KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

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

Acclaimed Actress, Political Activist, Emmy & Golden Globe Winner

Actress, Advocate & Children's Book Author of "Welcome to the Party" and "Shady Baby"

Award-Winning Filmmaker & Cultural Critic; Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

Actress, Producer & Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

NYT Bestselling Author, Transgender Rights Activist & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs; Writer, Director & Producer Known for "Pose"

Actress, Producer, Philanthropist & Entrepreneur; Founder of Overbrook Entertainment; Award-Winning Host of "Red Table Talk"

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

Actress Known for "Eve's Bayou," "The Great Debaters" & "True Blood"

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Broadway Singer & Producer Known for "Abbott Elementary"; Bestselling Author, "Redefining Diva"

Actress, Dancer, Director, Author

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

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

NAACP Image Award-Winning Television & Film Actress, Philanthropist

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Philanthropist; Women's Health Advocate

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

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