KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

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

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Actress Known for "Scary Movie," "The Best Man" & "Ally McBeal"; First African American to Win a New York Film Critics Circle Award

NAACP Award-Winning Actress & Producer Known for "Black-ish" & "Little"

Academy Award-Winning Actress, Author & Producer; Best Known for "The Help" & "Hidden Figures"

Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Color Purple," "Wicked" & "Harriet"; Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

English Actor, Producer, Rapper and DJ; Best Known for His Roles in "The Wire" & "Luther"

Actor, Writer, Producer, Director & CEO, Tyler Perry Studios; Philanthropist & Founder, Perry Foundation

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

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

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

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.

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

Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"

Award-Winning Actress & Director; Best Known for "Barbie," "Lady Bird" and "Little Women"

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

Award-Winning Playwright, Author, Producer & Lifestyle Coach