Elaine Watson

Editor, Food-Navigator-USA; Journalist

Mary Ehrenworth

Deputy Director of Teachers College Reading and Writing Project

Zach Weinersmith

Comic Artist; Author and Illustrator of the Webcomic "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal"

Herbert "Hugh" Thompson

CTO of Symantec; Program Committee Chairman of RSA Conference

Rob Neyer

Baseball Author, Sports Writer

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Former President of the National Women's Studies Association; Founding Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College

Miriam Pawel

Author of "The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography"

Julie Dixon

Strategy, Research & Communications Consultant; Former Executive Director of Gravity Research

Bruce Watson

Author of "Freedom Summer"

Justin Simien

Writer, Director, Actor & Producer; Best Known for Directing the Award-Winning Film "Dear White People"

John R. Erickson

Cowboy and Author; Best Known for his Classic Children’s Series, "Hank the Cowdog"

Jay Paterno

Football Coach & Author of "Paterno Legacy; Enduring Lessons From The Life and Death of My Father"

Tom Verducci

Emmy Award-winning MLB Network Insider and Analyst

Nikil Saval

Pennsylvania State Senator; Author of "Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace"

Nikil Saval Launch Speech

Philip Yancey

Christian Author

Clare Kramer

Actress Best Known for "Bring It On" & "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"; Creator of GeekNation.com

Lily Koppel

Bestselling author of "The Astronaut Wives Club"

Mitzi Miller

Public Speaker & Motivator; Head of Development for Rainforest Entertainment; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet

Debbie Dadey

Author of Over 145 Children's Books, Including "The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids" Series

Ashley Michelle Berry

Anti-Bullying Advocate, Actress, TV & Radio Host

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

Lori Cheek

Architect; Entrepreneur; Founder & CEO of Cheekd

Laura Snyder

Professor; Science Historian; Philosopher; Author of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"

Amanda Lindhout

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

Susan McPherson

Author of "The Lost Art of Connecting" & Founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies LLC

Angel Haze

Rapper and Lyricist; Featured Artist for XXL Magazine's Freshman Class of 2013

James Dashner

Author of Many Children's Fantasy Series and Adult Books, Including "The Maze Runner" Series

David Merritt

Former Chairman of the Center for Health Transformation and Expert on Healthcare Policy

Stuart Dybek

Poet, Fiction Writer & Professor at Western Michigan University