KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

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

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

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

Activist, Multimedia Artist, Musician & Filmmaker; Director of "Whose Streets?"

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

Humanitarian, Actor, Producer & Leading Social Activist

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

Professional Emcee, Moderator, Host; Veteran Broadway Performer & News Anchor

Critically Acclaimed Haitian Filmmaker Known for "I Am Not Your Negro" & "Lumumba"

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

Immersive Futurist, AI Thought Leader & Storyteller; Award-Winning XR Creator

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

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

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

Academy-Award Winning Actor, Known for "Get Out," "Black Panther" & "Judas and the Black Messiah"

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

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

Legendary Movie Producer, Emmy Nominee, & Storyteller; Founder of Will Packer Productions

Psychotherapist, Corporate Mental Wellness Consultant & Burnout Prevention Expert