Jamie Metzl

Technology & Healthcare Futurist; Sci-Fi Novelist; Geopolitical Expert

Jamie Metzl 2024 Speaker Reel

Loretta Ross

Founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective; Reproductive Justice Activist & Professor

Sanya Richards-Ross

Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Sprinter; TV Personality & Entrepreneur

Alison Gopnik

Professor & World Leader in Children's Learning and Development

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Founding Director of Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School; Former President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Charles Blow

Visual Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times; CNN Contributor & NY Times Best-Selling Author of "Fire Shut Up in My Bones"

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

Physician, Work-Life Integration Researcher & Award-Winning Author

Kai-Fu Lee

Founder, Chairman & CEO of Sinovation Ventures

Deborah Rosado Shaw

Former SVP, Chief Global Diversity and Engagement Officer of Pepsico; Entrepreneur, Business Leader & Author of "Dream Big!"

Sasheer Zamata

Comedic Actress, Former "SNL" Cast Member, Celebrity Ambassador for the ACLU & Co-Host of the "Best Friends" Podcast

Shirley Ann Jackson

Theoretical Physicist & Inventor; President of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; National Medal of Science Recipient

Richard Lui

Journalist, Anchor of NBC News' "Early Today Show" & Author of "Enough About Me"

Michigan Ross Commencement 2023 Guest Speaker: Richard Lui ...

Nonny de la Peña

Founder & CEO of Emblematic Group; Known as "The Godmother of Virtual Reality"

Colton Haynes

Actor; Best Known for "Teen Wolf" & "Arrow"

Julie Dash

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

Darryl Strawberry

Former American Major League Baseball Outfielder

Nadia Lopez

Founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy; Best-Selling Author; STEAM & Mental Health Advocate

Ruha Benjamin

Sociology & African American Studies Scholar; Author of "People's Science" and "Race After Technology"

Ruha Benjamin - Spelman Convocation 2024

John Gray

Christian Comedian, Pastor & Author; Star of "The Book of John Gray"

Alex Banayan

Author & World’s Youngest Venture Capitalist