KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Author, Feminist, Transgender Rights Activist, TV Host & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

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

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

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

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

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

One of the Central Park 5, Entrepreneur, Author, Trainer & Leader

Founder & CEO of Ascend Ventures & Black Innovation Lab; Founder of Black Girls CODE

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author

Change Enthusiasm, Mindset & Leadership Speaker; Disruptive Thought Leader

Professor of Education, Founder of the Center for the Transformation of Schools UCLA