Speakers
Fantasia Barrino is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame as the...Read more
Stefanie Brown James is a master of making the political, personal. As an experienced social...Read more
Josh is an SMB Community Engagement Coordinator on Facebook’s Small Business Team in New York...Read more
Samantha Abrams, a longtime Washington-based corporate and nonprofit business strategist, is the...Read more
Nick Akins is chairman, president and chief executive officer of American...Read more
Chelsea Allison has the responsibility of the Human Resources Operations for more than 15,000...Read more
Brandon Andrews is co-founder of Gauge; a mobile market research platform fundamentally changing...Read more
Dr. Rachel Angel is the President and CEO of Anexsis. Dr. Angel, developed PEERRO, which is an...Read more
Bobby Ashley was born and raised in the Brownsville neighborhood of...Read more
Baker is a magna cum laude graduate of Spelman College where she earned her B.A. in Political...Read more
Lisa M. Barton is Executive Vice President of AEP Transmission and President and Chief Operating...Read more
Native Ohioan Congresswoman Joyce Beatty i has represented Ohio’s Third Congressional District...Read more
Amy has held multiple positions with Adecco starting in January, 2010 when she started as a...Read more
As President and CEO of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), Dr. Frederic Bertley is...Read more
Laura Blodgett entered the business world four years ago after a career switch from teaching....Read more
Renae Bluitt, founder of Crush Media, is a PR consultant, blogger, and filmmaker, who serves as...Read more
Nelson Boyce is the Director of Agency Business Development at Google overseeing the Publicis...Read more
Miko Branch is the co-founder and CEO of Miss Jessie’s LLC, the company behind the premium hair...Read more
Dr. Aminta H. Breaux brings more than 30 years of diverse higher education leadership experience...Read more
Jodi Brockington hails from New York, and is an entrepreneur, speaker, published author, and one...Read more
I am Dominque Brodie, an Intern in the Office of the General Counsel at the National Urban...Read more
Mike T. Brown is the founder and CEO of Win-Win, a platform powered by gaming & giving, that...Read more
As Co-founder, of FUBU--"For Us, By Us"— Carl Brown help create a...Read more
Charmaine Brown is a Director in Fannie Mae’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). In...Read more
Dino E. Browne has more than 20 years of experience providing consulting and business advisory...Read more
Accomplished marketing and media executive with more than 20 years of experience engaging...Read more
Civil rights activist Tarana Burke in 2006 founded the "Me Too" movement, which a decade later...Read more
Evelyn Burnett is a co-founder and partner of the ThirdSpace Action Lab and Third Space Café,...Read more
Since 1994, under Esther L. Bush’s leadership as President & CEO, the Urban...Read more
Regina Ann Campbell is the Chief Program Officer for Epicenter Memphis. With more than 20 years...Read more
Melinda D. Carter, J.D., is the director of the Minority Business Assistance Center for the...Read more
A visionary, change-agent, Candi Castleberry Singleton is the Vice President of...Read more
Carlos J. Clanton is the current president of the National Urban League Young Professionals...Read more
Terrence Clark serves as the President and CEO of the New York New Jersey Minority Supplier...Read more
Linda Clemons is one of the most respected sales and body language...Read more
As an entrepreneur and executive, Natalie has successfully raised more than $20 million in...Read more
Former Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman is Partner and Director of Business and Government...Read more
Bernard Coleman is Uber’s Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion. In this role, Bernard...Read more
Calvin Cooper is a Venture Partner on the NCT Ventures investment team and focuses on...Read more
Richard Cordray is a candidate for Governor of Ohio. Most recently he served for six years...Read more
Lisa Cortés is an Academy Award®–nominated Producer whose credits include PRECIOUS;...Read more
Ahmaad Crump was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio where he had a passion for entertaining at a...Read more
Toni is a transformational leader with an extensive background in workforce development, program...Read more
Andrea Custis was named President & Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of...Read more
LaTaunya Darden manages the minority business portfolio of EXIM Bank’s Office of Small Business...Read more
Mary Davids is the owner of D&M Consulting Services, LLC, a career, and brand strategy...Read more
As the founder, CEO and Executive Chairman of Sundial Brands, Richelieu Dennis oversees a 27-...Read more
Stephanie DeVane joined the Urban Empowerment Fund in December 2013 with responsibility for...Read more
Lourdes Diaz is Vice President of Diversity Relations for Sodexo USA, a leading provider of...Read more
Dawn W. Dickson is a serial entrepreneur with over 16 years of experience in marketing and...Read more
Brian Dixon focuses on identifying and evaluating early-stage investments along with helping...Read more
Dr. Michael V. Drake is the 15th president of The Ohio State University.
