Jacqueline Novogratz

Founder & CEO of Acumen Fund

Asra Nomani

Journalist & Author, Women's Rights Activist

Jared Cohen

President, Jigsaw (previously Google Ideas) & Chief Advisor to Alphabet Executive Chairman (former Google CEO) Eric Schmidt

Amanda Lindhout

Executive Director of The Global Enrichment Foundation; Captivity Survivor, Inspirational Speaker & Author of "A House in the Sky"

Karen Tse

Human Rights Defender & Social Entrepreneur; Founder of International Bridges of Justice

Kanya Balakrishna

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Baratunde Thurston

Futurist Comedian, Writer & Cultural Critic

Shirin Neshat

Iranian Visual Artist; Focuses on Social, Cultural and Religious Codes of Muslim Societies

Chris Sacca

Google & Twitter Innovation Guru

Jeremy Rifkin

Leading Global Technologist, Futurist, Authority on World Economic & Environmental Trends

Lisa Kristine

Internationally Recognized Fine-Art Photographer, Humanitarian & Activist

Shine a light on modern day slavery: Lisa Kristine at TEDxOrangeCoast

Janine di Giovanni

Author, Award-Winning Foreign & War Correspondent; President of the Jury of the Prix Bayeux-Calvados for War; Current Middle East Editor at Newsweek

Betsy Myers

Women’s Business & Leadership Expert; Author of "Take the Lead;" Former Senior Political Advisor

Parag Khanna

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

Gloria Allred

Renowned Women's Rights Attorney; Subject of Netflix Documentary "Seeing Allred"

Joseph Stiglitz

American Economist, Professor at Columbia University & Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 2001

Sean Astin

Actor, Director, Voice Artist & Producer Known For "Lord of the Rings"

2011 Department of English Commencement Speaker Sean Astin ...

Maria Bello

Actress, Activist & Vital Voices Global Ambassador

Ross Mathews

Host of Hello Ross! & Author of "Man Up: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence"

Chris Hughes

Senior Fellow, Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy; Co-founder of Facebook & Former Editor-in-Chief at The New Republic