Start-Up Founder

As a native of West Philadelphia, Jamira Burley saw first-hand the disenfranchisement of marginalized communities.

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is an entrepreneur in the public interest.

Chris is an award-winning serial-entrepreneur, engineer, futurist, pragmatist & optimist.

James Bell is the Founding President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute.

From 1993 to 2007, Bianculli was a TV critic for the New York Daily News. Bianculli has written three books.

Justin Bibb is a Senior Adviser at Gallup where he advises clients in the public,

Joy Adowaa Buolamwini is a Ghanaian-American-Canadian computer scientist and digital activist based at the MIT Media Lab.

At 19-years-old, Tamir D. Harper is a non-profit executive, an outspoken advocate for public education, and a Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar.

Fania Davis is a leading national voice on restorative justice, a quickly emerging field which invites a fundamental shift.

Justin Dawkins co-founded Goodie Nation and Collab Capital to change the face of tech by closing financial.

Khanyi Dhlomo is an award-winning magazine editor and publisher,

Karen Dufilho is Executive Producer at Google Spotlight Stories. Dufilho, who was instrumental in introducing immersive.

Kimberly Foster is founder and editor-in-chief of For Harriet, a multiplatform digital community for Black women.

Anthony Frasier is a digital strategist, tech entrepreneur, author, and public speaker. A Newark, NJ native, Anthony has a long history of mentoring.

Rohan Gilkes is a serial entrepreneur that has founded and served as CEO of several successful companies.