His focus is on...Read more
Michelle Ebanks serves as President of Essence Communications Inc., the ...Read more
Torin is a diversity strategist, published author, and contributor on SiriusXM. As a tenured...Read more
Emerging among the brightest in the industry, Aerial Ellis is a gifted strategist and...Read more
Keith Ellison serves as the Program Director of the Urban League of Philadelphia...Read more
Laura Espy-Bell, MD, MHA, FACEP is a native of Columbus, Ohio. She is a graduate of Spelman...Read more
Ash Exantus, also known as Ash Cash, is a 15-year banking executive, personal finance expert,...Read more
As senior director of community affairs, Beverly oversees community programs and...Read more
Hajj Flemings is founder of Brand Camp University, an educational platform that is preparing...Read more
Kristopher Francisco is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Evolute, a new Silicon Valley...Read more
DeVon Franklin is an award-winning Film & TV producer, best-selling author, renowned...Read more
Marve Frazier is the Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer for iOne Digital, where she...Read more
After serving as Provost and Chief Academic Officer for more than a year, Dr. Wayne A. I....Read more
J. Averi Frost is Executive Director of the Central Ohio African American Chamber of Commerce (...Read more
Howard Fuller is the founder and director of Marquette University’s Institute for the...Read more
Columbus City Council President Shannon G. Hardin serves as the Chair of the Rules and Reference...Read more
Shauntel Garvey is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Reach Capital, an early stage venture...Read more
Christopher Gergen is the CEO and co-founder of Forward Cities – a national learning...Read more
Mayor Andrew J. Ginther was elected the 53rd mayor of the City of Columbus on Nov. 3...Read more
Linda Goler Blount joined the Black Women’s Health Imperative as the president and chief...Read more
Born in Panorama City, California, Meagan Good began starring in commercials at age 4, and to...Read more
Eric M. Goodie, Director of Asset Acquisition and Management for the Houston Area Urban League,...Read more
Hard hitting, inspiring, intelligent, honest, and direct: these are some of the words used to...Read more
Lonnie serves as the President/CEO of Environmental and Safety Solutions, Inc., (ESS) a...Read more
Jeri Green is a consultant to the National Urban League serving as its Senior Advisor for the...Read more
As the executive managing editor of black enterprise, Alisa Gumbs plays a...Read more
Angela Hadl, age 37, is the owner of Dive Mktg LLC and BB Bombs. Making a spur of the moment...Read more
Mia Hairston is the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Nationwide. She has enterprise-...Read more
Marsha Haygood has turned her business expertise into a career of helping others become and...Read more
J. Howard Henderson, President & CEO of the Greater Baltimore Urban League, has a successful...Read more
8th President and CEO (and first female President and CEO)
of the Columbus Urban League...Read more
Ohio State Representative Stephanie Howse represents the state’s 11th House District.
...Read more
Michelle Huff Elliot is the founder of HUFF Events & PR, a full service boutique...Read more
When companies and organizations seek to craft innovative communication strategies to create...Read more
Randy Irving is the Manager of Diversity and Inclusion for FedEx Services. In this role he is...Read more
Katrina R. Jackson was elected to the legislature in 2011 to represent the constituents of this...Read more
The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., is Founder and President of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition....Read more
Laura is the East Region Community Relations Manager for UPS with the responsibility of managing...Read more
Melissa James is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker and author. In 2014, Melissa...Read more
Sean James is the owner and creative director of dotado™ apparel, an online apparel brand, that...Read more
David J. Johns is known for his passion, public policy acumen and fierce advocacy for youth...Read more
As an Edward Jones financial advisor, Bill Jones utilizes his understanding of financial...Read more
A third-generation educator, Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson is a spiritual entrepreneur and an elder...Read more
Kenneth L. Johnson is a Diversity Recruiter and Career Services Professional who supports the...Read more
Nancy Flake Johnson is President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, where she has...Read more
Dhani Jones is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, NFL linebacker, author and host who began his...Read more
Riley Jones is a social entrepreneur with a passion for creating access to opportunity. This is...Read more
Jacqueline Jones is the Head of Strategic Partnerships for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at...Read more
John C. Jones is a proven leader, specializing in diversity and inclusion, leadership...Read more
Sekou Kaalund was recently named Head of Advancing Black Pathways for JPMorgan Chase. As such,...Read more
Healthy Lifestyle Activist Kelly Keelo is the CEO and Creative Director of A Heathy Crush, a...Read more
Fred Keeton is owner and Principal at Keeton Iconoclast Consulting, LLC. The firm offers...Read more
Yussuf Khan is the General Manager and Senior Vice President of The...Read more
Rahman Khan serves as Vice President, Community Impact for Charter Communications in Stamford,...Read more
Gale King is Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Nationwide, where she...Read more
John B. King Jr. is the president and CEO of The Education Trust, a national nonprofit...Read more
Shannon LaNier is an Emmy-Award-winning, veteran television host, actor, and author .
