Donovan X. Ramsey
Storyteller, journalist, and author of When Crack Was King
Speakers
Chris Raschka
Beloved two-time Caldecott Award and Honor Award winner
Ahmed Rashid
Journalist and author of Descent into Chaos and Pakistan on the Brink
Lauren Redniss
MacArthur Fellow, visual journalist, author, and artist
Kiley Reid
Author of Come and Get It and instant New York Times-bestseller Such a Fun Age
Taylor Jenkins Reid
New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising and Carrie Soto is Back
Susan Fowler Rigetti
Author of Whistleblower
Eve Rodsky
New York Times-bestselling author and creative leadership expert
Robbie Rogers
Retired LA Galaxy Star and LGBTQ Advocate
Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree and National Book Award finalist The Man Who Could Move Clouds
Clinton Romesha
Medal of Honor recipient and author of Red Platoon
Jenny Rosenstrach
Blogger, best-selling author of Dinner: A Love Story and Dinner: The Playbook, and Cup of Jo food columnist
Elisabeth Rosenthal
Award-winning reporter, former physician, and author of An American Sickness
Hanna Rosin
Journalist and author of The End of Men: And the Rise of Women
Karen Russell
Author of the acclaimed bestseller Swamplandia! and Orange World
Richard Russo
Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls