Dr. Karen Hills Pruden

Women's Senior Leadership Career Strategist; Founder of Sister Leaders; Bestselling Author

Real Women, Real Problems, Real Successes: The Relentless Persistence of High-Achieving...

Elizabeth Stephens

Veteran & CEO of DBS Cyber

Nichelle Whitney Wash

DEI Educator, Specialty in Imposter Syndrome & Anti-Racist Praxis for Non-profits, CEO of The Guarden LLC.

Understanding and Addressing Microaggressions within Youth Work Settings

Christian Harris

DEI and Leadership Expert & Founder Kindred Keynotes & Coaching

Dr. K.L. Allen

Veteran, Chancellor WGU Ohio, & Prolific Op-Ed Writer

Terra L. Fletcher

Marketing Leader & Award-Winning Entrepreneur, and Author of "Flex Your Communication"

2 Things You Must Understand About Communication

Jake Zweig

Retired Navy SEAL, Executive Coach & Football Player Development Coach at the University of Illinois

Cheri C. Garcia

Business Owner, Investor & Inventor and Recovery Advocate

Tajan Braithwaite Renderos

Leadership Development & Executive Coach (ACC)

Jeremy Schwartz

Founder & CEO at Maxius Advisory ESG; Former CEO of The Body Shop & Former Marketing Director of Coca Cola

Brett Heising

Expert on DE&I & Disability Awareness Advocate; Principal of Brett Heising Consulting

Jay Guilford

Creator of Cirque du Soleil's SPARK Leadership Training; Founder, CoWorks Leadership Strategists

Malik Rose

Head of Basketball Operations for the NBA G League

Marques Ogden

Business Consultant & Former NFL Player

Dr. Jeffrey O

Globally Renowned Leadership Expert, Educator, CEO & Author

Dr. Amera McCoy

I/O Psychologist, Founder & CEO of Minority Business Circle and McCoy Consulting LLC.

Olu Burrell

Executive & Leadership Coach; People Strategy Consultant

Kedra Newsom Reeves

Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Center for Illinois’ Future Board Member & DEI Advocate

Jessica Malaty Rivera

Infectious Disease Epidemiologist & Science Communication Lead for the COVID Tracking Project

Melissa Majors

Leadership & Inclusion Expert, Author, Speaker; CEO of Melissa Majors Consulting