Ron Bruder

Ron Bruder

Special Guest Speaker Ron Bruder – Honored by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People for his nonprofit work, Mr. Bruder is the Founder and Chair of Education for Employment (EFE), a network of nonprofits committed to creating employment...
Lee Woodruff

Lee Woodruff

Panel Guest Lee Woodruff As co-author of the best-selling In an Instant, Lee Woodruff garnered critical acclaim for the compelling and humorous chronicle of her family’s journey to recovery following her husband Bob’s roadside bomb injury in Iraq. Appearing together...
Lisa Sharkey

Lisa Sharkey

Panel Guest Lisa Sharkey is the Senior Vice President and Director of Creative Development for HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide. She joined the company in March 2007 after more than two decades in television. As the Director of Creative Development at HarperCollins,...
Jacquelyn Mitchard

Jacquelyn Mitchard

Jacquelyn Mitchard is the number one New York Times bestselling author of nine novels for adults, including The Deep End of the Ocean. the inaugural selection of the Oprah Winfrey Book Club, which also was made into a major feature film. The editor of a realistic...
Andrew Gross

Andrew Gross

Panel Guest ANDREW GROSS is the author of the New York Times and international bestsellers Everything to Lose, No Way Back, 15 Seconds, Eyes Wide Open, The Blue Zone, The Dark Tide, Don’t Look Twice, and Reckless. He is also the coauthor of five number one bestsellers...