> Speakers

Aaron Samuels

Founder and Managing Partner, Collide Capital

Aaron Samuels, Founder and Managing Partner of Collide Capital, began at Bain & Co. as a strategist…

Adrienne Lofton

Vice President of Global Consumer Marketing, Google

Adrienne Lofton oversees the end-to-end experiences of Google’s Platforms & Ecosystems portfolio….

Alexandrea Morson

Vice President, Artificial Intelligence & Data and Innovation, Morgan Stanley

Alexandrea Morson is Vice President of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Innovation at Morgan…

Amélie Ebongué

Global Brand Marketing Leader, Social Media Expert, Writer & Bestselling Author, Electronic Arts

Amélie Ebongué is a multicultural brand marketing leader with a track record of building world-class …

Amber Hikes

Deputy Executive Director for Strategy & Culture, ACLU

Amber Hikes is the Deputy Executive Director for Strategy & Culture for the ACLU. Amber (they/she) is a social …

Angela Roseboro

Former Chief Diversity Office, Riot Games

Angela is an award-winning culture leader who continues to transform the gaming and tech industries. …

April Holmes

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, HeroHangout

Raised with a hard work ethic, which she has honed with a will of steel, April Holmes has redefined what it…

Ashley DeWalt

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, The Collectiv

Ashley DeWalt is an emerging fund manager, advisor, and mentor for venture-backed startups. He is…

Banjo Obayomi

Senior Developer Advocate, AWS

Banjo is a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS, where he helps builders get excited about using AWS…

Bernard Coleman

Chief Diversity & Engagement Officer, Gusto

Bernard is the CDO at Gusto where he leads the DEIB team. Before Gusto, Bernard led DEIB at Uber & prior to…

Cassandra Illidge

Vice President of Partnerships and Executive Director of the HBCU Grants Program, Getty Images

Cassandra is responsible for building robust visual content ecosystems supported by data-driven content …

Chris Locklin

Head of Data Platform, Grammarly

Chris Locklin is the Head of Data Platforms at Grammarly. Responsible for ingesting, processing, and…

Claudette McGowan

Chief Executive Officer, Protexxa

Claudette McGowan, CEO at Protexxa, an AI-powered cybersecurity firm. Recognized as…

Cullen Jones

Senior Manager of Sports Marketing and Philanthropy, Speedo

Olympian Cullen Jones impacts people’s lives beyond his performances in the pool….

Chaz Bottoms

Director, Story Artist, Writer and Founder, CBA Studios

Chaz Bottoms is a director, storyboard artist, writer and owner of CBA Studios. Originally from …

Dami Osunsanya

Director & Co-Head of the Softbank Opportunity Fund, SoftBank

Dami is a co-lead and heads Value Creation for SoftBank Group’s SB Opportunity Fund…

David C Williams

Assistant Vice President, Hyper-Automation, AT&T

David C. Williams has been featured on esteemed networks such as Fox, NBC, REVOLT, and EBONY. In 2022…

Dawn Richard

Artist Relation Director, Hip Hop Caucus

Dawn Richard, Artist Relation Director of the Caucus, has been partnering with animators to tell stories…

Dream Hampton

Award-Winning Filmmaker

If you were dream hampton, the award-winning filmmaker who happens to call Shawn “Jay-Z” …

Dominique Duval-Diop

U.S. Chief Data Scientist, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Dr. Dominique Duval-Diop is the U.S. Chief Data Scientist in the White House Office of …

Dujon Smith

Global Co-Lead Black Founders Development Program, Accenture

Dujon is the Global Co-Lead for Accenture’s Black Founder’s Development Program….

