KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Peabody Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Known for "Black Panther" & "Sinners"

Emmy & Peabody Award-Winning Writer, Director & Producer; Known for "Selma," "When They See Us" & "13th"; Founder of ARRAY

Versatile Actor, Broadway Performer & Storyteller; Star of "BMF" & "Grown-ish"

Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Hamilton" & "West Side Story"

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

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

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

Academy Awarding-Winning Writer, Director & Producer Known for "Moonlight"

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

Tony & Grammy Award-Winning Actor & Singer Known for "Hamilton"

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

Golden Globe Nominated Actor & Producer Known for "BlacKkKlansman," "Ballers" & "The Piano Lesson"; Former NFL Running Back

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

Actor in "Feel the Beat," Writer for "Big Mouth," Social Justice Advocate

Award-Winning British Actress Known for "I Wanna Dace with Somebody," "Blink Twice" & "Mickey 17"

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

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Author & Producer; Best Known for "The Help" & "Hidden Figures"

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