KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host; Multiple Sclerosis Survivor; Health Equity & Veteran Advocate

Civil Rights Activist, Television Personality

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

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writer

Education Policy Advisor, Children’s Book Author, Film Producer & Public Servant

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

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

Author on Gender, Race & Ethnicity; Professor of Legal Studies and Sociology at Kenyon College

MSNBC Political Analyst, Former Host of NPR's "The Michael Eric Dyson Show" & Best-Selling Author

Social Entrepreneur, Branding Expert & Founder of PERIOD

Research Psychiatrist; Professor of Urban Policy & Health at The New School

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

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

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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