Dr. Omékongo Dibinga

Professor, Author, Rapper, Passionate International Speaker on Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion

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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.

Alvin Poussaint

Psychiatrist, Media Consultant & Author

Jordan Goldman

Named "One of the top young entrepreneurs in America" by Inc Magazine, The White House, Business Insider, PBS and more.

Jurnee Smollett

Actress & Singer

David Hyner

Professional Speaker, "The Massive Goal Principle"

Tyler DeWitt

Research Scientist; High School Teacher, Digital Content Author & STEM Education Advocate

Grant Korgan

Spinal Cord Injury-Recovering Athlete & Motivator

Black Joe Lewis

American Blues, Funk and Soul Artist Influenced by Howlin' Wolf and James Brown

John Ridley

Oscar Winning Writer, ’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘American Crime’

David Fiske

Expert on life of Solomon Northup

Philippa Gregory

New York Times Best Selling Author

Michael Fassbender

Irish-German Actor Known for "Inglorious Basterds," "X-Men" & "Next Goal Wins"

Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans

Bryan Batt

Author, Interior Designer, and Actor Known for His Role in "Mad Men" and "12 Years a Slave"

Rachel Johnson

Rachel Johnson / Director of Project Development at Touch A Life Foundation

Christine Giri

Training Curriculum Developer at Health Net; Expert on Productivity & Time Management

Jean Pfaelzer

Professor of English, Asian Studies, Women’s Studies American Studies at the University of Delaware.

Rommi Smith

Writer, Poet, Performer

Sergei Polunin

Youngest Former Principal Dancer for the Royal Ballet, Known for his Viral Video Performance to Hozier's "Take Me to Church"

Sebastian Bach

Heavy Metal Singer and Frontman of Skid Row; "I Remember You"

Chad L. Coleman

Actor; Best Known for His Roles on "The Wire" and "The Walking Dead"

Richard Miniter

Author of 3 New York Times Best Sellers, Former Wall Street Journal Editorial Writer, and President of the American Media Institute

David Blight

Professor of History; Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance & Abolition at Yale University

Live Lecture: Yale Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Blight

Jadyn Wong

Actress Known for Playing Happy Quinn in CBS's New Series "Scorpion"

Robert Hicks

Best-Selling Author of The Widow of the South / A Separate Country. Civil War Battlefield Preservationist / Speaker

Young-Ha Kim

Korean Novelist & TED Talker

Somi

Vocalist, Composer and Culturist

Penelope Ann Miller

Golden Globe Nominated Actress

Christoph Waltz

Oscar-Winning Actor & Director

Douglas Maughan

Cyber Security Division Director Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate Department of Homeland Security