Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

FEATURED SPEAKER

Carol Anderson is professor of African American Studies at Emory University. She is the author of several bestselling books including One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy (2018) and the critically-acclaimed White Rage (2016).  LEARN MORE »

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Washington Post Columnist & author of When the Stars Begin to Fall

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Author of TransElectric: My Life as a Cosmic Rock Star

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On a mission to inspire authenticity and inclusive leadership in the workplace

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• Bestselling author of White Rage & One Person, No Vote

• Human and civil rights advocate

• Expert on African American history & 20th century politics

• Author of four critically-acclaimed novels & A More Perfect Reunion (2020)

• Multicultural, multigenerational, global musician with over 1 billion views 

• Overcame homelessness to become a world-inspiring superstar

• Songwriter, musician, author, and inspiring speaker on resilience, diversity, and authenticity


• Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Correspondent at the Independent

• Author of We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation

• Founder & CEO of Girls in Tech

• Author of Tech Boss Lady

Founder of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics

• President of Emerge 

• Award-winning sex educator & healthy relationships advocate for the #MeToo & #TimesUp era

Washington Post Columnist & senior advisor for New America’s flagship US@250 initiative

• Author of When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America

• Retired U.S. Navy Commander

• Former Editor-in-Chief of Parade magazine

• Bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries & The Genius of Women

• Creator of the social justice oriented service-learning program “Books Behind Bars”

• Educational innovator at the University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence

• Staff writer & financial columnist at The New Yorker

• Author of the NY Times Bestseller Black Edge


• Founder of the Moving Up Media Lab & Host of the PBS podcast, Attribution

• Author of the best-seller, Three Little Engines

• Expert on social mobility and the American Dream

• From homelessness to H.S. valedictorian to full ride at Georgetown

• Founder and CEO of Pain Into PURPOSE, a Black Woman Owned Business that helps to motivate others

• Senior Editor at The Atlantic

Host of the podcasts, Floodlines and Holy Week


• Journalist & co-founder of Memory Well

• Author of Broad Influence: How Women Are Changing the Way America Works


Human Rights Activist, Community Organizer, and Author


• Motivational Speaker on the Future of Leadership and the Mindset for Success

Author of renowned bestseller Of Boys and Men

• President of the American Institute for Boys and Men


• Musician with a message: Dream in 3D

• Award-winning journalist & author of This Is All I Got

• Worldwide leading expert on veganism and coveted speaker on body positivity and social justice issues

• Author of the memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough and The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan

• "Life Leadership" expert specializing in mindset, intention, and resilience

• Featured by the White House, World Economic Forum, Harvard, Stanford, Forbes, and Thrive Global

• Award-winning cancer survivor and patient advocate

• Alum of MIT, Harvard Business School, Bain & Co, and Silicon Valley startups

• Author of Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles into Advantages 

• Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion for NASCAR

• Prize-winning author of The Newcomers, Soldier Girls, & Just Like Us

• Speaks with compassion about the journeys of refugees who have been invited to resettle in the US

• Associate Professor of Psychology, NYU

• Author, Jerks at Work

• Broadway's longest-running 'Lion King' shares his secret to fulfillment & joy in everyday work & life