He...Read more
Michael Lawson is a president at OhioHealth responsible for OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, the...Read more
Over 22 years of successful account management, business development and operations management...Read more
Wendy Lewis is responsible for guiding McDonald's Global Diversity and Inclusion efforts across...Read more
Tiffany Dena Loftin is the National Director of the NAACP Youth & College Division. In this...Read more
Ramon Looby is Senior Vice President, and Public Policy Lead at the...Read more
Dr. Calvin Mackie is the founder of STEM NOLA, a non-profit organization founded to expose,...Read more
Liane started with Adecco part time in September of 2012 as a Recruiting Coordinator in the...Read more
President, Mallory Consulting
Tamika D. Mallory, a 36 year old mother to her teenage son...Read more
Dr. Jason Mars is the co-founder and CEO of Clinc, the company that created the world’s most...Read more
Bob Marshall is currently the National Business Development Executive with Wells Fargo Bank for...Read more
J. Alexander Martin heads an empire built on originality, urban influence, and industry-changing...Read more
Passionate, outspoken and insightful, attorney and news analyst Areva Martin is one of the...Read more
Rob Matthews is a native of Columbus, Ohio area growing up here since he was 7 years old. ...Read more
Erika McConduit, Esq. currently serves as the President and CEO of the Urban League of Louisiana...Read more
Elizabeth has worked at UNIGLOBE Travel Designers since 2006 and has been president since 2012...Read more
Travis McPhail, PhD. is a Staff Software Engineer and Engineering Lead-Manager at Google who...Read more
Lisa Mesa is Enterprise Relationship Manager for LinkedIn Talent Solutions and Communication...Read more
Michelle Miller is an award-winning CBS News national correspondent based in New York, reporting...Read more
Amanda Miller Littlejohn is a nationally-recognized expert on personal branding.
A...Read more
Edith Peterson Mitchell, MD, FACP, FCPP, is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Medical...Read more
Sheila A. Mixon is Senior Vice President of the Business Development & Entrepreneurship...Read more
Dr. James L. Moore III is the Interim Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and the Chief...Read more
As President of the National Urban League since 2003, Marc Morial has been the primary catalyst...Read more
General Counsel and Chief Franchise Officer
Tim Murphy is general counsel and chief...Read more
22-year-old Detroit native Queen Naija is the world's next R&B star. Queen rose to YouTube...Read more
Brandon Neal is a Managing Counsel in the Law Department of Wells Fargo & Company in...Read more
Mr. Michael F. Neidorff serves as Treasurer of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing...Read more
Swalé Nunez is the founder of Enoem, Inc., developer of the social media platform iuncta, an...Read more
Michael Obi is the Chairman and CEO of Spectrum Global Solutions, Inc. He helps economic...Read more
Nekpen Osuan is the Co-Founder of the non-profit WomenWerk.com and Head of UX for the startup...Read more
Kris Oswold is a leader in global business process design and organizational transformation....Read more
Spencer Overton is the President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, which...Read more
Marc E. Parham is a small business expert, professional speaker, radio host and author of the...Read more
Lawrence H. Parks is Senior Vice President, External and Legislative Affairs of the Federal Home...Read more
Tom Perez currently serves as the Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Prior to...Read more
Rori Peters currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Content Distribution and Sales...Read more
William F. Pickard, Ph.D. is Chairman of Global Automotive Alliance, Co-Managing Partner, MGM...Read more
Dr. Randal Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, speaker, author and scholar, and...Read more
Emily Pitts began her Edward Jones career in 1995 as a financial advisor in Atlanta. She was...Read more
As Chief Global Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Lee Hecht Harrison, Leonard Posey is...Read more
Wesley Spencer Prater, PhD, MPH, is a fellow at The Ohio State University School of...Read more
Kimberly is a professional Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management executive with 18 years...Read more
Jimmy Prude is the Founder | CEO of Jimmy's Vegan ® a vegan foods company connecting everyday...Read more
Candice Quarles was first elected to the DeSoto City Council in May 2016 in a special election...Read more
Kristen Ransom is CEO and Founder of IncluDe, a web design company
Recently named one of...Read more
Immediate past President of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, Alicia Reece (D-Cincinnati) is...Read more
Kathryne Reeves is Senior Vice President and General Manager for Medical Services at Cardinal...Read more
As the Creator of the viral hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, April Reign challenges the lack of...Read more
Nichole Francis Reynolds is Vice President of Public Policy at Mastercard. Ms. Francis...Read more
Sadiqa Reynolds is the first woman to hold the title of President and CEO of the Louisville...Read more
In 2009, Rich became a Global Market Research Analyst for Prudential Financial. While there she...Read more
Cy Richardson is a Senior Vice President at the National Urban League, and a member of the...Read more
