Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

Writing for a Broken World: A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor

Zazie Beetz

Emmy Award-Nominated Actress; Known for "Atlanta"

Christina Hodson

Screenwriter, Known for "Bumblebee" & "Birds of Prey"

Charles S. Dutton

Actor & Director Known for "Roc" and "The Piano Lesson"

Lorraine Toussaint

Actress, Known for "Orange Is The New Black"

Laura Esquivel

Mexican Novelist, Essayist & Screenwriter; Known for Bestselling Novel "Como Agua Para Chocolate"

Greg Poehler

Actor, comedian, producer and writer

Franklin Leonard

Film Producer, Cultural Commentator, Professor, Activist & Entrepreneur

Adam Lorenzo

TV & Film Screenwriter; Comedy Writer for "Everybody Loves Raymond" & SNL

Everybody Loves Raymond, Everybody Hates Chris

Tembi Locke

Actress, Producer & Screenwriter; NYT Bestselling Author of "From Scratch"

Karimah Westbrook

Actress, Writer & Producer; Best Known for "All American"

Ryan O'Connell

Star and Creator of "Special"; Author, LGBTQ Activist & Disability Advocate

François Clemmons

Singer, Actor, Playwright & Lecturer; Best Known as Officer Clemmons on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Writer & Director Known for "Love & Basketball" & Netflix's "The Old Guard"; First Black Woman to Direct a Major Comic-Book Movie

Gina Prince-Bythewood: ‘I have fought for my vision’

Reginald Hudlin

Writer, Director and Producer; Known for "Django Unchained" &"House Party"; One Half of Hudlin Brothers Production Company

Zana Briski

Academy Award-Winning Director & Visionary Creator of Reverence

Wendy Calhoun

Writer & Executive Producer

Arturo Castro

Actor, Producer, Writer; Known for his role in "Broad City"

Hideo Kojima

Japanese Video Game Designer, Screenwriter, Director, and Producer; Kojima Productions

Sabrina Wu

Comedian, TV Writer & LGBTQ Advocate

David Gelb

Creator of Netflix's Award-Winning "Chef's Table":, Co-Founder of Supper Club, Emmy & Grammy Award-Nominated Director and Producer

Steven Levenson

Tony Award-Winning Playwright; Best Known for "Dear Evan Hansen"

Elizabeth Berger

Producer and Writer Best Known for "Love, Simon" & "This Is Us"

Richard Ayoade

English Actor, Writer, TV Presenter, and Director

Jonny Sun

Humorist, Author & Illustrator

Tim Story

Film Director Known for "Ride Along" & "Think Like A Man"

Amma Asante

British Screenwriter & Director Known for "Belle" and "A Way of Life"

Issac Aptaker

Producer and Writer Best Known for "Love, Simon" & "This Is Us"

Laura Ricciardi

Executive Producer, Writer, & Director of The Netflix Series, "Making A Murderer"

Lauren Morelli

Television Writer Currently Working On "Orange Is The New Black;" Came Out As Lesbian While Writing for the Show