Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Erin Brockovich

Consumer Advocate, Author, TV Host & Environmental Activist

Amali Tower

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

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

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Shekinah Elmore

Oncologist; Dedicated to Pursuing Equity & Empathy in Oncology Care

Joanna Peña-Bickley

Founder & CEO of Vibes Ai, Founder & Fellow of A.I. Design Corps Host of "DesignedBy.Show" Podcast

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Amanda Gore

CEO of The Joy Project; Author & Psychologist; Emotional Intelligence and Performance Expert

Sylvia Earle

Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic & Oceanographer; Former Chief Scientist of the NOAA

Aprille Ericsson

Rocket Scientist, Technologist & STEM Educator

Ayanna Howard

Pioneering Innovator, Entrepreneur & Inventor of Robotic Technologies & Artificial Intelligence; Dean of the College of Engineering, The Ohio State University

Sex, Race, and Robots: How to Be Human in the Age of AI

Dr. Harry Edwards

Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, Civic Activist & Author

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Dr. Sylvia Hood Washington

Chief Environmental Research Scientist at Environmental Health Research Associates, LLC.

Michael W. Twitty

Culinary Historian & Author of "Rice: a Savor the South cookbook" (Savor the South Cookbooks)

Michael Twitty Teaches Tracing Your Roots Through Food

Scott Hamilton

Olympic Gold Medalist Figure Skater, Three-Time Cancer Survivor & Best-Selling Author

Karen Palmer

Futurist & Thought Leader Using Immersive AI for Participants to Experience Societal Implications of AI and AI Bias; Award-Winning XR Creator; Winner of SXSW XR Competition 2023

Katharine Hayhoe

Atmospheric Scientist, Professor of Political Science & Director of Climate Science Center at Texas Tech, Lead Scientist with The Nature Conservancy

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

Daniel Burrus

Technology Futurist, Business Strategist & Hall of Fame Speaker

Ruth E. Carter

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Righ...

Candice Morgan

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Partner at Google Ventures