KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Internationally Recognized Voices for Quality Education and Women’s Empowerment; Oprah Winfrey's "All-Time Favorite Guest"

Former Juvenile Court Judge & Star of "Judge Hatchett" and "The Verdict"

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

President & CEO of the Opportunity Institute, Former U.S. Presidential Advisor to Bill Clinton, Co-Founder of Nueva Vista Group

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, American Ballet Theatre Alum & Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Acclaimed Journalist Known for Being Detained in North Korea; Host of "E! Investigates;" Co-Author of "Somewhere Inside"

Actress Known for her Role as Miranda Hobbes on HBO's "Sex and the City"; Former Candidate for Governor of New York

Activist & Philanthropist

Former Congresswoman

Ambassador of Inspiration

Highest Ranking African American Woman in the US Navy

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Founder & President of the Children's Defense Fund

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

NAACP Image and SAG Award Winning Actor and Activist, Best Known as "Dr. Burke" On "Grey's Anatomy"

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

U.S. Army Veteran & Author

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Race, Gender & Human Rights Activist; Daughter of Desmond Tutu