Keynote speakers
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
Managing Partner & Former CEO of Union Square Hospitality, Bestselling Author
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
Lee Gutkind
Founder and Editor, Creative Nonfiction
Charles Gasparino
Senior Correspondent, Fox Business Network
Dorothea Benton Frank
New York Times Best-selling Author