KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Writer, Director & Filmmaker; First Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Film

Academy & Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress & Film Producer; Gender & Racial Equality Advocate

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

Screenwriter, Known for "Bumblebee" & "Birds of Prey"

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

Director & Screenwriter; Best Known for "Jean of the Joneses" and " Everything, Everything"

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress, Producer, Director & Humanitarian

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

Founding Artistic Director of "the TEAM" Theatre Group; Tony Award-Winning Stage Director Best Known for "Hadestown"

Activist & Emmy Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker, CEO of Production Company Fuuse

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

Award-Winning Actress; Speaker Against Genocide and Crimes Against Women

Acclaimed Actress, Political Activist, Emmy & Golden Globe Winner

Producer and Production Manager

Expert on Terrorism, Safety, & Security; Author

Award-Winning Motivational Speaker on Maximizing your Personal & Professional Potential; Media Personality, Bestselling Author of "An Attitude of Excellence"

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

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Author & Activist; Chicano Art Collector; Best Known for "Cheech & Chong"

Interior Designer & Host; Founder & Director of Genevieve Gorder Brand; Home Product Designer; Known For HGTV's "Dear Genevieve"

Designer and Host of HGTV's "Tough Love with Hilary Farr"; Internationally Renowned Home Designer; Former Host of HGTV's "Love It or List It"