Edafe Onerhime

Executive Director, Data Architecture Governance Lead, JP Morgan Chase

Edafe Onerhime is the Data Architecture Governance Lead at JP Morgan Chase. She is a leading…

Freada Kapor Klein

Founding Partner, Kapor Capital

Freada Kapor Klein is an entrepreneur, an activist, and a pioneer in the field of organizational…

Fonz Morris

Lead Product Designer, Global Conversion & Monetization, Netflix

Fonz Morris has been Netflix’s Lead Product Designer for Global Conversion and Monetization. …

Henri Pierre-Jacques

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Harlem Capital

Henri Pierre-Jacques is Co-founder and Managing Partner of Harlem Capital. Previously, he was a …

Ireen Birungi

Chief Information Security Officer, Interac

Ireen Birungi is Chief Information Security Officer at Interac, where she leads the technology and business …

Ivory Tabb

Vice President of Talent and Brands, Players Media Group

For over 20 years, Ivory Tabb has strategically navigated the sports and entertainment arena as…

Jason Lee

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Salt Labs/ Founder, DailyPay

Jason Lee is an NYC-based American businessman and fintech entrepreneur. He is currently the …

Jonté Harrell

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Revenue Officer, ZenLedger

ZenLedger’s CFO/CRO & Investor at Ossian Capital. Ex-Amazon exec, former Wall St trader…

Kimberly Davis

Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth, National Hockey League

Kimberly B. Davis currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives…

Kofi Ampadu

Partner, Talent x Opportunity, Andreessen Horowitz

Kofi Ampadu is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he leads the Talent x Opportunity Initiative….

Krista Bourne

Speaker & Former C-Suite Executive, Telco

As a former Fortune 20 C-Suite Exec without a college degree, Krista is on a mission to share her story…

Kwesi Ames

Vice President, Software Engineering, Salesforce, Inc

With 25 years in technology, I’ve had the privilege of working for KPMG, Symantec and now…

Leo Olebe

Global Head of Gaming, YouTube

Leo Olebe is Global Head of Gaming at YouTube. In this role he and the team work with gaming….

Lori Hall

Co-Founder & Head of Creative, Pop'N Creative

Lori Hall is co-founder of award-winning multicultural agency Pop’N Creative, an agency meant to help….

Maneesh Bhide

Director, Field Engineering, Databricks

Maneesh Bhide is a dynamic professional leading a nationwide field engineering team for a new…

Marlon Nichols

Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, MaC Venture Capital

Marlon Nichols is the co-founder and managing general partner at MaC Venture Capital….

Michael S. Regan

Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Michael S. Regan, the 16th Administrator of the US EPA, took office on March 11, 2021, making…

Mitch Kapor

Founding Partner, Kapor Capital

Mitch Kapor is a pioneer in the personal computing industry and an entrepreneur, an investor…

Nate Thompson

Managing Partner, HTX Sports Tech

Managing Partner of HTX Sports Tech, a consultancy providing strategic advice to sports…

Natara Branch-Holloway

Chief Executive Officer, Houston Exponential

Natara Branch-holloway is a seasoned strategic management professional…

Nicole, LaPointe Jameson

CEO, Evil Geniuses

Nicole is CEO of the global gaming and entertainment company, Evil Geniuses, a legacy brand defining …

Octavia Howell

Chief Information Security Officer, Equifax Canada Co.

Recognized as one of the 2022 Top 20 Women in Canada, Octavia Howell has spent her career protecting …

Ron Guerrier

Board Director, 4x Fortune 500 CIO, & CIO Hall of Fame Inductee

Guerrier held positions as the Global CIO at HP, Secretary of Innovation & Technology for the State…

Samuel Bright

Vice President & General Manager, Google Play

Sam Bright is the Vice President & General Manager of Google Play. He graduated summa cum laude …

Sharonda L. Britton

Vice President, Marketing, Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Executive with more than 22 years in branding, retail, and multicultural marketing experience. …

Shannon Nash

Chief Financial Officer, Wing

Shannon Nash, Esq. CPA is the Chief Financial Officer at Wing, a drone delivery company and subsidiary…

Sylvia Obell

Journalist

Sylvia Obell is a journalist and on-air talent whose relatable and entertaining approach to news has made…

Tamara Fields

Austin Office Managing Director and South Market Unit Director of Operations, Accenture

Tamara Fields is Accenture’s U.S. South Market Unit Director of Operations and Austin Office …

Tarik Loukili

Staff Robotics Engineer, John Deere

Tarik Loukili is a Staff Robotics Engineer at John Deere. Leads a group of engineers in applying …

Theresita Richard

Chief People & Culture Officer, Patagonia

Theresita Richard is Patagonia’s new Chief People & Culture Officer. Theresita (she/her) is a visionary …

Timothy Bardlavens

Director of Product Equity, Adobe

Timothy Bardlavens is chaotic good. He is a Product Executive, a Cultural Strategist, Diversity…

Tope Awotona

CEO, Calendly

Tope Awotona is the CEO of Calendly, a scheduling platform for teams and individuals….

