Sheila C. Johnson

Entrepreneur, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, President of WNBA's Washington Mystics & Co-Founder of BET

Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph

Zeinab Badawi

Presenter for BBC Global Questions & HardTalk, Director of Kush Communications, Chair at Royal African Society

Dr. Ian Smith

Doctor, New York Times Bestselling Author, Medical Contributor & Host of "The Doctors"

Ben Vereen

Tony Award-Winning Entertainer

Rachel Chavkin

Tony Award-Nominated Stage Director; Best Known for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812"

Dr. Bernice King

Minister, Attorney, Author & Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Erin Brockovich

Consumer Advocate, Author, TV Host & Environmental Activist

Gail Evans

Former CNN Executive & Best-Selling Author; Diversity Expert

Jessica Cox

World's First Armless Pilot & First Armless Black-Belt in the American Taekwondo Association

Marin Alsop

Music Director & Conductor; Crystal Award Winner

Marin Alsop conducts Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet "Death of Tybalt"

Misty Copeland

First African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; Author

Misty Copeland's Return After Her Break as Dancer & Producer

Shirin Neshat

Iranian Visual Artist; Focuses on Social, Cultural & Religious Codes of Muslim Societies

The Future of Art According to Shirin Neshat

Carole Black

Former President & CEO, Liftime Entertainment

Natasha Rothwell

Comedian, Writer & Actress, Best Known for "Insecure"

Carla Harris

Managing Director & Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley

Debora Spar

NYT Bestselling Author & Senior Associate Dean of Business & Global Society, Harvard Business School

Julianne Hough

Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Choreography, Country Music Singer, Actress & Professional Dancer

Gholdy Muhammad

Award-Winning Education Expert & Author of "Cultivating Genius"

Wema Hoover

Corporate Culture Curator, Executive Coach, and Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership Expert

Poet Ali

Communications Expert, Catalyst Human Connection, Soulosopher & Founder of The Poet Society

Kindra Hall

Customer Experience & Storytelling Expert in Business; Bestselling Author; Chief Strategy Officer at Steller Collective

Bruce Johnson

Founder of 1000 Men Empowerment Group

Michelle Buteau

Stand-Up Comedian, Host & Actor Known for "Always Be My Maybe" & "Welcome to Buteaupia"

Col. Nicole Malachowski, USAF (Ret.)

First Woman Thunderbird Pilot, Combat Veteran, Fighter Squadron Commander, White House Fellow & Adviser

Dr. Nika White

Inequity Disruptor, Forbes DEI Trailblazer, Intentional Inclusionist®, Consultant & Author

Joan Michelson

Co-Host of the Electric Ladies Podcast, ESG Consultant, Business Sustainability & Leadership Expert

Chardelle Moore

Founder & CEO of Motivational Moore, Award-Winning Multidisciplinary Artist, Storyteller, Television Anchor, Poet

Erin Lee Carr

Documentary Director, Producer & Author of "All That You Leave Behind"

Ayanna Howard

Pioneering Innovator, Entrepreneur & Inventor of Robotic Technologies & Artificial Intelligence; Dean of the College of Engineering, The Ohio State University

Sex, Race, and Robots: How to Be Human in the Age of AI

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Advocate & Leading Scholar in Critical Race Theory