KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

First Female & African-American News Anchor in Atlanta

Technology & Diversity Marketer & Storyteller

DEI Professional & Professor

Anti-Bias, Antiracist, Pro-Human Mindset Advocate; Expert on Inclusion & Belonging; Education Consultant and Author of "Open Windows, Open Minds"

Award-Winning Black & Indigenous Historian; Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh; Author of "I’ve Been Here All the While"

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

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

Writer, Researcher, Social Entrepreneur, Author of "The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change" & Host of "The Diversity Gap" Podcast

Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Clinician, Author, Education Advocate, and Mental Health Authority; President & CEO at Resiliency Inc.

The First African American Principal Ballerina of Houston Ballet

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

Women's Worth & Wellness Expert, TEDx Audacious Leadership Transformational Speaker

America's First African-American, Female Transplant Surgeon

Attorney, Author & LGBTQ Rights Activist; Motivational Disability Speaker; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

President of Football Operations at Klutch Sports Group; Author, Agent & Attorney

NYT Bestselling Author of "The Black Friend"

Author of Best-Selling Biography ON HER OWN GROUND: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

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

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