Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

Fiction Author & Professor at the University of Notre Dame

Ijeoma Oluo

Writer & Social Activist Known for Her Work on Issues of Race & Identity; Author of "So You Want to Talk About Race"

Renee Richards

Former Transgender Professional Tennis Player

Diane Guerrero

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

Terry McMillan

New York Times Best-Selling Author Known for "Waiting to Exhale" & "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"

Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

Esmeralda Santiago

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

Sonia Nazario

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author & Journalist; Author of "Enrique’s Journey"

Gloria Naylor

Best-selling Author

Ellen Oh

Young Adult & Middle Grade Author & Editor; Founding Member of We Need Diverse Books

We Still Belong

Dr. Nika White

Inequity Disruptor, Forbes DEI Trailblazer, Intentional Inclusionist®, Consultant & Author

Alice Waddington

Film Director, Writer, Photographer & Feminist

Tania Israel

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide," Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Megan Giddings

Writer, Author of "The Women Could Fly"

Kecia M. Thomas

Dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences

Deepa Purushothaman

Founder of n2formation; Former Deloitte Managing Partner; Author of “The First, The Few, The Only”

Ayana Gray

NY Bestselling Author of "Beasts of Prey"

Muffy Mendoza

Author & Founder of Brown Mamas

Amali Tower

Climate Displacement, Migration & Refugee Expert; Founder of Climate Refugees

Q&A: Amali Tower on Climate Migration and 'Evolution Earth'

Mikki Kendall

NYT Bestselling Author of "Hood Feminism", Diversity Consultant & Writer

Deanna Singh

Social Entrepreneur, Change Agent & Author of "Purposeful Hustle"; Advocate of Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace

Nicole Lynn

President of Football Operations at Klutch Sports Group; Author, Agent & Attorney

Oyinkan Braithwaite

Award-Winning Author, Writer & Feminist Known for "My Sister, the Serial Killer"

Josie Silver

Women's Fiction Author Best Known For "One Day in December"

Robin Givhan

Fashion Editor for The Washington Post; Pulitzer Prize Winner

Kristen Roupenian

Author of the New Yorker's Viral "Cat Person"

Kim Fu

Award-Winning Author, Known for "The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore"

Mira T. Lee

Author of "Everything Here is Beautiful"

Naima Coster

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

Cassandra Worthy

Change Enthusiasm, Mindset & Leadership Speaker; Disruptive Thought Leader