KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Award-Winning Poet, Educator & Activist

Legal Director at Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI); Ethiopian-American Attorney, Writer & Researcher on Migration; Legal Fellow & Director of Queer Black Immigration Project

LGBTQ, Latinx & Human Rights Advocate; Writer & Changemaker

Founder of 5xminority, TEDx Speaker & Assistant Vice President and CIO for IT at the Graduate Center, CUNY

Internationally Acclaimed Poet, Comedian, Public Speaker, & Actor; Known for "Beyond the Gender Binary" and "BIOLOGY!" Comedy Special

NYT Bestselling Author, Transgender Rights Activist & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs; Writer, Director & Producer Known for "Pose"

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist; Author of "Crossfire: A Litany For Survival" & "The Other Side of Paradise"

Award-Winning Comedian, Writer & Actor; Author of The Best-Selling Memoir "The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)"

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

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

Psychotherapist, Corporate Mental Wellness Consultant & Burnout Prevention Expert

Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer & Podcast Host; Known for Offbeat Sense of Humor

Decorated Veteran, Former POW, Resilience Expert

Actress, Emmy Award-Winning Host, New York Times Bestselling Author, Spokesperson & Entrepreneur

Renowned Architect; Lead Designer of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Founder of Constellation Research, AI Expert, Author

President of Global Affairs & Co-Head Goldman Sachs Global Institute at Goldman Sachs; New York Times Bestselling Author

Award-Winning, Multiple Bestselling Author; Known for "Postmortem" & the Kay Scarpetta Series; Forensic Thriller & Crime Novelist

Publisher of SUCCESS Magazine, Best-Selling Author, Expert in Leadership & Productivity

Legendary Producer, Director & Screenwriter; Founder of American Zoetrope