Directing Speakers

Actress, Immigration Reform Advocate, White House Ambassador

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

First Woman to Win an Academy Award for Best Director; Known for "Zero Dark Thirty," "Detroit" & "The Hurt Locker"

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

Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter, Director, Producer & Actress; Known for Directing "The Virgin Suicides," "The Bling Ring" & "Priscilla"

Academy Award Winner, Influential Actor, Diverse Role Performer

Academy Award-Winning Actor Known for "Mr. Robot" & "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Academy Award Winning Director, Writer, ‘Birdman,’ ‘The Revenant’

Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actress & LGBTQ Advocate

Academy Award-Winning Director, Film Producer, Author

Actor Known for Marvel's "Black Panther" and "Us"

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

Film Director & Screenwriter Known for Directing "Wonder Woman"

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

Executive Producer & Director of "Yellowjackets"

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

Comedian, Playwright, Writer & Director; Best Known for Amazon's "Transparent"

Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"

Academy Award-Winning Mexican Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Editor

Award-Winning Animator, Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Songwriter; Known as the Creator of "Steven Universe"