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Controversial Hacker & Director of Research/Cyber Risk at Alacrinet

The recent onslaught of high profile cyber attacks on Equifax, Yahoo.

Activist & Philanthropist

Malaak Compton began her career in the public relations and special event fields.

Academy Award-Winning Actress

Diane Keaton remains virtually peerless in the acting profession. With 50 movies and television shows under her belt.

Jaclyn Corin

Leading Organizer of the March For Our Lives

After the largest school shooting in American history, Parkland survivor Jaclyn Corin has become a leading activist.

Pollster, Bestselling Author & Founder of John Zogby Strategies

Called the “Prince of Polling,” John Zogby, founder of the world-famous Zogby Poll and the Zogby Companies.

Author, Supergirls Speak Out

Liz Funk is the author of Supergirls Speak Out (Simon and Schuster, 2009), a non-fiction look at how the modern.

Writer, Theologian & LGBTQ+ Activist

The Reverend Monroe is an ordained minister, religion columnist and motivational speaker.

Investigative Journalist

Kristal Brent Zook, Ph.D., was born in Los Angeles and raised in an all-female household by her mother and grandmother.

Founder of the Arab American Institute

James Zogby co-founded the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C. based organization which serves

Communications Expert

Rachel DeAlto is a communications expert, media personality, and the author of relatable:

Founder, Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Her journey began with a simple promise to her dying sister, Susan G.

Peter Yarrow

Musician & Activist

Peter Yarrow has charmed, inspired, delighted, and just plain entertained generations of audiences since Peter,

Photographer / Author / Expert on Supercentenarians

Founder of Earth's Elders Foundation, Jerry Friedman has spent the past seven years working

Expert on Race Relations

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, a Professor of Sociology.

Sociologist & Happiness Expert

An engaging and sought-after speaker, Dr. Carter loves to share her work in person. Combining scientific.

Founder of Valuable500, Global Advocate for Inclusion & Motivational Speaker

Caroline Casey, founder of Valuable500, operates at the frontier of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I).

Founder and CEO, Room to Read

John Wood is the founder of Room to Read, an organization that believes World Change Starts with Educated.

Co-Authors of Come Back

When bright high school student Mia Fontaine changed her life and started seeking drugs and danger in rural Indiana.

Joel Westheimer

University Research Chair in Democracy

Joel Westheimer is University Research Chair in Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa.

Groundbreaking Employment Discrimination Plaintiff

In 1979, Lilly Ledbetter took a job at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company plant in Gadsden, Alabama.

The Wall Street Coach

Kim Ann Curtin is the author of Transforming Wall Street: A Conscious Path for a New Future and the Founder of The Wall Street Coach,

Award Winning Educator & Congressional Candidate

Tierney Cahill is an award winning educator that inspires audiences around the country with her experience of running for

Vaclav Smil

Renowned Expert on Energy, Environment, Food & Technical Advances

One of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010, Smil has spent his career exploring

Executive Public Policy Storyteller & Convener, Translator of Technology, Innovation, & Economic Security, Global Connector

Jeff Le has had a career at the highest levels of public policy and politics at the state,

President, The Beryl Institute, Founding Editor, Patient Experience Journal & Recognized Expert on Patient Experience Excellence

Jason is a passionate champion and recognized expert on patient experience improvement, organization culture and change,

John Bruton

Former Prime Minister of Ireland

A dynamic visionary, Ambassador John Bruton has held the fate of European countries in his hands. From his success as the prime minister of Ireland who turned around the country’s…

Co-Founder of Vox.com

A pioneering political blogger since the Internet Dark Ages of 2002, Matthew Yglesias co-founded the popular

Mark Potok

Former Senior Fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center

In that role, Potok faced numerous death threats from white supremacists and constant vilification

Educator

ormer Superintendent of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools and former Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools,

Host of Spotify’s The Get Up and Award-Winning Director & Producer

Kat Lazo is a director, producer and host. The Colombian-Peruvian New Yorker has made a name for herself as the Internets favorite no-nonsense.

Poeter

Born and raised in Alaska, National Slam Poetry Champion Noël Jones moved to New York City in 1994 to become a jazz vocalist.

Integrative Cardiologist & Author

Board-certified in cardiology, internal medicine, nuclear medicine, and holistic medicine, Dr. Guarneri

Gary McCord

Golf Celebrity

“Life is full of ups and downs, good and bad, but it wouldn’t be fun any other way.” Living his life by this optimistic philosophy.

Brown v. Board of Education Originators/Civil Rights Activist

One of the three daughters of the late Rev. Oliver L. Brown who in the fall of 1950 along with 12 other parents in Topeka, Kansas,

Patrick Hickey

First Nurse to Climb Seven Summits of the World

Patrick Hickey is a clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina.

Sociologist, Educator & Author

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, a MacArthur prize-winning sociologist, is the Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education at Harvard University.

Entrepreneur & Sales Expert

Weldon Long is a successful entrepreneur, sales expert and author of the NY Times Bestseller, The Power 

Experts on Hospital Quality & Safety

Husband and wife duo Kathleen Bartholomew and John Nance present vital programs

Filmmaker & Poet

Cynthia Lowen is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. She’s the director and producer of NETIZENS, a feature

CEO & Co-founder at ArO, Author & Angel Investor

Robin Farmanfarmaian is a professional speaker and entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, working

Global Media Consultant, China Specialist & Former NBC & ABC News Correspondent

With a career focusing on China, Vietnam, and Cambodia spanning fifty years.

Katherine Ellison

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist / ADHD Authority

Katherine Ellison—who managed to win a Pulitzer Prize and write three breakthrough books on practical neuroscience.

President & CEO, TheCaseMade

DrT (as she prefers to be called) is a dynamic speaker, best-selling author and the President

Bill Clement

Stanley Cup Champion & ESPN Announcer

Bill Clement is a two-time Stanley Cup Champion and critically acclaimed author, speaker, actor, entrepreneur, and broadcaster.

Award-Winning Authors, Prolific Content Creators, Disability & Relationship Experts

Shane and Hannah Burcaw are prolific relationship vloggers, authors, and speakers on a mission to improve the way society

US Boxing Champion & Olympian

Marlen was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in a family that adored the sport of boxing. Her introduction to the ring came at age 11, when she started…

Co-Founder & Creative Director, The Miracle Project

Diane Isaacs applies her award-winning producing experience to create programs and content for The Miracle Project.

Spinal Cord Injury-Recovering Athlete & Motivator

After sustaining a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down.

Founder of Linnaea Holdings, Shingle Hill, Tuatara Capital

Robert Hunt is a founder of Linnaea Holdings, a private equity backed business focused on rolling up California-based

Founder of All Wheels Up

A former fashion merchandiser, Michele Erwin pivoted careers as she saw a need in the disability