KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Retired Undercover Police Detective; Expert on Race & Law Enforcement Interactions; Known as the Inspiration for Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman"

Co-Founder of the Center for Policing Equity, Retired Captain of the Denver Police Department

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

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

Award-Winning Operatic Countertenor, Singing Artist & Professor of Voice

Retired NYPD Detective; Founder & Director of the Young Ladies of Our Future Foundation

DEIB Strategist, Producer & Writer; Former Director of Diversity & Inclusion for The Second City US & Canada

Literary Advocate & Founder of Well-Read Black Girl

Thought Leader on Workplace Diversity & Inclusion; Founder & CEO of Untapped; Former Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Lyft

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Director of Commonway Institute

Social Entrepreneur, Mental Health Ambassador & Community Activist; Author, "An Unspeakable Hope"

Writer, Cultural Critic, Columnist at Slate, Co-Host of "Mom & Dad Are Fighting" Podcast

Crisis Management Expert, Former Highway Patrol Captain, Leadership Consultant

Program Director for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Mayo Clinic Rochester

Co-Founder & COO of Blavity

Actress, Activist, & Award-Winning Filmmaker; Known for "The Wire," "Big George Foreman" & "Will Trent"

Actor & Model; Chair of the Diversity Advisory Committee for SAG-AFTRA

Racial Equity Strategist, Founder of Concept Creative Group & TEDx Speaker

Brown STEM Girl Founder; Youngest Person of Color Accepted into Medical School & Youngest NASA Intern