GLOBAL SPEAKERS
Simran Jindal
Executive Partner I Global Lead Client Partner
India Gary Martin
Founder | Relucent Learning
& ACT3​
Gizette Thomas
Executive Director | YWCA Houston
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Nikira Carter
Senior VP, Project Management and Real Estate at First Citizens Bank
Susan Chapman
Former EVP & GM American Express | BOD J.M. Smucker Company
Terry Moodley
Executive Chairman | Kaban Investments
Merafe Moloto
CEO | Moloto Capital​​
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Dr. Denise D. Long
Trauma Surgeon
Xavier Gobille
CEO | PEAK Africa Solutions
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Dr. Brian Perkins
Director | Summer Principals
Dr. Elizabeth Nelson
Internal Medicine | Southern West Virginia Clinic
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Mamadou Toure
CEO | Ubuntu Group
Schwanzetta Williams
VP HR | Smithfield Foods
Saf Yeboah
Senior VP & Chief Strategy Officer | Intel
David Atias
Globetrotter Journalist & Entrepreneur
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Quintana Stewart
Director | Orange County Health Department
Courtney Stanton
Global Head of Strategy and Sales | Bioseutica
Carice Anderson
Author | Intelligence Isn’t Enough
Aarti Seaton
Founder | The Duchess Academy
Abriel Jenkins
Cellist
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Monica Dennis
Life Transformation & Wellness Coach
Dr. MaKendra Umstead
Associate Director | Oncology Global Business
Dr. Sierra Atwater
Intramural Research Trainee at NIEHS
Mariana Dominguez
Founder & Creative Director | The Coral Rack
Stephan Baity
Celebrity Chef | Entrepreneur
Sigga Jagne
CEO & Founder | Signara Global Solutions LTD
Nii Sylvester
Entrepreneur | Fashion Deisgner
Mam Yassin Sarr Fox
Co-Founder & Director | Starfish International
Dr. Dennis Slaughter
Organizational Specialist ​
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Rock Tsang
Co-Owner | Tsang Digital Solutions LLC
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Desmond Miller
Social and Environmental Activist​
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S. Renee Dennis
AGACNP, Educator, Mentor
Sandi Rogers
Founder & CEO | Craft Ave NC
Alice Smith-Freshwater
Healthcare Technology Manager U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Peter Carnegie
CEO | Minimally Invasive Solutions consulting
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Harmeet Singh
Founder & MD | Connected Capital
Dr.James Sledge
Global Labor Rights Advocate
DaNel Hogan
Founder/Director | STEMazing​​
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Jean Archanry
Founder | Money Messages
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Amber McClure
Senior Director of Civic Engagement
Sherrie Dennis
Retired STEM Educator
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Lisa Martin
VP Communication | Smithfield Foods
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Edward Dudley
Founder | We Are Connect-ED
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Brooke Wynn
Senior Director | Smithfield Foods
Chajuana Trawick
Associate Professor | Fashion Business & Design
Scott Karlin
Director of Commodity Hedging | Smithfield Foods​
Erica Smith
Former Member of the North Carolina State Senate​​
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Dr Nkiru Balonwu
Founder | AWB & Africa Soft Power
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James Frison
Founder | Black Corporate Life
Pratik Karki
CEO | Canaveda Nepal
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Evelyn Smith Booker
Author | Winner in Spite of...
Mayokun Ajibade
Managing Partner | Dulcis Africa Advisory
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Carlson Funderburk
VP & Chief of Staff of Technology | Colorox
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Dr. Florentia Spires
Global STEM Educator
Marion Balandra
Founder & CEO | Meridian Remote Teams
Chris Lo
Multi-cultural change leader
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Dr. Sherrish Holloman
International Education Leader​
Dr. Nneka Mobisson
Co-Founder & CEO | mDoc Healthcare​​
Xonna M. Clark
Integrative/Functional Nutritionist | Coach
Charles Smith
Former MBA Player | Entrepreneur​
Ashley Keimach
Account Executive | SaaS​​
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Annette Taylor
Deputy Secretary | Broadband & Digital Opportunity​
Callan Abrahams
Principal AI Consultant | iOCO
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Jasmine Davis
Vice President, Regional Branch Manager | LPL | JP Morgan
Dr. Joyce Payne
Founder | TGMCF
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Raymond Tam
CEO E-Fund USA
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Paul Wilson
Author | Rocking the Boat
Catherine Scott
Financial Services
Beattra Wilson
Assistant Director fU.S. Forest Service
Quintaniay Holifield
PhD, National Program Manager for Cooperative Forestry, USDA Forest Service
Dr. Carlos Thomas
IT Executive | Entrepreneur
Mpho Kodisang
Brand & Marketing Leader
Julius Tillery
Founder of Black Cotton
5th Generation Farmer, Economist
Dr. Otis Cobb
Entrepreneur
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Zakira Mohammed
Co-Founder | Mina Cup
Kutlwano Evah Laka
Founder & CEO | Bachelor of Accounting
Maxine Adams
Owner & CEO Skills Powerhouse
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Paul Ward
Financial Services