Victoria Rowell

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer & American Ballet Theatre Alum

Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva: A Novel

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Malaak Compton

Activist, Philanthropist, Founder of The Angelrock Project

Dr. Brenda Combs, Ed.D.

Ambassador of Inspiration

Carolyn Jessop

Polygamist Survivor & Author of "Escape"

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, Managing Director at Rock Creek Group, Research Professor

Tonya Lewis Lee

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

America Ferrera

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Humanitarian

Rosalind Wiseman

Parenting & Bullying Expert; Author of "Queen Bees and Wannabes;" Founder of Cultures of Dignity

Rachel Simmons

Internationally Recognized Educator & Best-Selling Author

Lucille O'Neal

Motivational Author, Community Activist, Education Advocate

Dr. Tererai Trent

Internationally Recognized Voice for Quality Education & Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"

From child bride to global voice for women's empowerment | Dr. Trent

Mayim Bialik

Neuroscientist, Mental Health Advocate & Actress Known for "The Big Bang Theory"

Jurnee Smollett

Actress Known for "Eve's Bayou," "The Great Debaters" & "True Blood"

Regina Louise

Bestselling Memoir Author, Teacher, Foster Care & Child Welfare Advocate

Regina Louise - TEDxFargo

Judge Glenda Hatchett

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Hill Harper

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

Linda Armstrong Kelly

Single Mother of Lance Armstrong & Author, "Aint No Mountain High Enough: Raising Lance, Raising Me"; Philanthropist & Advocate for Children

Andie MacDowell

Film Actress

Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders

Former Surgeon General of the United States

Janine Turner

Actress, Author & Radio Host; Columnist for the Washington Times

Cynthia Nixon

Emmy-winning Actress, Political Activist, LGBTQ Advocate

Temple Grandin

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

Keynote: Dr. Temple Grandin - YouTube

Peter & Bethany Yarrow

Founder of "Peter, Paul & Mary," Social Activist, Director of Operation Respect

Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Linda Ellerbee

Award-Winning Journalist & Television Producer; Breast Cancer Survivor

Marian Wright Edelman

Founder of Children's Defense Fund, Civil Rights Advocate, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

Jonah Edelman

Co-Founder & CEO of Stand for Children, Education Reformer & Public Education Advocate

Keith L. Brown

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

Cheryl Brown Henderson

Founding President of the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence & Research