KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Nonbinary, Genderfluid Content Creator & Bestselling Author of “How To Be You”

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide" and "Facing The Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation"; Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

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

Transgender Model, LGBTQ Rights Advocate, Author & Founder of Gender Proud

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

LGBTQ Civil Rights Activist & Pulse Nightclub Survivor; Bestselling Author, "A Place for Us"

Attorney & Author; LGBTQ, Trans & Diversity Rights Activist; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

TV Commentator, Social Justice Advocate, Author

Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States; Political & Diversity Activist; Skokie Board of Education Member

Trailblazing Athlete, Coach & Founder of TransAthlete.com; First Transgender Man to Make Team USA

Civil Rights Activist, Feminist & Political Strategist

Economist, Author & Political Commentator; President Emerita of Bennett College for Women; Author of "Surviving and Thriving: 365 Facts in Black Economic History"

Co-Founder & Co-CEO of SHEEX; Former WNBA Player; LBGTQ & Alzheimer's Advocate

Social Justice Advocate, Community Organizer & TED Speaker; Former Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer at the ACLU

LGBTQ, Latinx & Human Rights Advocate; Writer & Changemaker

Activist, Entrepreneur, Author, LGBTQ+ Advocate & Chairwoman of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Environment & Education Advocate; Former Democratic Senator of California

Attorney, Founder of the Chosen Family Law Center & LGBTQIA Advocate

Leading Scholar of Black LGBTQ+ History; 2022 TED Global Visionary; Award-Winning Journalist & Writer

Transgender Activist, Community Organizer & Actor