Keynote speakers
Bill Persky
Emmy Award-Winning Writer, Director & Producer
Rick Newman
Columnist, Yahoo Finance
Mario Armstrong
NBC Today Show Correspondent
Cindy Eckert
Founder and CEO - Slate Pharmaceuticals and Sprout Pharmaceuticals,
Angel Investor and Founder - The Pink Ceiling and The Pinkubator,
Member and Speaker- The Shark Group
Danny Meyer
Restaurateur & Founder of Shake Shack
Phil McKinney
Technology & Innovation Expert
Barbara McClintock
Author & illustrator of Children's Books
Gregory Maguire
Author, "Wicked"
Seth Lipsky
Founding Editor, The New York Sun
Junheng Li
Financial Expert on China
Lawrence H. Levy
Two-time Emmy Nominee
Madeline Levine
Psychologist & Author
Tom Leopold
Veteran TV Comedy Writer
Wally Lamb
Author
Mollie Katzen
Cookbook Author
Mary Karr, Ph.D.
Poet & Essayist
Charles Kaiser
Author
John Joseph
Former Frontman for legendary punk band, Ironman Athlete & Advocate for Plant-Based Living
Erica Jong
Award-Winning Author, "Fear of Flying"
Jeff Jarvis
Creator and Founding Editor, Entertainment Weekly Magazine