KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Award-Winning Operatic Countertenor, Singing Artist & Professor of Voice

Professional Emcee, Moderator, Host; Veteran Broadway Performer & News Anchor

Tony Award-Winning Actor, Arts Advocate, Broadway Star

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

Tony & Grammy Award-Winning Actor & Singer Known for "Hamilton"

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

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Author & Producer; Best Known for "The Help" & "Hidden Figures"

NFL Super Bowl Champion, Founder of Oher Foundation, Bestselling Author

America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot, Mindset & Peak Performance Leadership Consultant, Former Marine; Author of "Zero to Breakthrough: Accomplishing Goals That Matter”

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Visual Artist Specializing in Portrait Painting; Painted Barack Obama's Official Portrait

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

First African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; Bestselling Author & Founder of the Misty Copeland Foundation

TV Personality, Entrepreneur, Actress, Author & Speaker on Domestic Violence

Actor & Producer Known for "Grey's Anatomy"; Racing Driver & Co-Founder of Dempsey Racing; Founder, The Dempsey Center

Literacy Advocate, Author & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Hair & Beauty Expert, Author, Television Personality; Known for Netflix's Emmy Award-Winning "Queer Eye"; Host of the "Getting Better" Podcast

Legendary Olympic Swimmer; Third Athlete to Win Nine Olympic Gold Medals

Olympic Gold Medalist; Co-Founder of Beard Swim Company; Bestselling Author of "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"

Comedian & Host of "Late Night with Seth Meyers"; Former Head Writer for "Saturday Night Live"