Benjamin Lopez is responsible for the overall design, strategic planning and execution of all programs for the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP). As Executive Director, he supervises the selection process and management of the Latino Media Market, a highly curated market that takes place during the NALIP Media Summit, the largest and most […]

Tom Llamas is an Emmy award-winning journalist, anchor of ABC News’ “World News Tonight” weekend editions and breaking news and live events for ABC News Live, and chief national affairs correspondent, reporting for all ABC News programs and platforms. Llamas has covered the most important stories in recent history. Most recently, he worked on investigative […]

Cherish Lee currently serves as a co-lead on the FUTURES Planning Committee for the ADCOLOR Advisory Board. Outside of ADCOLOR, Cherish is currently a Communications Strategist at Droga5, after most recently leaving W+K Portland. Her accolades include being selected for the 2018 ADCOLOR FUTURES class, where she was recognized as part of the next generation […]

Kelli Joy Richardson Lawson is an Emmy Award-winning creative visionary and entrepreneurial business leader with 30 years of experience in television and entertainment marketing, consumer packaged goods, book publishing, and technology. She is the founder and CEO of JOY Collective, a Black and female-owned marketing and creative agency based in D.C. JOY was named the […]

Kyra Kyles is the CEO at YR Media, an award-winning national nonprofit serving youth storytellers. Among her media roles, Kyra served as EBONY Editor-in-Chief and Senior Vice President, Head of Digital Editorial and while at sibling pub, JET, launched the iconic brand’s first-ever app. Earlier in her career, Kyra was a columnist and broadcast correspondent […]

Kristin Koch is the Executive Director of Seventeen, overseeing the content and brand strategy for all of Seventeen’s platforms, including digital, social media, video, and print. Before taking the reins at Seventeen, Koch held editor positions at Glamour, Vanity Fair, and The Knot. In 2016, Koch founded fashion and lifestyle blog, Closetful of Clothes, where […]

Henry Keyser is the chief XR journalist for Verizon Media. His focus is expanding the editorial potential of XR in Verizon Media’s newsrooms and content divisions, developing training programs and supervising multiple productions each month. Before Verizon, he was Principle of Volumetric Consulting, founding CEO of ShareVR, a smart-city tools developer, playwright and TV producer.

Jacqueline Jones is the Head of Strategic Partnerships for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at LinkedIn. She has held business development and strategy roles across several industries such as Higher Education, Media/Entertainment, Technology, Advertising, Publishing and Consulting. Her experience includes roles at Fortune 500 companies including Clear Channel Communications, Cable and & Wireless, Accenture, Prudential and […]

Bishop T.D. Jakes, one of the world’s most revered masterminds, leverages his pioneering vision and instinct to serve others in areas extending beyond the church. In order to help lead people to their destiny, you have to meet people where they are in life. It is with this earnest approach that Bishop Jakes has been […]

Jessy Jacques is an Account Executive at Xandr, leading Publisher Development for Fortune 50 organizations within Xandr’s programmatic portfolio. Throughout her career in Digital Advertising, Jessy has implemented successful initiatives dedicated to the empowerment of underrepresented communities. As such, she’s managed to build and maintain relationships with some of the leading brands in media and […]