KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Best-Selling Author, Higher Education Leadership & Race Relations Expert, President Emerita of Spelman College

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Anti-Bias, Antiracist, Pro-Human Mindset Advocate; Expert on Inclusion & Belonging; Education Consultant and Author of "Open Windows, Open Minds"

Writer, Filmmaker; Black Studies Scholar & Founder of BYP100

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Former President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); Advocate for STEM Education for African Americans

DEI Professional & Professor

Social Justice Advocate, Community Organizer & TED Speaker; Former Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer at the ACLU

Assistant Professor at Princeton University, Writer & Activist

President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights; Digital Equity & Inclusion Speaker

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; NYT Bestselling Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

DEI Truth Teller, HR Change Maker, Builder of Inclusive Cultures & Startup Enthusiast; Author of "Let Them See You"

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

Antiracism Educator, Podcaster & Founder of Roots of the Spirit

Psychologist, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Op-Ed Columnist for the LA Times & NBC News Contributor; Host of "Life Out Loud" Podcast

Author, Educator, Former Development Consultant to Intel & Levi Strauss

Civil Rights Activist, Sociologist & Author of "Standing in the Gap"; Authority on the Intersectionality of Race, Gender & Class

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist Educator & Author