KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Producer & New York Times Best-Selling Author

Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian & Director; CEO of Tyler Perry Studios

Critically Acclaimed Haitian Filmmaker Known for "I Am Not Your Negro" & "Lumumba"

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

Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "The Best Man" & "Ally McBeal"; First African American to Win a New York Film Critics Circle Award

Academy Award-Winning Writer, Producer, Actor & Director; Best Known for "BlacKkKlansman" & "Malcolm X"

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

Writer & Director of the Academy Award-Winning "Moonlight"

Academy Award-Winning Actor Known for "Moonlight" & "House of Cards;" First Muslim Actor To Win An Oscar

Director, Film Produce & Actor; Best Known for Directing "Straight Outta Compton" & "The Italian Job"

Director, Writer & Producer Known for "Precious" and "Empire"; Creator of Lee Daniels Entertainment

British Screenwriter & Director Known for "Belle" and "A Way of Life"

Former NFL Running Back, CEO of JoinLevel, LLC & Actor Known for "Luke Cage"

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

Filmmaker, Producer, Actor & Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter; Known for "Get Out" & "Us"

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Film Director Known for "Ride Along" & "Think Like A Man"

English Actor, Producer, Rapper and DJ; Best Known for His Roles in "The Wire" & "Luther"

Actor, Director & Producer Known for "Devil in a Blue Dress"