African-American Women Speakers

Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur, Environmental Advocate, Founder & CEO of Sustainable Waste Management Company Goodr

Three-Time Olympian, Olympic Gold Medalist & Gymnastics Academy Owner

Creativity Strategist & Innovation Expert; Author of "The Creativity Leap"; Thinkers50 Radar List Honoree

Change & Leadership Expert, Author, Founding CEO of "Change Enthusiasm Global"

WNBA Champion & 4x Olympic Gold Medalist; Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You" and "From the Court to the Boardroom"; Co-Founder, The Lockwood Group

UN Advisor on Artificial Intelligence; Founder & CEO of AI for the People

Scholar & Activist; Distinguished Professor Emerita at UC Santa Cruz; Author of "Are Prisons Obsolete?"; Founding Member of Critical Resistance

First African American Woman POW in U.S. War History, Author of "I’m Still Standing" & Veteran Advocate

Olympic Legend & American Record-Holder in the Long Jump; Philanthropist & Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation

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

Wall Street Executive & Financial Services Leader; Vice Chairman & Managing Director at Morgan Stanley; Bestselling Author

Educator & Literacy Advocate; Author of "Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain"

First African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; Bestselling Author & Founder of the Misty Copeland Foundation

Legendary U.S. Goalkeeper & Concussion Awareness Advocate; National Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist & World Cup Champion

America’s First Black Female Combat Pilot, Mindset & Peak Performance Leadership Consultant, Former Marine; Author of "Zero to Breakthrough: Accomplishing Goals That Matter”

Most Decorated Gymnast Ever & Record Holder for Most Gold Medals at a Single Olympic Games; Subject of Netflix's "Simone Biles Rising"

Social Historian, Educator, Writer & Activist; First Woman of Color Elected President of the League of Women Voters

4-Time Olympian Athlete in High Jump, Health Equity Advocate & Breast Cancer Survivor

Civil Rights Icon, Environmental Advocate & Diversity Educator; Subject of "Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey"

Global Nonviolence & Peace Advocate; CEO at The King Center; Author of "Hard Questions, Heart Answers"; Civil Rights Leader