Monday Keynote: Mitch Albom

Mitch Albom is an internationally renowned, bestselling author, journalist, and philanthropist. His books, which include the #1 bestselling memoir of all time, Tuesdays with Morrie, have collectively sold more than 40 million copies in 48 languages worldwide. With over 20 years on ESPN, and through his work at the Detroit Free Press and as a panelist on The Sports Reporters podcast, Albom has been named the #1 Sports Columnist in the Nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) 13 times. He was honored with the APSE Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement—the highest prize in sports journalism—and was inducted into both the National Sports Media Association’s Hall of Fame and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Albom hosts two radio shows on WJR-AM and has appeared regularly on The Today Show, Oprah, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, The View, FOX & Friends, and many more. His articles have been featured in The New York Times, GQ, Sports Illustrated, and Reader’s Digest. He is the founder of SAY Detroit, an umbrella organization that is home to nine charities dedicated to improving the lives of Detroit’s underserved population.

Mitch will speak from his experiences and life lessons on the value of public service. He will explain how a simple idea—“Giving is Living”—has changed his life, and how you can adopt a similar mentality to embody a giving spirit and make a difference in the lives of others while also adding vibrancy and vitality to your own.