Viola Llewellyn

Co-Founder & President of Ovamba Solutions; Leader in FinTech and Advocate for Diversity & Equality

Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Dixon Chibanda

Psychiatrist & Director of the African Mental Health Initiative; Founder & CEO of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe

Minna Salami

Writer, Lecturer, Feminist, Gender Equality Activist & Founder of Award-Winning Blog MsAfropolitan

Amalaonye Josephine Kachikwu

CEO of GIA Media Services, Greatness Coach & Brand Strategist; Award-Winning Author of "Ultimate Journey to Greatness"

Vanessa Nakate

Ugandan Climate Justice Activist; Founder of Youth for Future Africa

Valeriana Chikoti-Bandua

Human Rights Defender & Racial Equity Strategist

Adaora Okoli

Internal Medicine Resident, Tulane University

Olugbenga Agboola

Founder & CEO at Flutterwave

Lola Adedokun

Health Equity Advocate; Executive Director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group; Co-Chair of the Aspen Forum on Women and Girls; Former Director at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Lola Adedokun - Aspen Ignites: Transforming Global Health

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

Writing for a Broken World: A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor

Kah Walla

Entrepreneur, Activist and Political Leader from Cameroon. CEO/Founder of Strategies! Consulting Firm and President of Cameroon People's Party.

Caroline Elkins

Professor of African Studies at Harvard University & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Imperial Reckoning"

Iddris Sandu

Founder of sLABS; Creator of the First Smart Retail Store & The Marathon Store; Thought Leader in Digital Realities

Jungle Brothers

The Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house-music producer.

Sam Richardson

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor Known for "Veep" & "Detroiters" and "The Afterparty" and "Ted Lasso"

Sam Richardson on Veep, the demise of Detroiters, and the Pistons

Zanele Muholi

Visual Artist, Photographer, Co-Director of "Difficult Love"

Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu

Founder & Managing Director of soleRebels; Promoter of Africa's Entrepreneurial Spirit, Social Capital & Economic Potential

Djimon Hounsou

Actor, Producer, Humanitarian, Founder of the Gate of (No) Return Marathon & Festival

John H. Bracey, Jr.

Co-Director of the African Diaspora Studies at Amherst College