KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Transformation Expert, Author, Communications Specialist

Internationally Acclaimed Poet, Comedian, Public Speaker, & Actor; Known for "Beyond the Gender Binary" and "BIOLOGY!" Comedy Special

Co-Founder & COO of Blavity

Author & Managing Director of The Antiracist Research & Policy Center at American University

NYT Bestselling Author, Restorative Writing & Wellness Coach

Award-Winning Author, Known for "The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore"

Contributing Editor at Catapult & Author of "This Will Be My Undoing"

Poet, Bestselling Author & Social Equity Advocate

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Award-Winning Poet' Displacement & Belonging Advocate; Author of "Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth"

Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Columbia University; Author Known for "At Night We Walk in Circles" & "Lost City Radio"

Young Poet, Educator, Activist & TED Speaker Known For "High School Training Ground"

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist; Author of "Crossfire: A Litany For Survival" & "The Other Side of Paradise"

Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Writing About Culture, War, and Identity; Professor & Distinguished Senior Poet at New York University

Renowned Poet Known For Inauguration Poem "Praise Song for the Day"

Award-Winning Journalist, Best-Selling Author, Health & Wellness Advocate; Former TV Host of "Good Morning America"

Wellness Chef, Cultural Intelligence Architect & Co-Founder of Heritage Space Food

Social Entrepreneur Fighting Poverty, Founder & CEO of Acumen Fund; Author, "The Blue Sweater" & "Manifesto for a Moral Revolution"

Arm Amputee Resulting From a Workplace Accident; Safety Expert; Motivational & Inspirational Leader

Host, Actor, Producer, Bestselling Author