Emil Wilbekin is the Founder of Native Son, a platform created to inspire and empower Black Gay Men. He has appeared On-Air discussing pop culture, fashion/style, entertainment and current affairs on The Today Show, NBC Channel 4 News New York, E! VH-1, MTV, BET, CNN, The Insider, Arise 360, Revolt, and PBS. Wilbekin has an […]

Kevin Swanepoel is the Chief Executive Officer of The One Club for Creativity, the world’s foremost non-profit organization devoted to supporting and celebrating the successes of the global creative community. Kevin also directs a number of the industry’s most respected award shows through The One Club for Creativity, including the One Show, the ADC Annual […]

Dhane Scotti is the Global consumer marketing lead at Google responsible for developing communications strategy, brand positioning and go to market plans for Pixel and nest. Prior to his current role, Dhane was EVP, Global Business Lead responsible for McCann Worldgroup’s Coca-Cola Co. and he spent 10 years leading marketing efforts for brands such as […]

Malika Saada Saar is YouTube’s Global Head on Human Rights and previously Google’s Senior Counsel on Civil and Human Rights. Before joining Google, Malika was founder and Executive Director of the Human Rights Project for Girls (Rights4Girls), a human rights organization focused on gender-based violence against young women and girls in the U.S. She also […]

Jason serves as Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer at BBDO where he leads the agency’s vision of building an intersectional and inclusive creative agency. In his role, Jason shapes strategic diversity initiatives at the enterprise level that builds community, culture, and accountability. He partners with senior management and team leaders to align the practice […]

Brandon has spent his career proving that advertising means nothing if it can’t make a lasting impact on culture. Like any visionary, he learned the rules before he broke them. Brandon worked on some of the world’s most iconic brands; Absolut Vodka, McDonalds, PlayStation, Heineken, Coke Zero and then helmed as Global Creative Director of […]

Candace is a multidisciplinary designer + creative director and educator, committed to building racial equity through design and nourished by a passion for cultural archival + preservation. After several years working in Chicago’s advertising playground, she’s now based in Beaumont, TX, not too far from her hometown of Port Arthur. Here she’s found a special […]

Steve Pamon is the President and Chief Operating Officer of global entertainer Beyoncé’s production company, Parkwood Entertainment. In his time at Parkwood, the team has continued its history of critical and commercial success, as evident in the “Lemonade” visual album, The Formation World Tour, Coachella Festival , “Homecoming” documentary, On the Run II tour, Ivy […]

Supriya is passionate about working at the convergence of culture, tech and content. She has helped clients like the US Army, Dropbox, and Apple develop and scale content strategies. In past lives, Supriya worked as a journalist whose stories appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, CNN, Teen Vogue, Redbook, VICE, TIME, and […]