Diversity & Inclusion Speakers

Leading authority on the age wave and the ascent of women, Maddy Dychtwald combines data-driven insights with inspirational storytelling to dramatically re-imagine aging, retirement, and today’s most powerful consumer segments.

Holly Ransom is an award-winning keynote speaker, author, and leadership expert. She is an Ironman champion, the youngest director to sit on an Australian Rules Football board, and was Chair of the Youth G20 at 18 years old....

A recognized enterprising pioneer who has used his keen entrepreneurial skills to build several businesses founded on advancing a social mission, Peter Thum is a humanitarian who shows that business can do good while doing well.

Award-winning journalist and author John Carlin speaks on the principle set out by the 18th-century British writer Samuel Johnson: “the purpose is to instruct by pleasing.” Shunning dullness as a cardinal sin, his presentations blend a wealth of...

Silvia Garcia's speeches spark the journey to make people thrive. Sourcing from her experience as Global Director of the Happiness Institute of Coca Cola, she delivers powerful tips through real life examples on how to increase performance, creativity,...

Judith Spitz shares perspectives, lessons learned, and insights gained from her years as a female CIO leading a global, Fortune 10 technology organization as she challenges organizations to develop a culture of inclusive leadership and innovate in the...

Transforming live and virtual events, TV-ready speaker, moderator and emcee Nina Easton engages audiences with humanity, insight, and a deep understanding of what makes great leaders.  

As the co-founder of the world's first and largest global consortium of venture funds pledged to invest over $1bn into women-founded companies, Sarah Chen-Spellings offers unique and rich insight into driving returns through diversity and beyond. She is...

Christie Hefner has led major global brands from the brink to the cutting edge through creative vision and transformative leadership, and provides key insights on the power and process of self-disruption in today’s business world.

Amanda Lipp works at the intersection of mental health, storytelling, and technology. She is a Documentary Filmmaker at Lipp Studios, Founder of The Giving Gallery, and Research Associate for the Center for Applied Research Solutions.

Felipe Gomez has 25 years of global general management experience. He has faced business challenges and thoroughly understands and relates with audiences. Felipe delivers a memorable and unique learning experience with a grand piano on stage. He uses...

Jenn Lim is the bestselling author of Beyond Happiness and a top-rated keynote speaker. Her authentic real-talk approach and decades of experience in people, culture, and org design give her the street cred to back up her purpose...

Drawing from decades of experience working with thousands of leaders, Marilyn Gist shares how leader behaviors gain support or disengagement from stakeholders and how excellent leaders are able to energize others through the extraordinary power of leader humility.

Kenji Yoshino is the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law and the Director of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. A graduate of Harvard (AB summa cum laude), Oxford...

An internationally sought-after power player and authority on leadership cultivation, Dr. Adjoa B. Asamoah advises an impressive list of high-ranking officials and CEOs. From her work conceptualizing, developing strategies for, and leading the groundbreaking nationwide CROWN Act movement,...

As the child of a famous actor and then the wife of the Prime Minister, Cherie Blair was often written about because of the men in her life. But, she has always had plenty to say in her own right as an...

Frans Johansson advocates looking to other cultures and disciplines—science, art, business, politics and fashion—for innovation inspiration.

Powerhouse editor Joanne Lipman has revolutionized newsrooms from The Wall Street Journal to USA Today, and was dubbed “innovator in chief” by the New York Times. Now she’s transforming workplaces, inspiring men as well as women to achieve...

Dr. Leana Wen is an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University. She is a CNN medical analyst and contributing columnist for The Washington Post, where she writes a weekly column and anchors the new Post newsletter, "The Checkup with Dr. Wen"....

Rashawn Ray is a Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the Lab for Applied Social Science Research (LASSR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is also a Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution. Ray regularly...

Julie Uhrman embodies determination and a commitment to making the impossible possible. She built Angel City differently, not thinking of it as a sports team but as a platform that stood for equity and impact, leading with passion...

Jeanne Meserve is a national security analyst, expert interviewer, sought-after moderator, and award-winning journalist.

Anjali Kumar is a Brooklyn born, first generation Indian American author, attorney, advisor, speaker, and "idea acupuncturist."

Dr. Jason Chambers is one of the world's leading experts on the African-American consumer market. His work has been published in books and journals worldwide. In addition, he has consulted with national nonprofit organizations and Fortune 100 companies,...