Janet Pierson

Current producer of SXSW

Lily James

Actress, Best Known for "Downton Abbey," "Cinderella," and "Mamma Mia!"

Dakota Johnson

Actress Best Known for Her Role as Anastasia Steele in "Fifty Shades of Grey"

Euzhan Palcy

Director, Writer & Producer; First Black Female Director to Have Her Film Produced By A Major Hollywood Studio

Darnell Martin

Film Director, Screenwriter & Producer Known for "I Like It Like That" and "Cadillac Records"

Kasi Lemmons

Writer, Actor & Director Known for "Harriet" and "Silence of the Lambs"

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’

Tessa Thompson

Actress, Best Known for "Westworld" & "Thor" Franchise

Diane Guerrero

Immigration Reform Activist & Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Jane The Virgin"

Juno Temple

English Actress; Known for "Fargo," "Atonement" & "Ted Lasso"

Carl Franklin

Actor, Director & Producer Known for "Devil in a Blue Dress"

Alexandra Shipp

Actress known for roles in "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B" and "X-Men: Apocalypse"

Zoe Kazan

Actress and Writer Known for "Ruby Sparks"

Gwendoline Christie

Actress Known for HBO's "Game of Thrones" and "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"

Uzo Aduba

Emmy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Mrs. America"

Hayley Atwell

Actress Best Known for Marvel's "Agent Carter" & "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning"

Felicity Jones

English Actress Best Known For "The Theory of Everything" & "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Daisy Ridley

English Actress Known for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

Madhuri Dixit

Indian Film Actress; Often Cited as One of the Best Actresses in Bollywood

Caity Lotz

Actress Known for "Legends of Tomorrow," "Arrow" & "The Machine"

Julie Newmar

Tony-Award-Winning Dancer & Actress

Brighton Sharbino

Best Known for her Role as Lizzie Samuels on the AMC TV Series "The Walking Dead"

Travis T. Love

Actor Known for his Roles in "The Walking Dead" & "Black Panther"

Emily Bett Rickards

Actress; Best Known for "Arrow"

Dee Rees

Award-Winning Writer & Director Known for "Pariah"

Darby Stanchfield

Film and Television Actress; Best Known for her Role as Abby Whelan in the ABC Drama "Scandal"

Keke Palmer

Actress & Youngest Talk Show Host in TV History

Wendy Raquel Robinson

Actress; Best Known for "The Steve Harvey Show" and "The Game"

Abderrahmane Sissako

Michelle Yeoh

Academy Award-Winning Actress; Best Known for "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," & "Crazy Rich Asians"