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Daymond John

"Shark Tank" Investor; Founder & CEO of FUBU; Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

Fireside Chat with Daymond John and Jason McCann

New York, NY, USA

Van Jones

Emmy Award-Winning TV Host, Political Strategist & Producer; Civil Rights & Environmental Advocate; NYT Bestselling Author; CEO of REFORM Alliance

Van Jones | Milken Institute Global Conference

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Angela Davis

Feminist, Social Activist, Professor & Writerr

Santa Cruz, CA, USA

Sylvia Acevedo

Engineer, Rocket Scientist & Technology Leader; Early Childhood Education Advocate; Corporate Director at Qualcomm; Former CEO of Girl Scouts USA

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Shannon Miller

Olympic Gold Medalist, Health Advocate & Cancer Survivor

Jacksonville, FL, USA

Lisa Leslie

WNBA Champion & 4x Olympic Gold Medalist; Author of "Don't Let the Lipstick Fool You" and "From the Court to the Boardroom"; Co-Founder, The Lockwood Group

Boca Raton, FL, USA

Earvin “Magic” Johnson

Basketball Hall of Famer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Motivational Speaker

Magic Johnson - Milken Institute

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Shiza Shahid

Entrepreneur, Technologist, Investor, Impact Leader & Co-Founder of the Malala Fund & Our Place

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Hill Harper

Award-Winning Actor, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur

Detroit, MI, USA

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Long Beach, CA, USA

Abby Wambach

Olympic Gold Medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, Bestselling Author

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Viola Davis

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

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Diane Guerrero

Actress, Immigration Reform Advocate, White House Ambassador

New York, NY, USA

Common

Award-Winning Artist, Actor, Producer, Musician & Writer

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Issa Rae

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

Issa Rae - TIME Impact Dinner: The Closers 2024 Toast

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Keith L. Brown

Motivational Speaker on DEI, Workplace Wellness, Leadership & Improving Education; Youth Empowerment, Family Enhancement, Anti-Bullying & Social Justice Activist; Known as "Mr. I'm Possible"

Atlanta, GA, USA

Simone Biles

Most Decorated Gymnast Ever & Record Holder for Most Gold Medals at a Single Olympic Games; Subject of Netflix's "Simone Biles Rising"

Houston, TX, USA

Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the DNC; Professor in Women and Gender Studies at Georgetown

Overtime: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Donna Brazile, Andrew Sullivan (HBO)

Washington, DC, USA

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Geena Rocero

Transgender Model & Advocate; Founder of Gender Proud

New York, NY, USA

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Simone Biles

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Daymond John

Van Jones

Angela Davis

Sylvia Acevedo

Shannon Miller

Lisa Leslie

Shiza Shahid

Hill Harper

Erin Gruwell

Abby Wambach

Viola Davis

Diane Guerrero

Common

Issa Rae

Keith L. Brown

Donna Brazile

Geena Rocero