Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, and a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, known as the Genius grant. She is the Knight Chair of Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she is founding the Center for Journalism & Democracy.

A leading expert on Latino issues, Navarrette writes one of the top 20 most read columns in the U.S. and is the author of A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano. He writes and speaks on demographics, immigration, culture and politics.

As Chief Engineer of the Mars 2020 Mission, Adam leads the NASA-JPL team that defied odds by launching and landing the Mars Rover Perseverance amid the global COVID pandemic. Steltzner previously led an A-team of engineers that invented and created the ingenious landing system that spectacularly placed the Rover Curiosity on Mars in 2012. He speaks on how collaborative cultures and leadership fuel performance.

Dr. Leana Wen is Visiting Professor of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

Humorist, journalist, and actor Mo Rocca is best known for his offbeat news reports and satirical commentary. Currently a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, Rocca is also the host of CBS’s series The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation. Mo is also a frequent panelist on NPR’s hit quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, host of the highly rated Mobituaries podcast and author of the corresponding book also titled Mobituaries.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a six-time NBA champion and the league’s only 6x MVP. Currently, he serves as the chairman of his Skyhook Foundation whose mission is to “Give Kids a Shot That Can’t be Blocked” by bringing educational STEM opportunities to underserved communities.

David Axelrod is a former senior advisor to President Barack Obama and currently serves as the director of the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics. Karl Rove is a foremost conservative commentator & strategist.