African Heritage Speakers

Emmy Award-Winning Comedian, Podcast Host & Bestselling Author; Former Host of "The Daily Show"; Six-Time Grammy Award Show Host

Actor, Activist & Author; Known for "Iron Man 2" & "Hotel Rwanda"

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

Award-Winning Actress, Entrepreneur, Social Activist

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor Known for "Veep," "Detroiters," "The Afterparty" & "Ted Lasso"

Nigerian Economist and Chairman of Heirs Holdings; Known as an "Africapitalist"

Telecommunications & Technology Entrepreneur & Philanthropist; Founder & Executive Chairman of the Econet Group

Founder, Consultant & Chief Manifesting Generator at The Tulle-Box; Co-Founder & Former President of Ovamba Solutions; FinTech Leader & Diversity Advocate

Founder & Executive Chairman of African Rainbow Minerals; Founder of the Motsepe Foundation

LGBTQ Rights Activist; Founder of Icebreakers Uganda & Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda

Africa's Richest Person; President of the Dangote Group

Notable Poet, Social Activist & UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

Professor of African Studies at Harvard University & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Imperial Reckoning"

Psychiatrist & Director of the African Mental Health Initiative; Founder & CEO of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe

Writer & Activist Amplifying Muslim American and Immigrant Narratives; Author of "America Made Me A Black Man,"

Human Rights Defender & Racial Equity Strategist; Founder, Necessary Interruptions LLC & Vice President, Surge

Corporate MC, Facilitator & Coach

Malawian Innovator, Engineer & Co-Author of “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”

Award-Winning Author, Writer & Lawyer; Known for "My Sister, the Serial Killer"; Freelance Writer & Editor

Founder & CEO of African Leadership Group