Tory Hargro

Director of Design, Responsible AI & Product Equity, Meta

Tory Hargro, is a passionate tech advocate with 20+ yrs of experience. Today he leads Meta’s Responsible…

Ulili Onovakpuri

Managing Partner, Kapor Capital

Uriridiakoghene “Ulili” Onovakpuri is a Managing Partner of Kapor Capital, focusing on sourcing investments…

Wes Eugene

Partner and Chief Information Officer, IDEO

As partner and CIO at IDEO, Wes enables the technology that enables IDEO to explore all that is possible…

Andrea O'Neal

Senior Advisor for Equity at U.S. General Services Administration
Andrea M. O’Neal serves in the Biden-Harris Administration as the first Senior Advisor for Equity at U.S. …

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> Speakers

Aaron Samuels

Founder and Managing Partner, Collide Capital

Aaron Samuels, Founder and Managing Partner of Collide Capital, began at Bain & Co. as a strategist…

Adrienne Lofton

Vice President of Global Consumer Marketing, Google

Adrienne Lofton oversees the end-to-end experiences of Google’s Platforms & Ecosystems portfolio….

Alexandrea Morson

Vice President, Artificial Intelligence & Data and Innovation, Morgan Stanley

Alexandrea Morson is Vice President of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Innovation at Morgan…

Amélie Ebongué

Global Brand Entertainment & Social Marketing Director, Electronic Arts

Global Brand Leader & Bestselling Author….

Amber Hikes

Deputy Executive Director for Strategy & Culture, ACLU

Amber Hikes is the Deputy Executive Director for Strategy & Culture for the ACLU. Amber (they/she) is a social …

Andrea O'Neal

Senior Advisor for Equity, U.S. General Services Administration
Andrea M. O’Neal serves in the Biden-Harris Administration as the first Senior Advisor for Equity at U.S. …

Angela Roseboro

Former Chief Diversity Officer, Riot Games

Angela is an award-winning culture leader who continues to transform the gaming and tech industries. …

April Holmes

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, HeroHangout

Raised with a hard work ethic, which she has honed with a will of steel, April Holmes has redefined what it…

Ashley DeWalt

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, The Collectiv

Ashley DeWalt is an emerging fund manager, advisor, and mentor for venture-backed startups. He is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of The Collectiv

Bernard Coleman

Chief Diversity & Engagement Officer, Gusto

Bernard is the CDO at Gusto where he leads the DEIB team. Before Gusto, Bernard led DEIB at Uber & prior to…

Banjo Obayomi

Senior Developer Advocate, AWS

Banjo is a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS, where he helps builders get excited about using AWS…

Cassandra Illidge

Vice President of Partnerships and Executive Director of the HBCU Grants Program, Getty Images

Cassandra is responsible for building robust visual content ecosystems supported by data-driven content …

Chris Locklin

Head of Data Platform, Grammarly

Chris Locklin is the Head of Data Platforms at Grammarly. Responsible for ingesting, processing, and serving over 60 billion daily events

Claudette McGowan

CEO, Protexxa

Claudette McGowan: Black woman exec in tech, Leader driving digital transformations and cybersecurity…

Cullen Jones

Senior Manager of Sports Marketing and Philanthropy, Speedo

Olympian Cullen Jones impacts people’s lives beyond his performances in the pool….

