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

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Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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

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Best-Selling Author, Tech Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist & Actor; Best Known For "CSI: NY" & "The Good Doctor"

Donna Brazile

Veteran Political Strategist, Best-Selling Author & Former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Ijeoma Oluo

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Afdhel Aziz

Founder, Conspiracy of Love, B Corp Consultancy Advising Fortune 500 Companies on Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, Employee Engagement & Impact Innovation; Bestselling Author; Inspiring International AAPI Speaker

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"

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Deanna Singh

Social Entrepreneur, Change Agent & Author of "Purposeful Hustle"; Advocate of Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

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Peter Diamandis

Founder & Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation; Author; Named One of The World's 50 Greatest Leaders

Jasmine Crowe-Houston

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Richard Florida

Leading Urbanist, Economist & Author of "The Rise of the Creative Class"

The Great Reset: How the Post-Crash Economy Will Change the Way We Live and Work

Kylar Broadus

Attorney, Author & LGBTQ Rights Activist; Motivational Disability Speaker; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Christine Michel Carter

Bestselling Author; Women Empowerment, Mental Health & Working Parents Advocate; #1 Global Voice For Working Moms

Sharon Gai

E-commerce Expert; Artificial Intelligence in Business; Former Director of Global Key Accounts at the Alibaba Group

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Climate Displacement, Migration & Refugee Expert; Founder of Climate Refugees

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Civil Rights Leader, Broadcast Executive, Founder, President & CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation

Dolores Huerta

Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers of America; First Latina Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame; Two-Time U.S. Presidential Award Recipient

Sir Richard Branson

Businessman & Founder of Virgin Group

Ellen McGirt

Senior Editor at Fortune Magazine & "RaceAhead" Columnist

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Claudia Chan

Transformational Speaker; Creator of S.H.E. Summit™ & The Whole-Life Leadership Framework; Author of "This Is How We Rise"

Dr. Jackie Freiberg

Leadership, Change & Service Innovation Strategist; Voted Among the "Top 30 Best Minds on Leadership"; Best-Selling Author of "Do Something Now"

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Leading Global Futurist, Trends & Innovation Expert & Authority on Rapid Business Model Changes

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Liz Dozier

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Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory

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