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<p>Daryl Davis is committed to helping people ignite positive change—using conversation to build bridges.</p><p>His jaw-dropping experiences speak for themselves. For nearly 40 years, he’s engaged leaders of the KKK and White supremacist groups face to face to find the answer to a question: “How can you hate me when you don’t even know me?” </p><p>That question stemmed from his first encounter with racism at age ten when he was pelted with rocks, bottles, and soda cans by a handful of White spectators while marching in a parade.

<p>Steve Cadigan helps organizations develop winning solutions for attracting, hiring, and retaining talent in a constantly-changing work landscape.</p><p>Steve is one of Silicon Valley’s hottest properties when it comes to people, talent, and culture. As the former vice president of talent at LinkedIn, he took the company from a private firm of 400 employees through an IPO and eventually the sale to Microsoft.

<p>Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Peabody Award, and Edward R. Murrow Award, Caitlin Dickerson engages audiences on the power of journalism, telling stories of remarkable resilience and hope from around the world.</p><p>From Ukraine to Romania to Guatemala, Caitlin Dickerson has spent years covering refugees and other humanitarian crises for some of the nation’s foremost news outlets.

<p>Traci Brown is the Fraud-Busting Body Language Expert. She's spent the last 20 years reading people and uncovering secrets hidden in plain sight.</p><p><i>TIME Magazine</i> named her one of the country’s top deception detection experts, and she’s currently ranked the #5 body language expert in the world by GlobalGurus.

<p>“Grit and determination” are not always the right answers to overcoming obstacles and achieving goals. Often it takes the right mindset, coupled with the right skillsets to push through barriers, conquer challenges, and win every day. </p><p>Having gone through the highs and lows of winning and losing, Patrick brings dynamic stories that are relatable and teaches practical lessons that your teams can use every day.

<p>Andrew Winston is a globally-recognized expert on megatrends, sustainable business, and how to build companies that profit by contributing to a thriving world. He was ranked #3 on the <em>Thinkers50</em> list of the most influential management thinkers in the world. </p><p>Andrew’s books on strategy have sold over a quarter million copies in 15 languages. His bestsellers include <em>Green to Gold</em> – which <em>Inc.

<p>NASA duo shares lessons learned and best practices from the launch of the current Mars 2020 mission to help leaders and teams “Sustain Awesome.”</p>

<p>The former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and bestselling author of the memoir <i>Lessons from the Edge </i>shares insights on the region and the current crisis as well as experiences from her 33-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service.</p><p>Marie Yovanovitch served three times as U.S. Ambassador, most recently in Kyiv as the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. Previously, she served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic (2005-2008) and the Republic of Armenia (2008-2011).

<p>Johnny Crowder is a suicide/abuse survivor, TEDx speaker, touring musician, Certified Recovery Peer Specialist, and the Founder & CEO of Cope Notes®, a text-based mental health platform that provides daily support to users in more than 100 countries around the world.

<p>Chad E. Foster is more than a keynote speaker—he’s a catalyst for peak performance in an era of nonstop disruption. </p><p>After going blind at 21, Chad became a Harvard-educated executive, tech innovator, and billion-dollar dealmaker.