KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Academy Awarding-Winning Writer, Director & Producer Known for "Moonlight"

Professor in the Urban Planning Program & the Director of the Doctoral Program in Urban Planning at Columbia University

MSNBC Correspondent, Political Author & Host of "The ReidOut"

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Millennial Mastermind, Best-Selling Author & Activist

Youngest Muslim Elected Official in the United States; Political & Diversity Activist; Skokie Board of Education

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

Professor of African American Studies, Author, Cultural Analyst

Founder & President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor & Podcast Host; Known for "Last Comic Standing"

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

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Known For TED Talk on the Intersection of Civil Rights & LGBT Rights

Designer, Social Innovator & Urbanist, Founder of Studio O

Architect, Urbanist, Author & Advocate for Sustainable Design Thinking

Social Entrepreneur, Executive & Investor; Founder of Scholarship Connection App Scholly

Cultural Critic, Digital Content Producer at BET.COM, Author of "Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power"

Public Speaker & Motivator; Head of Development for Rainforest Entertainment; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ebony & Jet

Feminist Author, Social Justice Advocate, Film & TV Producer

Co-Founder of The Very Asian Foundation; Peabody Award-Winning Journalist

Social Entrepreneur; Chief Executive Officer of Springboard To Opportunities