KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

Real Estate Developer, Peabody Award-Winning Broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategy Consultant; TED Speaker; Author of "Reclaiming Your Community"

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

DEI Professional & Professor

Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Center for Illinois’ Future Board Member & DEI Advocate

Professor of History at Smith College, Expert on The History of Race, Citizenship & Slavery; Author of "Colored Travelers"

Change & Leadership Expert, Author, Founding CEO of "Change Enthusiasm Global"

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker

Managing Partner at China India Institute, Global Strategy Expert, Award-Winning Author

Senior Political Analyst at Fox News, Emmy Award-winning Author, Veteran Journalist

Economics Professor at Columbia, Chief Economic Advisor at WEF, Creator of GCI

Award-Winning Entrepreneur; "Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Former Adviser & Speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr.; Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

Professor of Strategy & Globalization at the University of Maryland & Bestselling Author; Leading Expert on Strategy, Globalization & Emerging Markets

Global Economist, Member of the United Kingdom House of Lords, Executive at Versaca Investments, NYT Bestselling Author of "Edge of Chaos"

Founder of Wikipedia; Internet Entrepreneur and Wiki Pioneer

Cultural Activist, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, Philanthropy Innovator

Social Commentator, Financial Expert, Advocate for Education