Keynote
2026 Keynote Speaker
Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Shaylyn Romney Garrett, co-author of The Upswing, is this year’s keynote speaker! An internationally recognized author, lecturer, and social entrepreneur, her work has been featured by The New York Times, TIME, NPR, BBC, and PBS. She co-founded Think Unlimited, a nonprofit driving social innovation in the Middle East, and developed an Arabic-language curriculum on creativity and critical thinking in partnership with Queen Rania of Jordan.