Wendy Boglioli

Saturday, Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

• Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• National spokesperson for Genworth

Samantha Brown

Saturday, Sept. 22, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

• Travel expert
  
• Host of the Travel Channel's Great Weekends
  

LeVar Burton

Saturday, Sept. 22, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

• Emmy Award-nominated director
  
• Portrayed Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation
  

James Carville

Friday, Sept. 21, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Co-founder of Democracy Corps
  
• Political contributor for CNN
  

Joe Castillo

Friday, Sept. 21, 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

• Sand animation performance artist
• Finalist on NBC's, America’s Got Talent
  

Chef Leah Chase

Saturday, Sept. 22, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

• Known as The Queen of Creole Cuisine
  
• Subject of the biography Leah Chase: Listen, I Say Like This
  

Jean Chatzky

Saturday, Sept. 22, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• Award-winning personal finance journalist
  
• AARP's Financial Ambassador

Josie Gardiner

Saturday, Sept. 22, 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

• Zumba fitness instructor
• Co-author of Harvard Medical School Breast Cancer Survivors Fitness Plan
  

Chris Gardner

Friday, Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• AARP’s Ambassador of Pursuit and Happyness
  
• Best-selling author

Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D.

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

• Neurologist specializing how brains handle memory, attention and aging
• University professor
  

Leeza Gibbons

Friday, Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• Former host of AARP's My Generation, a lifestyle TV series

Mickey Hart

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

• Award-winning percussionist of the Grateful Dead
• Author and social activist

James Harvey, III

Friday, Sept. 21, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen
• Winner of the military’s first “Top Gun” fighter competition in 1949

Cindy Hellyar

Saturday, Sept. 22, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• Gerontologist with The Hartford
• Expert on programs promoting safety, mobility and independence for older adults

John Hendricks

Saturday, Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Founder of Discovery Communications
  
• Emmy Award winner for conceiving the TLC series Great Books
  

Julie Jason

Friday, Sept. 21, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Personal money manager
  
• Award-winning author of The AARP Retirement Survival Guide

Cindy Joseph

Friday, Sept. 21, 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Super model and makeup artist
• Founder of BOOM! By Cindy Joseph makeup
  

Hoda Kotb

Friday, Sept. 21, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

• Award-winning broadcast journalist
  
• Best-selling author
  

Carey Kyler

Saturday, Sept. 22, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

• Vice president, My Personal Time portfolio, AARP
• Former vice president of the Travel Channel

Emeril Lagasse

Friday, Sept. 21, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

• Award-winning chef and restaurateur
  
• Best-selling author of 16 cookbooks

Richard Leider

Friday, Sept. 21, 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Master career counselor
  
• Founder of The Inventure Group
  

Mary Luehrsen

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

• Director of public affairs and government relations for NAMM
• Former professional flutist
  

Richard Luker

Saturday, Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Social psychologist
• Creator of the ESPN Sports Poll

Dan Marino

Friday, Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• AARP's Men's Life Ambassador
• NFL Hall of Fame quarterback

Mary Matalin

Friday, Sept. 21, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Co-host of Both Sides Now radio show
  
• Political contributor for CNN
  

Gary Matsumoto

Saturday, Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

• Emmy Award-winning reporter and producer
• Former foreign correspondent for NBC News

Chef Charles Mattocks

Saturday, Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

• Known as The Poor Chef
  
• Author of Eat Cheap but Eat Well
  

Chef Angela Medearis

Friday, Sept. 21, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Host of The Kitchen Diva! on PBS
  
• Author of seven best-selling cookbooks

Martina Navratilova

Saturday, Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

• Nine-time Wimbledon singles champion
• AARP's Fitness Ambassador
  

Ruth Nemzoff, Ed.D.

Friday, Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• Expert on parenting adult children
• Resident scholar at Brandeis University's Women's Studies Research Center

Steve Ozone

Saturday, Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

• Co-producer of The Registry
  
• Professional photographer

Shelley Paradis

Saturday, Sept. 22, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• Gerontologist with The Hartford
• Expert on best practices for providing quality customer service to people aged 50 and over
  

James Pettit

Saturday, Sept. 22, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

• Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Services
• Expert on travel safety and security
  

Joy Prouty

Saturday, Sept. 22, 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

• Zumba fitness instructor
• Fitness columnist for the Palm Beach Post in Florida

Chef Michel Richard

Friday, Sept. 21, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

• Award-winning chef and restaurateur
  
• Author of Happy in the Kitchen
  

John Quiñones

Friday, Sept. 21, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist
  
• Co-anchor of ABC's Primetime

Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D.

Saturday, Sept. 22, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

• Professor of sociology
• AARP's sex and relationship expert

Elizabeth Somer

Friday, Sept. 21, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Registered dietician and nutritionist
  
• Author of Age-Proof Your Body and Eat Your Way to Happiness
  

Lyn St. James

Friday, Sept. 21, 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

• Record-setting race car driver
  
• 1992 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year

Reed Tuckson, M.D.

Friday, Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

• Author of Doctor in the Mirror
  
• Executive vice president and chief of medical affairs at UnitedHealth Group

Cicely Tyson

Saturday, Sept. 22, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

• Emmy Award-winning actor
  
• Advocate for children in need in Africa
  

Ben Vereen

Saturday, Sept. 22, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

• Tony Award-winning performer
  
• Theater Hall of Fame inductee