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Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

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World's First Armless Pilot & First Armless Black-Belt in the American Taekwondo Association

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Founder of The Webby Awards; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist

Jean Case

Chair of National Geographic Society, CEO of the Case Foundation & Founder of ForWhatItsWorth; Author of "Fearless: Five Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose"

Jean Case + Bloomberg TV at Milken Institute Global Conference

Jeffrey Kluger

Journalist; Editor and Writer at TIME MAGAZINE. Author of 8 books, including APOLLO 13.

Brenda Louise Romero

Award-Winning Game Designer & Developer

Christine Ha

First Ever Blind Contestant & Winner of "MasterChef;" Entrepreneur; Restauranteur; Author

Chef Christine Ha on defying odds in the food industry

Jacques Pépin

Master French Chef; Food Columnist; Cookbook Author Educator

Don Levy

Media, Entertainment, and Technology Executive & Advisor

Johanna Blakley

Expert in Popular Culture, Digital Technology and Entertainment

Vivian Howard

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Damaris Phillips

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Melody Barnes

Executive Director Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA, Professor at the Miller Center & Former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council

Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy: Can We Make Ame...

Frank Wu

President of Queens College, City University of New York; Author of "Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White"

Kurt Andersen

Host of "Studio 360 from PRI and WNYC" & Author

F. Gary Gray

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"

Rye Barcott

Co-Founder & CEO of With Honor, Veteran and Author of "It Happened on the Way to War"

Bob Mankoff

Cartoon & Humor Editor; Humorist; President, CartoonCollections[.]com; Founder of The Cartoon Bank

Mike Schlappi

Paralympic Medalist

Edward Tenner

Smithsonian Institution Distinguished Scholar & Author of "Why Things Bite Back" and "Our Own Devices"