Brandon Copeland - NFL veteran, financial education consultant
Crystal Kadakia - Organizational Change Expert in Digital Workplace Culture
Cheryl Cran - Future of Work Expert
John Imah - Innovative Technology Expert
Erin Gruwell - Author of Freedom Writers
Payton Head - Race Relations Activist
Dr. Moo Cooper - Guardian of the Galaxy Environmental Engineer
Michelle Singletary - Color of Money Columnist
Yusuf Salaam - Central Park 5
Andrea Peterson - Mental Health & Managing Anxiety
Anthony Robles - NCAA Wrestling Champion and Disabilities Advocate
Alison Levine - Record Setting Mountain Climber and Best Selling Author
Gordon Bellamy - Professor and Video Game Designer
Jim Obergefell - Plaintiff In The Landmark Supreme Court Marriage Equality Case
Stacey Tisdale - Financial Literacy Expert and Media Personality
Sarah Thomas - The NFL’s First Female Official
Roxana Saberi - Journalist, held in Iranian prison
Lauren Berger - CEO/Founder, InternQueen.com, CareerQueen.com
Briana Scurry - Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
Kal Penn - Actor
Fredi Lajvardi - Nationally-Recognized STEM Educator
2020-21 HYPE keynotes were delivered virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scott Dikkers - Creator of The Onion
Frank Warren - Creator of PostSecret
Ibtihaj Muhammed - Olympic Athlete
Bryan Terrell Clark - Singer-Songwriter-Actor
Christine Brennan - Sports Journalist, USA Today
Brett Culp - Filmmaker
Immaculée Ilibagiza - Rwandan Genocide Survivor
Terry Crews - Actor
Tarana Burke - Founder of the "Me Too" Movement
Kevin Hines - Suicide Survivor and Wellness Advocate
Nyle DiMarco - Deaf Community Advocate
Shawn Johnson East - Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast
Daymond John - Founder & CEO of FUBU, Investor on ABC’s Shark Tank
Michael Sam - NCAA All-American Football Player and LGBT Athlete
Beverly Gooden - Counter-human trafficking expert
Captain James Lovell - NASA Legend and Apollo 13 Commander
John Prendergast - Human Rights Advocate and Author of Unlikely Brothers
Pam Oliver - Sportscaster for the NFL and NBA
Bill Nye - American Science Educator
Lauren Berger - Founder and CEO of Intern Queen Inc. and best-selling author
Michael Kim - Counter-human trafficking expert