KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Founder of Kinko's

International Education Consultant Specializing in Inclusion, Diversity, Team Collaboration, Innovation & Education Technology

Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer at Verizon & Philanthropist

CEO & Founder of SB Global; Expert in the Realm of Space Exploration and Innovation

Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center

Executive Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Mount Sinai Health System

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

Literary Advocate & Founder of Well-Read Black Girl

Keynote Speaker; Consultant; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Expert

Founder & CEO of Change Catalyst (now Empovia); Thought Leader on Diversity and Inclusion in Tech

Entrepreneur, Growth Catalyst, Founder & CEO of Ms.Tech

Advocate for Inclusive Workplaces, Coach, Speaker & Author

Transformational Speaker; Creator of S.H.E. Summit™ & The Whole-Life Leadership Framework; Author of "This Is How We Rise"

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Advocate for Public Education, CEO of Stand for Children

Associate Professor of Education & Social Work and Co-Chair of the Rossier School of Education PhD Program at the University of Southern California

Responsible AI Fellow at Harvard University & Former Director of AI Ethics at Twitter

Deaf Technology Leader, Accessibility & Inclusion Evangelist; AI Expert & Former Meta Engineer

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI