KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Emmy-winning Writer, Producer, Advocate for Queer & BIPOC Voices

Academy Award Nominee, Director of "Selma", Founder of ARRAY

Award-Winning Executive Producer, Screenwriter & Author; CEO of Shondaland

Actress, Writer, Director & Producer Known for HBO's "Insecure" & "Awkward Black Girl"

Award-Winning Filmmaker, Director of "The Square", TED Prize Winner

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Producer & New York Times Best-Selling Author

Cultural Critic, Award-Winning Filmmaker & Executive Producer of "Surviving R.Kelly"

Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; Best Known for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" & "The Last King of Scotland"; Founder of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative

Acclaimed Actress, Political Activist, Emmy & Golden Globe Winner

Tony Award-winning Actor, Arts Advocate, Broadway Star

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

Writer, Director, Actor & Producer Best Known for HBO’s “Girls”

Academy Award Winner, Influential Actor, Diverse Role Performer

British Screenwriter & Director Known for "Belle" and "A Way of Life"

Actress, Immigration Reform Advocate, White House Ambassador

Writer, Director & Filmmaker; First Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Film

Producer & Filmmaker Known for "She Did That" & "Ballet After Dark"

Golden Globe-winning Actress, Producer, Director, Humanitarian

Actress, Comedian & Producer Known for NBC's "Parks and Recreation," "Agatha All Along" & "My Old Ass"