KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Emmy & Peabody Award-Winning Writer, Director & Producer; Known for "Selma," "When They See Us" & "13th"; Founder of ARRAY

Writer & Director Known for "Love & Basketball" & Netflix's "The Old Guard"; First Black Woman to Direct a Major Comic-Book Movie

Emmy Award-Winning Writer, Producer & Actor; Founder of Hillman Grad Productions; Advocate for Queer & BIPOC Voices

Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Hamilton" & "West Side Story"

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

Author, Director & Actor Known for "Diff'rent Strokes"; Substance Abuse Recovery Advocate

Actor in "Feel the Beat," Writer for "Big Mouth," Social Justice Advocate

Versatile Actor, Broadway Performer & Storyteller; Star of "BMF" & "Grown-ish"

Actress & Musician Best Known for her Role in 'High School Musical: The Musical - The Series"

Award-Winning British Actress Known for "I Wanna Dace with Somebody," "Blink Twice" & "Mickey 17"

Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Color Purple," "Wicked" & "Harriet"; Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

Emmy-Nominated Actress, Writer, Director & Producer; Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"

Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actor & Author; LGBTQ Advocate

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "Girls Trip" & "One Battle After Another"

Academy Award-Winning Actress & Director

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Known for "Black Panther" & "Sinners"

Critically Acclaimed Haitian Filmmaker Known for "I Am Not Your Negro" & "Lumumba"

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Voting Activist; Known for "Black-ish" & "Grown-ish"

Keynote Speaker on Burnout, Adaptation, Emotional Resilience & Neurodivergent Support