KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Diversity Marketer & Storyteller

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Writer, Researcher, Social Entrepreneur, Author of "The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change" & Host of "The Diversity Gap" Podcast

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

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

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Change Enthusiasm, Mindset & Leadership Speaker; Disruptive Thought Leader

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

Anti-Bias, Antiracist, Pro-Human Mindset Advocate; Expert on Inclusion & Belonging; Education Consultant and Author of "Open Windows, Open Minds"

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Writer, Cultural Critic, Columnist at Slate, Co-Host of "Mom & Dad Are Fighting" Podcast

Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Partner at Google Ventures

President of Football Operations at Klutch Sports Group; Author, Agent & Attorney

Renowned Scholar, Poet, Playwright & Activist

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison