KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Emmy Award-Winning Actor Known for His Roles in "This Is Us" & "Paradise"; Co-Host of "That Was Us" Podcast

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

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "Girls Trip" & "One Battle After Another"

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

NAACP Image Award-Winning Television & Film Actress, Philanthropist

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

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

Actress, Advocate & Children's Book Author of "Welcome to the Party" and "Shady Baby"

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

Actress Known as the "Mother of Black Hollywood"; Famous for her Roles in "Think Like a Man," "The Princess Frog" & "Black-ish"

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

Actress, Producer & Chief Executive Officer at PATTERN

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

Award-Winning Journalist, TV Host, Former Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue & Maternal Health Advocate

Award-Winning Actor, Director, Producer Known for "Creed," "Black Panther" & "Sinners"

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Broadway Singer & Producer Known for "Abbott Elementary"; Bestselling Author, "Redefining Diva"

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

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

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