Erica Dhawan

Leading Authority on 21st Century Teamwork, Collaboration, and Innovation; Award-Winning Management Thinker; Best-Selling Author of "Get Big Things Done"

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Olympia LePoint

Former NASA Rocket Scientist, Author, TED Speaker & Artificial Intelligence Ethics Professor

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Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Danny Trejo

Actor, Author, Activist & Restaurateur; Recovery & Intervention Counselor for Troubled Youth

Maya Moore

Activist, Olympian & WNBA Champion

Barbara Boxer

Former Democratic Senator of California

Janice Howroyd

Founder & CEO of The ActOne Group; The First African American Woman to Own a $1 Billion Brand

Roy Choi

Co-Host of "The Chef Show;" Chef & Co-Founder of Kogi BBQ; Best-Selling Author

Michael Oher

Founder of Oher Foundation for Disadvantaged Youth; Former NFL Player for Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans & Carolina Panthers; Super Bowl 47 Champion; Story Told in Movie "The Blind Side"

James McBride

New York Times Best-Selling Author & Musician

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"

Luvvie Ajayi

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host & Professional Troublemaker

Hayley Kiyoko

Pop Singer-Songwriter & Actress

Kai-Fu Lee

AI Expert; CEO of 01.AI; Chairman & CEO of Sinovation Ventures, Author of "AI Superpowers" & "AI 2041"

Sasheer Zamata

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

Nonny de la Peña

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

Michelle Phan

Make-Up Artist, Entrepreneur, YouTube Personality; Founder of ipsy and EM Cosmetics

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.

Sunny Hostin

Co-Host of "The View," Attorney, Author & Emmy Award-Winning Journalist; Senior Legal Correspondent & Analyst for ABC News

Ruha Benjamin

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

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