Dr. Joyce Ladner

Civil Rights Activist, Author & Sociologist

Gaby Natale

3-Time Daytime Emmy-Winning TV Host, Entrepreneur & Speaker

The Virtuous Circle: Restore Your Confidence, Bounce Back, and Emerge Stronger

Melissa R. Butler

Founder & CEO of Inclusive and Vegan Beauty Line "The Lip Bar"

Minda Harts

Founder & CEO of The Memo, A Career Development Platform for Women of Color; Bestselling Author of "The Memo"

Deanna Singh

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

Shira Rubinoff

Cybersecurity & Blockchain Advisor, Influencer, Thought Leader & Author of "Cyber Minds"

Leticia Gomez

Head of Ascendant Entertainment Division of CEO Branding Leader The Ascendant Group; Former CEO & Founder of Savvy Literary Services

Alok Vaid-Menon

Gender Non-Conforming Writer, Performance Artist, LGBTQ Rights Activist

Erika Cheung

Co-Founder at Ethics in Entrepreneurship

David Ikard

Professor of African American & Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University

Robyn Jackson

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools

Fatima Robinson

Dancer, Music Video Director & Choreographer

Mike Africa, Jr.

Hip Hop Artist, Public Speaker, Writer, Member of MOVE, Born in Prison, Son of 2 Former Political Prisoners who Served 40 Years in Prison Each

Seconde Nimenya

Award-Winning Author; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ​Expert

Aarti Shahani

Silicon Valley Correspondent, NPR; Founder, Families for Freedom; Author, "Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares"; Host of "Art of Power"

Judge Victoria Pratt

Former Chief Judge, Newark, NJ Criminal Justice Reform Activist; Executive Director of Odyssey Impact & Author of "The Power of Dignity"

Meet the judge who assigns essays in court

Fay Cobb Payton, PhD

Author of "Leveraging Intersectionality: Seeing and Not Seeing" and Professor at North Carolina State University

adrienne maree brown

Author, Women's Rights Activist, Doula & Black Feminist

Nadya Okamoto

Social Entrepreneur, Branding Expert & Founder of PERIOD

Hayley Barnard

Managing Director & Diversity Strategist at MIX Diversity Developers, Corporate Diversity & Inclusion Speaker, English Channel Swimmer