KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Emmy Award-Winning Creator & Star of ABC's "Abbott Elementary;" Writer, Actress & Stand-Up Comedian

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & President of Miss Ross, Inc.; Actress Known for the FX Drama "Pose"

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

Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actor & Author; LGBTQ Advocate

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

Award-Winning Actress, Producer & Media Innovator; Known for "black-ish" & "grown-ish"; Founder of 7th Sun Productions

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

Actress, Singer & Producer; Emmy Winner for "Abbott Elementary"; Originated Deena Jones in "Dreamgirls"; Founder of the DIVA Foundation

Actress, Producer & Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

Author, Director & Actor Known for "Diff'rent Strokes"; Substance Abuse Recovery Advocate

Emmy Award-Winning Writer, Producer & Actor; Founder of Hillman Grad Productions; Advocate for Queer & BIPOC Voices

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Philanthropist & Producer; Known for "The Last of Us," "Missing" & "Euphoria"

Acclaimed Writer, Director & Producer; Academy Award-Nominated Filmmaker; Creator of "When They See Us"; Founder of ARRAY

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Singer & Producer; Television & Podcast Host

Actress, Director, Women's Rights Advocate

Professional Emcee, Moderator, Host; Veteran Broadway Performer & News Anchor

Award-Winning Hip-Hop Artist, Actor, Producer & Social Justice Activist

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

Actress, Comedian, Television Host & Author Known for "Parks and Recreation," "Good Girls" & "Ugliest House in America"

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