Culture Speakers

Author, Co-founder of the White Ribbon Campaign & Advocate for Gender Equality

Restauranteur, Chef, Best-Selling Author & Entrepreneur

Former President & CEO of the “Time's Up” Legal Defense Fund; Former Chief of Staff to Michelle Obama; Former Executive Director of the White House Council on Women & Girls

Olympic Gold Medal Winning U.S. Gymnast & Winner of Season 23 of "Dancing With The Stars"

Founder of The Garcia Companies; Media Executive; Producer; Philanthropist; Female Body Builder; Owner, XFL

World Cup Champion for the U.S. Women's National Team; Founder of NWSL's Black Women's Player Collective

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Elite American Snowboarder, Winter X Games Gold and Silver Medalist, Olympic Gold Medalist

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Internet Star; Former Video Producer at BuzzFeed Motion Pictures

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

LGBTQ Educator & Consultant; Author of "This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids"; Host & Producer of "First Person"

First Female Muslim-American to Medal at the Olympics, Member of the U.S. Fencing Team & Author of "Proud"

Award-Winning Actress Known for "Black-ish," Youth Advocate & Voting Activist

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & Actress in the FX Drama "Pose"

Retired NFL Long Snapper, Magician & Author of "Life Is Magic: My Inspiring Journey from Tragedy to Self-Discovery"

Communication & Human Nature Expert, Award-Winning Journalist, Author

Professor of Sustainable Communities at the University of Virginia & Author

Visiting Fellow at the American Enteprise Institute; Commentary Editor at Washington Examiner & Author

Chief Environmental Research Scientist at Environmental Health Research Associates, LLC.