Arthur Woods

Social Entrepreneur, Writer, Advisor to Leading Brands, Co-founder of Imperative & Author

Thomas Pogge

Philosopher Thomas Pogge wants to ensure medications get to those who need it most. He has published on a wide range of subjects such as global justice and human rights.

André Aciman

Best-Selling Author Known for "Call Me by Your Name"; Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature

Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

TEMPLE GRANDIN on the Three Kinds of Kids

Michael Easter

Author of "The Comfort Crisis" & "Scarcity Brain"; Motivational Speaker

"Ice baths are stupid" | The Rundown: Michael Easter | Huckberry

Isabella Weber

Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Author of "How China Escaped Shock Therapy (Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy)"

How China Escaped Shock Therapy (Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy)

Tania Israel

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Meredith Talusan

Artist, Performer & Critically-Acclaimed Author of "Fairest"

Eric Jager

Professor of English at UCLA, Literary Critic & Specialist in Medieval Literature

Casey McQuiston

New York Times Best-Selling Author

Michelle Duster

Public Historian, Equity Advocate & Award-Winning Author Known for "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells"

Carson J. Bruns

Nanotechnologist, Scientist & Writer

Jos Charles

Transgender Poet Known for "feeld"

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

Fiction Author & Professor at the University of Notre Dame

N.K. Jemisin

Hugo Award-Winning Speculative Fiction Writer

Barbara Smith

Founder of The Kitchen Press; Author & Activist

Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa

Speaker & Performer

Ed Hiner

Retired U.S. Navy SEAL, Bestselling Author & Leadership Expert

Alissa Nutting

Author & Creative Writing Professor; Best Known for "Tampa" & "Made for Love"

Brian Selznick

Author and Illustrator of "The Invention of Hugo Cabret"

Kim Katrin Milan

Writer, Educator, Artist, Women and LGBT Advocate

Alicia Garza

Activist; Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement

Monica Byrne

Author and playwright

Laura Vanderkam

Author of "168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think" & "What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast"

Parul Sehgal

Parul Sehgal is an editor for The New York Times Book Review

Steven Petrow

Award-Winning Journalist & Author of "Complete Gay and Lesbian Manners: The Definitive Guide to LGBT Life"

Grace Bonney

Author, Blogger, Entrepreneur, & Founder of DesignSponge.com

Wole Soyinka

Nobel Laureate for Literature; International Best-Selling Author

Alicia Anstead

Arts and Culture Reporter, Editor, Consultant and Educator

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Renowned African Novelist & Speaker