Keynote Speaker, Plenary Speakers, Guest Artists and Presenters

Keynote Speaker

Doris Kearns Goodwin


Presidential historian, journalist, best-selling author

Pervez Hoodbhoy


Professor of Physics and Mathematics
FC College

Sonja Lyubomirsky


Professor of Psychology
University of California, Riverside

Nadine Strossen


John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law
New York Law School

J.D. Vance


This event has been CANCELED.

Presenters

David Barbe
President-elect
American Medical Association
Jodi Beggs
Economist/writer
Akamai Technologies
Missy Shelton Belote
Author and storyteller
John Bongiorno
President
WorldServe International
Andie Bottrell
Actor, writer, artist
Larry Bradley
Founder, Election Reform Advocate
The Center Strikes Back
Cigdem Cidam
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Union College
Andreana Clay
Associate Professor of Sociology and Sexuality Studies
San Francisco State University
JD Crouch II
Chief Executive Officer
United Service Organizations
Joan Della Valle
Educator and author
Denise Dutton
Associate Provost
University of Tulsa
Russell Fail
Professor of Humanities
Kaplan University
Gayla Graven
Community Support Specialist
Preferred Family Healthcare
Katie Hays
Founder and Pastor
Galileo Church
John Huff
Veterinarian
Robert Hughes
President and CEO
Missouri Foundation for Health
Blake Hurst
President, Board of Directors
Missouri Farm Bureau
Mark Ihimoyan
Africa Head of Business Development, Microsoft
Microsoft
Ryan Jones
Psychologist
CoxHealth
Nancy Lucero
Research Associate Professor of Social Work
University of Denver
Ed Madden
Professor of English
University of South Carolina
Tim McCaughan
President and Founder
The McCaughan Group
Tracy Mitchell
System Administrative Director of Population Health
CoxHealth
Ananda Mitra
Professor of Communication
Wake Forest University
Manuel Gonzalez Oropeza
Professor and Researcher
National University of Mexico
Roddy Rogers
Manager, Water Resource Project
City Utilities
John Rose
Brigadier General
U.S. Army, Retired
Godfrey Simmons, Jr.
Artistic Director
Civic Ensemble
Mark Smith
Director, Center for Political Studies
Cedarville University
Parvonay Stover
Legislative Director
Indiana Department of Child Services
Tri Ta
Mayor
Westminster, California
Jean Trounstine
Author
Ahmad Ward
Vice President of Education
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Paul Williams
Chief of Police
Springfield Police Department
Craig Young
Ecologist