HWA speakers lead and facilitate conversations that guide us on reaching consensus and finding common ground across institutions, communities, and individuals.

Harvard University Professor of Philosophy; "Rock Star" Philosopher; Bestselling Author of The Tyranny of Merit, Justice, and Democracy's Discontent'

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter; Fmr. State Department Diplomat; #1 NYT Bestselling Author: Catch & Kill

Expert on Leadership & Culture; NYT & WSJ Bestselling Author, Radical Candor & Radical Respect

Pulitzer Prize Winning NYT Columnist; NYT Bestselling Author: The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better, & Supercommunicators; Podcast Host: 'How To!'

Fmr. UN Sr. Advisor on Gender Equality; Founder: HeForShe Movement; Author: I Am a Girl From Africa

Governor of Washington State (2013-2025); U.S. House of Representatives (1999-2012) 

82nd Governor of New Hampshire, National Honorary Chair of Balanced Budget Now

Political Analyst, NBC News & MSNBC; Fmr. Mayor of San Antonio; Fmr. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development

47th Governor of Michigan (2002-2011), Secretary of Energy (2021-2025)

Political Analyst & Host of Firing Line, Bestselling Author, and Contributor to CNN

Internationally Bestselling Author, Podcaster, and Expert in the Psychology of Reasoning and Decision-Making

Former Senior Political Analyst & Anchor, CNN, Bestselling Author, and Former EiC for The Daily Beast