Kanya Balakrishna

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

Jon Bergmann

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

Kristie Kennedy

Women's Worth & Wellness Expert, TEDx Audacious Leadership Transformational Speaker

John Wood

Founder & Board Co-Chair of Room to Read; Former Microsoft Marketing Executive

Aarti Sequeira

Award-Winning Producer, Journalist & Food Personality

Clayton King

Pastor, Founder & President of Clayton King Ministries

Ray Zahab

Ultra-marathon Runner and Adventurer; Host, "The Project"; Author of "Running for My Life"

Chris Herren

Former NBA Player & Speaker on Substance Abuse Disorder and Wellness

Freeman Hrabowski

Former President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); Advocate for STEM Education for African Americans

Dennis Snow

Customer Service Expert, Formerly with the Disney Institute, Business Author

Wendy Kopp

CEO of Teach For All & Founder of Teach For America; Childhood Education Advocate

Wally Amos

Founder of Famous Amos Cookies

Soraya Darabi

Renowned Digital Entrepreneur; Social Media Pioneer

Michel Neray

Expert on Core Messaging, Category Design & Storytelling; Founder of Momondays

Your Brain on Storytelling

Jodee Blanco

Bullying Expert & Activist; Author of "Please Stop Laughing at Me"

Ian Jukes

Educator & Technology Expert; Co-Founder of Infosavvy

Sonia Sanchez

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright & Activist

David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.

16th US Surgeon General; Founding Director of the Satcher Health Leadership

Ali Carr-Chellman

Former Teacher; Now An Instructional Designer and Author on Effective Instruction on Learning

Monica Martinez

Education Advocate, Author & Strategist; Speaker on Innovation, Teaching, Learning, and Education Policy

Alice Dreger

Writer, Historian & Journalist Whose Work Centers on the Epistemology of Democracy

Pearl Arredondo

Student Advocate, Education Reformer & Principal

Gary Bradt, PhD

Change, Leadership & Life Balance Expert; Author of "The Ring in the Rubble"

Matt Miller

Fortune Columnist, Author & Radio Host

Chef Jeff Henderson

Award-Winning Chef & Author of "Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove"

Fabio Viviani

Celebrity Chef, Former "Top Chef" Contestant, Cookbook Author

Charles Best

Founder and Former CEO, DonorsChoose.org

From Classroom To Crowdfunding

Marcela Valladolid

Host of "Mexican Made Easy" on the Food Network

Betsy Myers

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

Kelsey Nixon

Chef, Author, & Television Personality Host, Cooking Channel's "Kelsey's Essentials"