KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Writer, Director & Filmmaker Known for "The Marvels" & "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple"; 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 Known for "House of Cards" & "The Girlfriend"; Speaker Against Genocide & Crimes Against Women

Acclaimed Actress, Political Activist, Emmy & Golden Globe Winner

Producer and Production Manager

Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter; American Idol Winner Season 3; Critically Acclaimed Star of "The Color Purple" Musical

Television & Film Celebrity Chef; Co-Founder of Kogi BBQ; Bestselling Author

Social Entrepreneur, Hunger Activist & Philanthropist; Co-Founder & CEO of FEED Projects

Transgender Activist & National Face of Transgender Student Rights; Co-Author of "If You’re a Kid Like Gavin"

Motivational Leadership Expert & Author; Ziglar Speaker & Trainer; Author of "Make It Happen"

Parenting & Bullying Expert; Bestselling Author of "Queen Bees and Wannabes"