History, Arts & Literary speakers

Annabelle Gurwitch
Popular Television Host and Storyteller

Harris ''the Third''
Award-Winning Illusionist & Speaker

Ruth E. Carter
Oscar Winning Costume Designer

Humphrey Hawksley
Author and long-time BBC correspondent

Kathryn Aalto
Writer, designer, historian and lecturer

Andrew Lawler
Freelance Journalist and Contributing Editor of Archaeology Magazine

Danny Sullivan
SEO & SEM Expert

Tobias Wolff
Author & National Medal of Arts Recipient

Neil White
Memorist, Journalist and Publisher

Kate White
Author & Former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine

Aaron Weinstein
Award-Winning Master Jazz Violinist


David Oshinsky
Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian for 'Polio: An American Story'

Amity Shlaes
Economic Thinker & Presidential Historian

John Searles
Author & Editor

John Delury
Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies

Jonah Sachs
Storyteller & Creativity Expert

Michelle Richmond
New York Times Bestselling Author

Bill Persky
Emmy Award-Winning Writer, Director & Producer

Danny Meyer
Restaurateur & Founder of Shake Shack

Barbara McClintock
Author & illustrator of Children's Books