Alice Munro

Canadian Author and 2013 Nobel Prize Winner

Parul Sehgal

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

Mary Pope Osborne

Children's Author Known for "The Magic Tree House" Series

Lois Lowry

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" and "The Giver"

Kate DiCamillo

Newberry Medal Award-Winning Children's Author, Known for "Because of Winn-Dixie" & "The Tale of Desperaux"

Young-Ha Kim

Korean Novelist & TED Talker

Jon Bergmann

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

R.L. Stine

Best-Selling Author Known for the "Goosebumps" Series

Bart Knols

Scientist, Author, Entrepreneur

Tracy Chevalier

Historical Novelist Best Known for Her Second Novel, "Girl with a Pearl Earring"

Marisha Pessl

Marisha Pessl is an American writer best known for her debut novel, Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Abigail Tarttelin

Author of "Golden Boy" and "Flick"

Yangsze Choo

New York Best-Selling Novelist of "The Ghost Bride" & "The Night Tiger"

Sahar Delijani

Iranian Author Best Known for "Children of the Jacaranda Tree"

Kimberly McCreight

Kimberly McCreight is the author of the New York Times Bestselling RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA. "Like Gone Girl it should be hailed as one of the best books of the year," Entertainment Weekly. (Grade A).

Tim Tharp

is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Tim Tharp include The Spectacular Now, Knights of the Hill Coun

Scott Simon

NPR "Weekend Edition" Host

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Tamara Day

Host of Magnolia Network's "Bargain Mansions"

Sylvia Acevedo

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

How Sylvia Acevedo Defied Barriers to Become Girl Scout CEO

Brent Gleeson

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

Bob Costas

Award-Winning Sportscaster, Broadcaster & Best-Selling Author

Kirstie Ennis

Former Marine Sergeant & Amputee, Founder of the Kirstie Ennis Foundation

Erik Therwanger

Founder of Think GREAT, Author of "The Think GREAT Collection" & Former U.S. Marine

Unleash Your Business Warrior: Military Tactics for Business Victories

Carlos Capistran

Head of Canada and Mexico Economics at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Walter Kimbrough

Noted Author & 7th President of Dillard University

Daniel Zaga

Chief Economist at Deloitte Spanish Latin America

Kristel Bauer

Corporate Wellness Expert, TEDx Speaker, Host of Top 1% Podcast "Live Greatly”, Forbes 2021 Top 10 Influencer & Contributing Writer for Entrepreneur

About Kristel Bauer, Keynote Speaker and TEDx Speaker

Tatanka Means

Native American Actor & Stand-Up Comedian

Maximiliano Casal

Co-Founder Nowports, Y Combinator Alumni & Endeavor Board of Director

Olaf Groth

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