Leah Riddle-George is the President of the National Council of Urban League Guilds. She...Read more
Tanisha “T” Robinson is the CEO of BrewDog USA where she leads the BrewDog brand, sales...Read more
Suezette Yasmin Robotham is a speaker, educator, connector, coach, and leading “Black Girl in...Read more
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is President and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, a Washington, D.C...Read more
Kristi Rodriguez is the AVP of the Nationwide Retirement Institute, which provides practical...Read more
William is an experienced thought leader who has many successes achieving the company’s business...Read more
Jordyn is a dynamic journalist, producer, and entertainer on the rise in New York City. Born and...Read more
As the Director of Community Outreach, Rowden is responsible for leading community engagement...Read more
Tim Ryan is a tireless advocate for working families in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District....Read more
Angela Rye is Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a political advocacy firm in the nation's...Read more
Sheryl Sandberg is Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, overseeing the firm's business...Read more
Robert Scott serves as the regional administrator for the Great Lakes Region of the U.S. Small...Read more
Traci R. Scott is an advanced professional in nonprofit program and organizational management...Read more
Samantha Selolwane is the Senior Vice President of Urban Promotion for RCA Records, a division...Read more
Haleema has over 10 years of business management, design and project management experience in...Read more
American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, television/radio talk show host and a former...Read more
As the Assistant Director of Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Dena Simmons, Ed. D.,...Read more
Erin Simpson is a Regional Service Director with Adecco Staffing USA. Erin’s goal is to...Read more
Kashim Skeete is the Market Executive for Ohio with U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth...Read more
Simone Smalls is the Co-Founder and Partner of Strategic Heights Media, a full-service public...Read more
Crisis manager and attorney Judy A. Smith is the inspiration behind the iconic character Olivia...Read more
LaToya has been a valuable team member of Fifth Third Bank since August 1999. She has the...Read more
Since 2006, Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the...Read more
Founder, Spann & Company
Amanda Spann is marketer and app entrepreneur on a...Read more
Rhonda Spears Bell is the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at the National...Read more
DeShuna Spencer is the Founder/CEO of kweliTV, a video streaming network that curates...Read more
Wanda Starr-Ferguson currently serves as an Inclusion Specialist. Wanda began her career at...Read more
Jocelyn R. Taylor has spent over 20 years in media and publishing, cultivating deep...Read more
Mr. Thomas is a Director at Stonehenge Capital Company and manages the operations of Stonehenge...Read more
Terrez Marriott Thompson is Vice President of Global Supplier Diversity for The Coca-Cola...Read more
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is the president and CEO of the QEM Network, professor of counseling...Read more
Chamie Townsend has worked over eight years on the trading floors of banks and utilities,...Read more
Most recently a national surrogate for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders during the 2016 Democratic...Read more
Colby “Colb” Tyner is Radio One’s Vice President of Programming.
Colby started his...Read more
Bianca Vobecky is President of Vobecky Enterprises, a business dedicated to providing...Read more
Seven-time Emmy-nominated TV host & producer, Kéla Walker is a multi-talented media...Read more
Caron M. Washington is Director of Entrepreneurship and Business Development for the National...Read more
Crystal Washington, CSP works with organizations that want to leverage technology to increase...Read more
Felicia Turrentine Wasson is a well-rounded Public/Government Relations professional with over...Read more
David White has held the position of Chief Information Officer at Battelle since February 2012...Read more
Karen Wilhite is the Regional Vice President for Adecco Staffing USA leading teams in Kentucky,...Read more
André Williams is an experienced strategic communication advisor with over 20 years...Read more
Tony Williams currently serves as the Senior Director of Government and External Affairs for...Read more
Archie Williamson is the founder and CEO of Diversified Systems, Inc., a management and...Read more
As the Senior Editor of The Network Journal, Sergie Willoughby contributes to the...Read more
Rashida Selise Wilson is an author, speaker and professional career coach on a mission to...Read more
Tonia Woodbury is a nationally renowned speaker on diversity and inclusion trends, relationship...Read more
At age 36, Randall L. Woodfin is the youngest mayor in the history of the City of Birmingham,...Read more
Toya Woods, a native of Washington D.C., is a Business Development Specialist in the Office of...Read more
Howard G. Wright is an Appointed Vice President of Global Business Development for the Intel...Read more
Amina Yamusah is the co-founder and CTO of Our Bloc, a software company that uses AI career...Read more
Jemia is a Program Manager for TEKsystems Inclusion & Diversity team. Her primary...Read more
Sara Zeigler is the Manager of the Export Assistance team in the Office of Small Business and...Read more