KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Human Rights Activist, BET News Correspondent & Author; Presidential Professor of Anthropology at CUNY Graduate Center

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

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

Entrepreneur, Technologist, Investor, Impact Leader & Co-Founder of the Malala Fund & Our Place

Judge, TV Personality, Youth Advocate

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; " Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home"

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator, Health & Education Advocate; Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

New York City Councilman, Member of "The Exonerated Five" & Advocate for Police Reform; Author, "Better, Not Bitter"

Civil Rights Leader, Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Humanitarian, Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur

Civil Rights Attorney, Author & Media Influencer; Founder of Brooklyn Media

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Actress, Feminist, Author, Political Activist, Former Fashion Model & Fitness Advocate

First Woman Deputy Speaker of Parliament & International Advocate for Women's Rights

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory; Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia University

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Senior Advisor to Two Historic U.S. Presidential Candidates

Actor, Bestselling Author, Advocate & Wounded U.S. Army Veteran; Motivational Speaker on Resilience & Optimism

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Bestselling Author, Scholar Activist