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Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Light For The World To See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

Dan Siegel

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Mitch Resnick

Mitchel Resnick is LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, Director of the Okawa Center, and Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.

Tonya Lewis Lee

Author, Producer, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur; Women's Health Activist

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Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Daniel Burrus

Technology Futurist, Business Strategist & Hall of Fame Speaker

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

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Greg McKeown

CEO of THIS Inc. & Best-Selling Author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less"

Robert Cialdini

New York Times Best-Selling Author; The Foundational Expert in the Science of Influence & Persuasion

James Patterson

NY Times Best-Selling Author & Reading Champion

John Zogby

Trendspotter & Leading Pollster

Kevin Clash

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Mark Sanborn

Leadership, Teamwork & Performance Expert; New York Times Bestselling Author; President of Sanborn & Associates

Erik Wahl

Internationally Recognized Graffiti Artist, Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author of "Unthink"

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Richard Simmons

Fitness Instructor, Actor, Video Producer Known for "Sweatin' to the Oldies" Aerobics Videos

Rachel Simmons

Internationally Recognized Educator & Best-Selling Author

Jeremy Rifkin

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

Ralph Nader

Consumer Advocate, Lawyer & Author; Former Independent Presidential Candidate

Brad Meltzer

Host of History Channel’s "Lost History" & "Brad Meltzer’s Decoded;" New York Times Best-Selling Author

Dr. Michio Kaku

World-Renowned Futurist & Theoretical Physicist

Frans Johansson

Innovation Expert & Author of "The Medici Effect"

Neil Howe

President of Saeculum Research & LifeCourse Associates; Renowned Authority on Generations; Coined the Term "Millennial Generation"

Dan Buettner

National Geographic Writer, Renowned Explorer & Author of "Blue Zones"

Tiffany Jewell

Anti-Racist Educator, Author of "This Book is Anti-Racist"

Sonya Curry

Educator, Christian Montessori School of Lake Norman; Mother of Stephen and Seth Curry

Fierce Love: A Memoir of Family, Faith, and Purpose

Sylvia Acevedo

Engineer, Rocket Scientist & Technology Leader; Inspirational Speaker; Corporate Director at Qualcomm; Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA

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Brent Gleeson

CEO of TakingPoint Leadership, Navy SEAL Combat Veteran & Best-Selling Author

Olaf Groth

Founder & CEO of Cambrian Futures, Business Professor at UC Berkeley & Co-Author of 'Solomon's Code'

Nicole Walters

CEO of Inherit Learning Company & Star of USA Network's “She’s The Boss”