Chaz Bottoms

Director, Story Artist, Writer and Founder, CBA Studios

Chaz Bottoms is a director, storyboard artist, writer and owner of CBA Studios. Originally from …

Dami Osunsanya

Director & Co-Head of the Softbank Opportunity Fund, SoftBank

Dami is a co-lead and heads Value Creation for SoftBank Group’s SB Opportunity Fund…

David C Williams

Assistant Vice President, Hyper-Automation, AT&T

Feat. on Fox, NBC, REVOLT, EBONY, & more
– 2022 IT Team of the Year Award…

Dawn Richard

Artist Relation Director, Hip Hop Caucus

Dawn Richard, Artist Relation Director of the Caucus, has been partnering with animators to tell stories…

Dream Hampton

Award-Winning Filmmaker

If you were dream hampton, the award-winning filmmaker who happens to call Shawn “Jay-Z” …

Dominique Duval-Diop

Chief Data Scientist, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, U.S.

Dr. Dominique Duval-Diop is the U.S. Chief Data Scientist in the White House Office of …

Dujon Smith

Global Co-Lead Black Founders Development Program, Accenture

Dujon is the Global Co-Lead for Accenture’s Black Founder’s Development Program….

Edafe Onerhime

Executive Director, Data Architecture Governance Lead, JP Morgan Chase

Edafe Onerhime is the Data Architecture Governance Lead at JP Morgan Chase. She is a leading…

Freada Kapor Klein

Founding Partner, Kapor Capital

Freada Kapor Klein is an entrepreneur, an activist, and a pioneer in the field of organizational culture…

Fonz Morris

Lead Product Designer, Global Conversion & Monetization, Netflix

Fonz Morris is a well-respected growth design leader and entrepreneur with over…

Henri Pierre-Jacques

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Harlem Capital

Henri Pierre-Jacques is Co-founder and Managing Partner of Harlem Capital. Previously, he was a …

Ireen Birungi

Chief Information Security Officer, Interac

Ireen Birungi is Chief Information Security Officer at Interac, where she leads the technology and business …

Ivory Tabb

Vice President of Talent and Brands, Players Media Group

For over 20 years, Ivory Tabb has strategically navigated the sports and entertainment arena as…

Jason Lee

Chief Executive Officer / Founder, Salt Labs / DailyPay

Jason Lee is an NYC-based American businessman and fintech entrepreneur. He is currently the …

Jonté Harrell

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Revenue Officer, ZenLedger

ZenLedger’s CFO/CRO & Investor at Ossian Capital. Ex-Amazon exec, former Wall St trader…

Kimberly Davis

Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact

Kimberly B. Davis currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives…

Kofi Ampadu

Andreessen Horowitz, Partner, Talent x Opportunity

Kofi Ampadu is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he leads the Talent x Opportunity Initiative….

Krista Bourne

C-Suite Executive

Through over 20 years of hard work, grit and determination Krista worked her way up from…

Kwesi Ames

Vice President, Software Engineering, Salesforce, Inc

With 25 years in technology, I’ve had the privilege of working for KPMG, Symantec and now…

Leo Olebe

YouTube, Global Head of Gaming

Leo Olebe is Global Head of Gaming at YouTube. In this role he and the team work with gaming….

Lori Hall

Pop'N Creative, Co-Founder & Head of Creative

Lori Hall is co-founder of award-winning multicultural agency Pop’N Creative, an agency meant to help….

Maneesh Bhide

Director, Field Engineering, Databricks

Maneesh Bhide is a dynamic professional leading a nationwide field engineering team for a new…

Marlon Nichols

MaC Venture Capital, Co-Founder and Managing General Partner

Marlon Nichols is the co-founder and managing general partner at MaC Venture Capital….

Michael S. Regan

Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Michael S. Regan, the 16th Administrator of the US EPA, took office on March 11, 2021, making…

Mitch Kapor

Founding Partner, Kapor Capital

Mitch Kapor is a pioneer in the personal computing industry and an entrepreneur, an investor…

Nate Thompson

Managing Partner,HTX Sports Tech

Managing Partner of HTX Sports Tech, a consultancy providing strategic advice to sports…

Natara Branch-Holloway

Chief Executive Officer, Houston Exponential

Natara Branch-holloway is a seasoned strategic management professional…

Nicole, LaPointe Jameson

Evil Geniuses, CEO

Nicole is CEO of the global gaming and entertainment company, Evil Geniuses, a legacy brand defining …

