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The Happy (2015)Social Good Summit draws some of the biggest names in technology, politics and social justice -- and 2016 is no exception.

At this year's summit, Jane Goodall, activist Memory Banda and YouTube star Ingrid Nilsen will join other incredible speakers, including Michelle Yeoh, Elizabeth Smart and Babatunde Osotimehin.

SEE ALSO: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to speak at the 2016 Social Good Summit

With more than 55 years of research experience, primatologist Jane Goodall is recognized as a leading expert on animal behavior. As a United Nations Messenger of Peace, Goodall travels the globe advocating on behalf of animal and environmental protection. Since having founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977, Goodall has established a number of community-based development projects throughout Africa.

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Through her work with Rise Up and the Girls Empowerment Network of Malawi, Memory Banda leads the campaign to end child marriage in Malawi, where more than half of girls are married by age 18. Banda's TED Talk, "A Warrior's Cry Against Child Marriage," has garnered more than 1.1 million views, and her advocacy has led to major changes in Malawi's legislation.

In an effort to overcome her fear of public speaking, YouTube star Ingrid Nilsen began her career in 2009. Since then, Nilsen has gained more than 4 million subscribers, became a spokesperson for CoverGirl and interviewed President Barack Obama via livestream. Since coming out via her YouTube channel, Nilsen has become an advocate for LGBTQ rights and gender equality, and has been named a YouTube Change Ambassador.

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Joining Goodall, Banda and Nilsen at the 2016 Social Good Summit will be:

• Michelle Arevalo-Carpenter, CEO of IMPAQTO

• Mike Bayer, Founder & CEO of Cast Centers

• Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi

• Matthew Bishop, U.S. Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist

• Ann Mei Chang, Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director of the U.S. Global Development Lab at USAID

• Jorge Casimiro, President of the Nike Foundation

• James Chau, Special Contributor for CCTV, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations

• Carolina de Andrade, Executive Director, Social Good Brazil

• Johan Dennelind, President & CEO of Telia

• Barkha Dutt, Consulting Editor at NDTV

• Julie Gichuru, Founder & CEO of Arimus Media Limited

• Teddy Goff, Partner at Precision Strategies, Chief Digital Strategist for Hillary for America

• Amy Gong Liu, Teen Adviser at Girl Up

• Gro Harlem Brundtland, Deputy Chair of the Elders, Former Prime Minister of Norway

• Alan Kasujja, Journalist at BBC News

• Shariha Khalid, Managing Director of Scope Group

• Rachel Kyte, CEO of SE4All, Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy

• Bob More, Senior Advisor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund

• Bertrand Piccard, Chairman & Pilot of Solar Impulse

• Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice

• Richard Stengel, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs of the United States

• Jean Todt, President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Special Envoy to the United Nations Secretary-General for Road Safety

• Michelle Yeoh, Actress, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme

• Lili Zyszkowski, Inventor of PillMinder

To see the full list of speakers, and which dates they are speaking, visit mashable.com/sgs.

The Social Good Summit, which is scheduled to take place on Sept. 18 and 19 at New York City's 92nd Street Y, is open to the public and tickets are still available for purchase.

Members of the press who are interested in covering the summit are welcome to apply for admission to the Digital Media Lounge, an area of the summit designated for global journalists and bloggers to cover the conversations and activity happening on site.

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