2020-21 through 2025-26

2025-26

Admiral James Stavridis - 16th Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, Partner and Vice Chair, Global Affairs of The Carlyle Group, New York Times Bestselling Author & Senior Military Analyst at CNN
Pete McBride & Kevin Fedarko - "Into the Canyon: Between River and Rim"
Kevin Olusola* - Pentatonix Beatboxer, Classical Fusion Artist & Expert on Creativity and Collaboration
Hoda Kotb - Bestselling Author, Celebrated Journalist, CEO and Founder of Joy 101 & Former Co-Anchor of NBC News' "TODAY"

Jon Meacham - Presidential Historian & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
Nadia Murad - Nobel Laureate, First United Nations Goodwill Ambassador & Bestselling Author
Misty Copeland* - Principal Dancer for American Ballet Theatre & New York Times Bestselling Author
Damar Hamlin - Buffalo Bills Safety & Commotio Cordis Survivor

Amy Schneider - History Making “Jeopardy!” Champion & Author
Nicholas Thompson & Nita Farahany - AI and the Future of Everything: In Conversation with a Technologist and a Neuroethicist
Heather McGhee* - New York Times Bestselling Author of “The Sum of Us”
Amanda Gorman - History-Making Inaugural Poet, First-Ever Youth Poet Laureate of the United States of America, Bestselling Author & Advocate

Ken Jeong - Actor, Comedian & Producer
Marie Yovanovitch - Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine & Best-selling Author of "Lessons from the Edge"
Sherrilyn Ifill* - Former President & Direct-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund & Author of "On the Courthouse Lawn"
Selma Blair - Actress, Author of "Mean Baby" & Disability Rights Advocate

Aly Raisman - Gold Medal-Winning Gymnast & Advocate for Positive Body Image
Nikole Hannah-Jones* - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Creator of "The 1619 Project" & New York Times Magazine Staff Writer
Jeff Corwin - Host of "Wildlife Nation," Renowned Conservationist & Environmental Journalist

The 2020-2021 series was presented virtually via Zoom

Leslie Odom Jr. - Tony Award-Winning Actor & Musician
Patrisse Collors* - Social Activist; Best-selling Author of “When They Call You A Terrorist” & Co-Creator of the Viral Twitter Hashtag and Movement, #BlackLivesMatter
Tabitha Brown - Actress & Vegan Foodie / @iamtabithabrown

* Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Speaker