Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

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Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Tracy Chou

Advocate for Diversity & Inclusion in the Tech Industry; CEO and Founder of Block Party

Tracy Chou - Museum of Chinese in America's 2023 Legacy Awards Gala Honoree

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Staceyann Chin

Spoken Word Poet, Performing Artist & LGBTQ+ Rights Political Activist

Liz Dozier

Founder & CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Jessica Cox

World's First Armless Pilot & First Armless Black-Belt in the American Taekwondo Association

Tiffany Shlain

Founder of The Webby Awards; Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker, Bestselling Author, Internet Pioneer & Futurist

Temple Grandin

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

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Aisha Fukushima

Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Facilitator, Vocalist & Founder of RAPtivism

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Missy Chase Lapine

NYT Bestselling Author & Integrative Wellness Coach

Shoshana Johnson

First African American Woman POW in U.S. War History & Author of "I’m Still Standing"

Danielle Feinberg

Director of Photography at Pixar Animation Studios; STEM Advocate & Supporter of Girls Who Code

Jean Case

Chair of National Geographic Society, CEO of the Case Foundation & Founder of ForWhatItsWorth; Author of "Fearless: Five Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose"

Jean Case + Bloomberg TV at Milken Institute Global Conference

Brenda Louise Romero

Award-Winning Game Designer & Developer

Victoria Rowell

Actress, Producer, Director, Writer, American Ballet Theatre Alum & Founder of Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan (RFCPP)

Joan Michelson

Co-Host of the Electric Ladies Podcast, ESG Consultant, Business Sustainability & Leadership Expert

Esmeralda Santiago

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

Gloria Ladson-Billings

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Katrina Jones

HR + Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisor, Educator, Coach; CEO & Founder of Advancing Equity & Inclusion