Michelle Lee

Editor in Chief of Allure; AdWeek's Editor of the Year in 2017

Kwame Alexander

NY Times Bestselling and Newbery Award-Winning Author, Poet, Educator, Best Known for Novels "Booked" and "The Crossover"

Christopher Cuomo

Co-Anchor for ABC's 20/20; Chief Law and Justice Correspondent for ABC News

Roxanne Emmerich

Marketing & Business Keynote Speaker; Bestselling Author; Founder & CEO of The Emmerich Group

Maria Popova

Editor of Brain Pickings; Author of "Figuring"

Marvin Kalb

Marvin Kalb is a Senior Fellow at the Shorenstein Center for the Press, Politics and Public Policy

Marco Rubio

Senior U.S. Senator from Florida

Margaret Carlson

Daily Beast Columnist

Kai Ryssdal

Host & Senior Editor of American Public Media's "Marketplace"; Co-Host of the "Make Me Smart" Podcast

Scott Shellstrom

Creativity Innovator, Award Winning Creative Director & Keynote Speaker

Earl G. Graves, Jr.

President & CEO at Black Enterprise

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Lenora Billings-Harris

Multicultural Diversity Expert & Author

Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP, CPAE

Leticia Gomez

CEO & Founder, Savvy Literary Services

Leticia Gomez - Inspirational Marathon: We Will Thrive

Karen Elliott House

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Former Managing Editor at The Wall Street Journal & Author of "On Saudi Arabia"

Anthony "Spark Plug" Thomas

Motivational Speaker & Publisher of "People You Need to Know" Magazine

Brian Walter

Brian is a unique blend of consultant, speaker, writer, producer and humorist.

Edie A. Raether

Creating the Action Advantage and an ROI (Return on Innovative Intelligence), Edie Raether is an international authority on breakthrough thinking as a business strategy to create a compassionate, competent culture.

Susan Glasser

Editor & Chief International Affairs Columnist at POLITICO

Molly Ball

National Political Correspondent for TIME and CNN Political Analyst

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Ted Dewan

Author/Illustrator, Creator of "Bing" (hit BBC TV series), maker, mischieveer