Ava DuVernay

Academy Award-Nominated Director & Producer Known for "Selma," "13th" & "When They See Us"

How Film Changes the Way We See the World | Ava DuVernay | TED

Venus Williams

Professional Tennis Player, Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Equal Pay Activist, Author & Entrepreneur

George Takei

Actor, Social Justice Activist & Social Media Mega-Power

Mae Jemison

First Black Woman in Space & Former NASA Astronaut; National Women's & International Space Hall of Famer Founder, 100 Year Starship

Alaa Murabit

Architect of the Sustainable Development Goals, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Gates Foundation Director & UN High level Commissioner

Retta

Stand-Up Comedian & Actress Known for "Parks and Recreation"

Dambisa Moyo

Global Economist, Author & Investor in the Future

Parag Khanna

Managing Partner at FutureMap; Strategic Advisor to Governments & Global Companies; Bestselling Author; TED Speaker

Nicholas Burns

Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy & International Politics, Harvard Kennedy School

Lupita Nyong'o

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Known for "12 Years a Slave," "Black Panther" & "Us"

Hoda Kotb

Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist, Television Personality, Author & Co-Anchor of NBC News' TODAY

Anne-Marie Slaughter

Foreign Policy Expert, Author & CEO of New America Foundation

Brooke Shields

Actress; Model; Women's Health, Aging & Mental Wellness Advocate

Star Jones

Former Co-Host of "The View", Social Justice & Heart Disease Advocate

Tiffany Aliche

Author & Award-Winning Teacher of Financial Education known as “The Budgetnista"

Malala Yousafzai

Youngest-Ever Nobel Prize Winner; Advocate for Girls' Education & Women's Equality; Author of the International Bestseller "I Am Malala"

Fran Drescher

National President of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) & Actress, Cancer Survivor and Outspoken Healthcare Advocate

Being Wendy

Thomas Keller

Chef, Cookbook Author & Proprietor of The French Laundry, Per Se, Bouchon, Bar Bouchon, Bouchon Bakery, and Ad Hoc

Boots Riley

Rapper, Producer, Screenwriter & Director; Known for "Sorry To Bother You"

Jharrel Jerome & Boots Riley On ‘I’m a Virgo’ | SXSW 2023

Donna Karan

Award-Winning Fashion Designer