economic Analysis with a Sense of Humor

Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.

Civil Rights Movement Leader, Minister, Educator, and Lecturer

Jamey Johnson

Acclaimed Country Singer-Songwriter

Joyce Vance

MSNBC Legal Commentator, Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, & Professor

Tommy Tuberville

Alabama Senator & Former College Football Coach

Gus Malzahn

Head Football Coach for the Auburn Tigers

Rush Of Fools

Sometimes aspiring artists spend years and years developing their music before being placed on a national platform.

Allison Blankenship

Award-Winning Communications Architect, and Author

Jeffrey S. Lewis Jr.

Mental Health Advocate, Success Coach, Coordinator of Organization Engagement at the University of Alabama & Author

Joanne Bland

Civil & Human Rights Activist

Homer Hickam

Master Storyteller & Best-Selling Author of October Sky

Anthony Daniels

Alabama State Representative

Caleb Castille

Football Player and Actor in "Woodlawn"