Zainab Salbi
Loung Ung
Jaha Dukureh
Jamie Metzl
Temple Grandin
Wynton Marsalis

Zainab Salbi

Bestselling Author, TV Host, Commentator &
Founder of Women for Women International

Speaking on:
"How to Heal in a Time of Divide"

Author, Freedom Is An Inside Job

Loung Ung

Activist and Author of the bestseller
First They Killed My Father.

Now a Netflix Film by Angelina Jolie

Speaking on "Love, Resilience & Survival: Lessons from War & Tragedy"

Jaha Dukureh

• Presidential Candidate, The Gambia

• FGM and Child Marriage Survivor & Activist

• First ever UN Goodwill Ambassador to Africa

• Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

Jamie Metzl

Technology Futurist, Geopolitics Expert & Author:

HACKING DARWIN: GENETIC ENGINEERING and the FUTURE OF HUMANITY

Founder, OneShared World

Temple Grandin, Ph. D.

The most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world and bestselling author.

Her TED talk "The World Needs All Kinds of Minds," has almost 5 million views

Wynton Marsalis

Trumpeter • Composer • Bandleader • Educator

Managing & Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center

Highlighted Speakers

Zainab Salbi

“One of the 25 Women Changing the World” — People. One of the “100 leading global thinkers” — Foreign Policy Magazine. The Iraqi-American humanitarian, bestselling author, TV Host and media commentator founded Women for Women International at the age of 23. The organization has since helped over 478,000 marginalized women rebuild their lives in 8 conflict areas. She is the author of several books including, Freedom is an Inside Job: Owning Our Darkness And Our Light To Heal Ourselves And The World. Her TV shows include “Through Her Eyes with Zainab Salbi” on Yahoo! News, exploring contemporary issues from a female perspective and appears regularly as a commentator in the media.

Loung Ung

Loung Ung is a bestselling author three books, activist and co-screenplay writer of the Netflix Original Movie directed by Angelina Jolie based on her memoir, First They Killed My Father, now streaming in 190 countries. Loung provides an eyewitness account of the Cambodian genocide, her survival, and life as a refugee in the U.S. from the age of ten. An eloquent speaker, she interweaves themes of leadership, activism, healing and resiliency. In these challenging times, she inspires hope as she delivers an empowering message of our ability to overcome adversity to create change in our lives and in the world.

Temple Grandin

The most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. The bestselling author, innovator & animal scientist was subject of the HBO feature film “Temple Grandin,” starring Claire Danes. Her TED Talk "The World Needs All Kinds Of Minds," has been viewed almost 5 million times. Dr. Grandin is sought after globally to speak about her experiences with autism, cattle handling and the humane treatment of animals. She has been featured widely in the global media. Time Magazine named her one of the world's 100 most influential people.

Brigadier General Peter Zwack

Brigadier General Zwack (Ret.) served as the United States Senior Defense Official and Attaché to the Russian Federation during challenging years of 2012-201, serving in the military for 34 years, and is one of America's leading experts on Russia. BG Zwack is currently a Global Fellow at the Kennan Institute within the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars and is a sought after consultant on Russia globally. He presents lively, illustrated talks, including, “Russians: Who They Are, How They Think, and Why.”

Enrique Morones

In the American Southwest and its borderlands, no other social justice advocate has made a greater impact on the lives of undocumented workers than internationally acclaimed Enrique Morones. As founder and Executive Director of Border Angels for 33 years, he continues to save lives and make a difference. His non-profit organization has given a human face to countless migrants, while offering them compassion in the form of food, water, clothing, education, advocacy and hope. Also founder of GENTE UNIDA, a human rights border coalition, Morones is recognized as one of the 100 most influential Latinos in the USA by Hispanic Business Magazine. He is author of The Power of One: The Border Angels Story and has appeared widely in the national media.

Rev. Steve Pieters

With televangelist Tammy Faye’s historic 1985 interview with Rev. Steve Pieters, a gay man with AIDS, she wrapped her arms around marginalized LGBTQ people throughout America. The interview, a pivotal scene recreated in the new feature film THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE starring Jessica Chastain, was a turning point in the culture wars between the powerful televangelists of the time and the marginalized LGBTQ community. In his talk, My Journey Through AIDS, the long term AIDS survivor, activist and hospice chaplain shares A Living History of AIDS. His remarkable story of recovery serves as an inspiring example of healing and hope. He has appeared on CNN, "CBS This Morning," and "Real Life with Jane Pauley," among others, and is also featured in the 2000 documentary, The Eyes of Tammy Faye.