KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Wellness Chef, Cultural Intelligence Architect & Co-Founder of Heritage Space Food

Historian & Anthropologist, CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences

NYT Bestselling Author & Award-Winning Playwright; Co-Founder of The Origin Project

Humanitarian, Children's Rights Advocate, Journalist & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Food Journalist, Chef & Restaurateur; DEI Advocate for APA, Black & LGBTQ+ Communities

Advocacy Expert; Founder of Chasing Hope Foundation & Author of "Chasing Hope...Navigating the World of the Special Needs Child"

Gullah-Geechee Cultural Preservationist, Award-Winning Documentarian, Podcaster & Writer

Historian & Anthropologist; Author of The Human Scaffold and The Meat Question

Award-Winning Author of "From Miniskirt to Hijab: A Girl In Revolutionary Iran"; Op-Ed Columnist; Farsi/English Translator for the National Immigrant Justice Center

Professor of History at Smith College, Expert on The History of Race, Citizenship & Slavery; Author of "Colored Travelers"

Musician, Cultural Historian, Teacher, and Author of "Dylan Goes Electric!"

UK’s BBC "Masterchef" Judge

Evolutionary Biologist Specializing in Ancient DNA; Professor of Anthropology at McMaster University

Award-Winning Journalist & Media Personality Known as "The Voice of Black America", Author of "White Fear," "The First" & "Speak Brother!"

James Beard Awardee & Michelin-Starred Chef; Founder of Momofuku

Reality TV Star, Author, Jewelry Designer, Philanthropist

Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, Director of Center for Africana Studies, Host of PBS's "History Detectives"

Senior Political Analyst at Fox News, Emmy Award-winning Author, Veteran Journalist

Former Contestant on "Celebrity Apprentice"

Former Professional Tennis Player, World-Renowned Tennis Coach & Analyst for ESPN