Octavia Howell

Equifax Canada Co., Chief Information Security Officer

Recognized as one of the 2022 Top 20 Women in Canada, Octavia Howell has spent her career protecting …

Ron Guerrier

Board of Directors, Equinix

Guerrier held positions as the Global CIO at HP, Secretary of Innovation & Technology for the State…

Samuel Bright

Google Play, Vice President & General Manager

Sam Bright is the Vice President & General Manager of Google Play. He graduated summa cum laude …

Sharonda L. Britton

Branding, Retail, and Multicultural Marketing

Executive with more than 22 years in branding, retail, and multicultural marketing experience. …

Shannon Nash

Wing, Chief Financial Officer

Shannon Nash, Esq. CPA is the Chief Financial Officer at Wing, a drone delivery company and subsidiary…

Sylvia Obell

Journalist

Sylvia Obell is a journalist and on-air talent whose relatable and entertaining approach to news has made…

Tamara Fields

Austin Office Managing Director | South Market Unit Director of Operations , Accenture

Tamara Fields, Office Managing Director for Accenture in Austin, is responsible for bringing innovation…

Tarik Loukili

John Deere, Staff Robotics Engineer

Tarik Loukili is a Staff Robotics Engineer at John Deere. Leads a group of engineers in applying …

Theresita Richard

Patagonia's new Chief People & Culture Officer

Theresita Richard is Patagonia’s new Chief People & Culture Officer. Theresita (she/her) is a visionary …

Timothy Bardlavens

Director of Product Equity, Adobe

He is a Product Executive, a Cultural Strategist, Diversity, Equity & Justice expert, a Co-Founder…

Tope Awotona

Calendly, CEO

Tope Awotona is the CEO of Calendly, a scheduling platform for teams and individuals….

Tory Hargro

Meta, Director of Design, Responsible AI & Product Equity

Tory Hargro, is a passionate tech advocate with 20+ yrs of experience. Today he leads Meta’s Responsible…

Ulili Onovakpuri

Managing Partner, Kapor Capital

Uriridiakoghene “Ulili” Onovakpuri is a Managing Partner of Kapor Capital, focusing on sourcing investments…

Wes Eugene

Partner and Chief Information Officer, IDEO

As partner and CIO at IDEO, Wes enables the technology that enables IDEO to explore all that is possible…

More Speakers to be Announced…

> Speakers

Ron Guerrier

Board of Directors, Equinix

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Kwesi Ames

Vice President, Software Engineering, Salesforce, Inc

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Nate Thompson

Managing Partner,HTX Sports Tech

A culinary trailblazer and rising star featured in Netflix’s Street Food: USA.

Ashley DeWalt

Co-Founder & General Partner, The Collectiv

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Natara Branch-Holloway

Chief Executive Officer, Houston Exponential

A culinary trailblazer and rising star featured in Netflix’s Street Food: USA.

Fonz Morris

Lead Product Designer, Global Conversion & MonetizationNetflix

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Dami Osunsanya

Director & Co-Head of the Softbank Opportunity Fund, SoftBank

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Jonté Harrell

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Revenue Officer, ZenLedger

A culinary trailblazer and rising star featured in Netflix’s Street Food: USA.

Chris Locklin

Engineer Manager, Grammarly

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Krista Bourne

C-Suite Executive

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Alexandrea Morson

Vice President, Artificial Intelligence & Data and Innovation, Morgan Stanley

A culinary trailblazer and rising star featured in Netflix’s Street Food: USA.

Maneesh Bhide

Director, Field Engineering, Databricks

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Freada Kapor Klein

Founding Partner, Kapor Capital

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Mitch Kapor

Founding Partner, Kapor Capital

A culinary trailblazer and rising star featured in Netflix’s Street Food: USA.

David C Williams

Assistant Vice President, Hyper-Automation, AT&T

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Bernard Coleman

Chief Diversity & Engagement Officer, Gusto

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.

Jason Lee

Chief Executive Officer / FounderSalt Labs / DailyPay

A culinary trailblazer and rising star featured in Netflix’s Street Food: USA.

Michael S. Regan

Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

A musical project from Fabiola Reyna celebrating queer love and Afro-Mexico.