KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Palestinian-American Actress, Writer & Comedian; Disability & Anti-Cyber Bullying Advocate

Actress Known for "Jane the Virgin" & "Encanto"; Immigration Reform Advocate & Ambassador for the Immigration Resource Center

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

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

Award-Winning Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies & Founder of the Arab American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois; Author; Activist

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

International Best-Selling Author, Independent Scholar, Thought Leader & Businesswoman

Syrian-American Muslim Storytelling Activist, TEDx Speaker & Slam Poet

Award-Winning Journalist and Editor-in-Chief Shaping Inclusive Leadership; Editor-in-Chief at Design Observer

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

Professor, Founder of Media Education Lab & Author of "Mind Over Media"

Chief Washington Correspondent at Puck News; Former Reporter for The Washington Post

Journalist, Writer & Producer

Filmmaker & Director of "Birds Of Prey;" First Asian Woman to Direct a U.S. Superhero Film

Emmy-Nominated Actress, Writer, Director & Producer; Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"

TV Personality, Entrepreneur, Actress, Author & Speaker on Domestic Violence

Yemeni Journalist & Human Rights Activist; First Arab Woman to Win Nobel Peace Prize

Global Health, Sustainability & Gender Equity Advocate, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, UN High-Level Commissioner, Director of Global Policy at the Gates Foundation

NYT Bestselling Author, Transgender Rights Activist & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs; Writer, Director & Producer Known for "Pose"

Journalist & Bestselling Author