Capitol Steps

Nationally Acclaimed Political Satire Troupe

Maureen Dowd

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist for The New York Times; Bestselling Author

Amber J Lawson

Doing Good At Scale, Global motivational speaker on Impact & Digital distribution, Influencer Expert.

Vanessa Hauc

Journalist & Correspondent for Noticiero Telemundo & Director of “Planeta Tierra"

Vince Lombardi Jr.

Son of legendary NFL coach Vince T. Lombardi

Ben Domenech

Editor at Large of The Spectator, Fox News Contributor, Podcast Host & Co-Founder of The Federalist

David Kirkpatrick

Best-Selling Author of The Facebook Effect, Technology & Internet Expert

Immortal Technique

Peruvian-American Hip-Hop Artist & Activist

Bing West

Correspondent & Military Author

James Rubin

Special Envoy and Coordinator for the U.S. Department of State’s Global Engagement Center, Served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in the Clinton Administration from 1997–2000

Kinky Friedman

Political Satirist & Musician

Brandon Kyle Goodman

Actor known for "Big Mouth"

Richard Wolffe

Digital Executive, Best-Selling Author & Columnist at The Guardian

President's Speaker Series - YouTube

Chuck Gallagher

COO of American Funeral Financial and President of the Ethics Resource Group

Ryan Hampton

Community Organizer, Author, Addiction Recovery Advocate & Founder of the Voices Project

David Ansell

Senior Vice President for Community Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center

Cornell William Brooks

Former President & CEO of the NAACP; Civil Rights Attorney; Social Justice Activist; Ordained Minister; Professor at Harvard Kennedy School

Anirban Basu

Economic & Policy Expert & CEO of Sage Policy Group in Maryland

Michael Walzer

Professor Emeritus, The Institute for Advanced Study

Sara Horowitz

Founder & Executive Director of Freelancers Union

Robert J. Sternberg, PHD

Professor or Human Development at Cornell University, Author

Greg Anthony

CBS College Basketball Analyst

Greg Anthony's Euro Sidestep vs. Hornets (1993) - YouTube

Chris Castro

Eco-Entrepreneur; Chief of Staff for the Office of State and Community Energy Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy

Shirley Franklin

Executive Board Chair of Purpose Built Communities; Former Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia

Jenny Yang

Writer, Actor & Stand Up Comedian

Jackson Katz

World-Leading Educator on Gender and Violence, Author & TEDx Speaker

Man Enough?: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the Politics of Presidential Masculinity

Francis Fukuyama

Global Affairs Thought-leader and Professor; Author and Global Economy Expert

Defying Authoritarianism with the Resilient Power of Democracy

Neeshad Shafi

Sustainability Futurist, Social Change Advocate & Expert on Climate Policy in the Middle East; Founder of Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar

Ashley Lynn Priore

American Chess Player, Coach, Entrepreneur, Strategist, Founder & CEO of Queens Gambit & Queenside Ventures

Stacey Dash

Actress, Christian Author, Healthy Living Advocate, Interior Designer, News Contributor & TV Host