Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Bestselling Novelist Known for "The Language of Flowers"; Co-Founder of The Camellia Network; Foster Parent

National Writers Series: Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Kanya Balakrishna

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Phil Ford

Retired Professional Basketball Player; Named National Player of the Year, First-Team All-America, ACC Player of the Year & Olympic Gold Medalist

Alezandra Russell

Mother Teresa Award Winner, Anti-Trafficking Expert & Human Rights Activist

Paige Chenault

Founder of The Birthday Party Project

Allison Mahoney

Social Justice Lawyer; Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence Awareness Advocate; Storyteller, Writer, and Founder of the Estorie Agency

Allison Mahoney - Nares Law Group

Eva Maria Lewis

Founder & Executive Director at Free Root Operation; Youth Activist

Robert Sege

Director at the Center for Community-Engaged Medicine at Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Former Board Member of Prevent Child Abuse America

Robert Sege - The Picower Institute for Learning & Memory

Shane Salter

Child Welfare Advocate, Former Chief of Staff, Author of "Fostering Hope"

Diane Latiker

Founder of Kids Off the Block & CNN Hero

Jon Heymann

Leadership Speaker, CEO of Heymann Consulting & Author of "Agonizing Peace - Powering Through Traumatic Experiences"

Casey Gwinn

President of the Alliance for HOPE International

Peter Kahn

Spoken Word Educator, High School English Teacher & Author

Peter Kahn | Recipient of the AWM’s 2024 Inspiration Award

Omar Al-Tal

Education & Belonging Advocate; Humanitarian Aid Worker; Head of Education at Mercy Corps

Rob Scheer

Founder of Comfort Cases & Foster Care Advocate

Rob Scheer - Latino Review Media

James H. Poindexter III.CC

World Champion Martial Artist, Motivational Speaker, Trainer & Coach

Eleanor Guerrero

Former Prosecutor, Authority on Domestic Violence Laws, Juvenile Crime Prevention Expert

Jesse LeBeau

Actor, Basketball Trick Artist, Youth Mental Health Advocate

Katie Hilborn

Social Entrepreneur, Future of Work Expert & Leadership & Impact Speaker; 7-Time Award-Winning Humanitarian

Keynote Speaker Demo Reel | Katie Hilborn

Carissa Phelps

Social Entrepreneur, Advocate & Author of "Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets, One Helping Hand at a Time"