Samantha Ramirez-Herrera is an entrepreneur, public speaker, Emmy Award winning storyteller, creative director, and activist. While she wears many hats, at her core, Sam is a storyteller. Storytelling is the heartbeat of her company, OffThaRecord.com (OTR), a creative content agency headquartered in Atlanta. Sam’s unorthodox path to becoming a digital media maverick is rooted in […]

Hailing from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Mya Dodson is a filmmaker whose work aims to explore the nuanced emotional, spiritual intersections of the Black human experience. Mya is a graduate of Ghetto Film School (2018), where she acted as Cinematographer on director Luna Garcia’s punk coming-of-age short, Charley Horse, shot on location in Tel Aviv, Israel. […]

Nathan Friedman is the Chief Marketing Officer at Understood. He has more than 20 years of experience leading marketing teams, working through complex brand challenges and designing digital-first campaigns. He began his career at Ogilvy where he eventually led a 30+ market global account team and the agency’s four office West Coast operation. His experience […]

Archana Gilravi is an experienced Silicon Valley executive who recently joined the Sheryl Sandberg and Dave Goldberg Foundation as the VP, Partnerships where she leads the partnerships strategy for both LeanIn.org and OptionB.org. Prior to this role, Archana spent over a decade leading global Customer and Partner Success teams at large tech companies including Google. […]

As a recognized cultural intelligence™ innovator, serial entrepreneur and an avid supporter of minorities in tech and business, Enrique co-founded the marketing firm CIEN+ and launched the A.I. and big-data firm, CulturIntel. Headquartered in NYC, with offices throughout the U.S., and LatAm, Enrique’s firm offer big-data analytics, business consulting and marketing strategies for companies to […]

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 […]

Carla Hassan joined Citi in 2018 as Chief Brand Officer, leading efforts to bring Citi’s mission of enabling growth and economic progress to life around the world. In her role, Carla leads Corporate Branding, Advertising, Experience and Media, as well as Insights and Analytics. She is also responsible for Citi’s Corporate Sponsorships, working to amplify […]

Antonio is the Chief Marketing Officer at Facebook. He is responsible for the global consumer marketing organization, which is focused on communicating the story of Facebook’s brands, products and services more transparently. Antonio has more than 30 years of experience in building brands that stand the test of time, has been a champion for diversity […]

Diego Scotti is EVP and chief marketing officer for Verizon. He is responsible for linking the innovations of the company’s product team to the customer-focused operations of the business units to build the Verizon global brand, create consumer awareness and advocacy and drive customer loyalty for the brand through all channels. Scotti oversees the global […]

Chantal Rochelle is an on-air host and content creator obsessed with digital storytelling & pushing the culture forward. Chantal currently serves as the Content Lead of BuzzFeed’s Black culture & entertainment vertical, Cocoa Butter, where she leads a team of content creators, pitches, books celebrity talent, and produces content to amplify the voices of underrepresented […]