Experts on Driving Innovation and Sparking Creativity

RYAN COOGLER

Award-Winning Writer and Director, Entrepreneur and Founder, Proximity Media, Discusses Creativity, Innovation, and the Power of Storytelling

GRETCHEN RUBIN

Multiple New York Times Bestselling Author, CBS News Contributor, Host of Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast, Explores Human Nature to Understand how we can Live More Creative Lives

WYNTON MARSALIS

International Jazz Icon, Renowned Musician, Composer, Bandleader, Educator and a Leading Advocate of American culture, Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center

ABIGAIL POSNER

Director, BrandUnit, Google (Humanizing Digital), Blogger, BeautySkew (Fostering curiosity, creativity, & wonder), Agent of Change on Culture, Creativity, and Disruption

MIKE JACKSON

Emmy® and Tony® Award-Winning Film, Theater, and Television Producer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Get Lifted Film Co., Discusses Creativity, Innovation, and the Power of Storytelling

LENA WAITHE

Award-Winning Actor, Writer, Creator, and Producer, Founder, Hillman Grad Productions and Hillman Grad Records, Advocate and Partner, Rising Voices Initiative, Shares About her Creative Process

ALAN YANG

Emmy Award-Winning Writer and Executive Producer, Writer for NBC's Parks and Recreation, Writer and Co-Creator of Master of None, Discusses his Creative Process and Personal Story

HANNAH BEACHLER

Academy Award-Winning Production Designer, Black Panther, Acclaimed Curator for Beyonce's Lemonade and Black is King, One of Fast Company's "100 Most Creative People in Business"

ERIC WHITACRE

Grammy-Award Winning Composer and Conductor, Renowned Speaker on Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, and Connection

DAPPER DAN

Legendary Fashion Innovator, Author of Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem, Awarded CFDA's Awarded CFDA's Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award

JAMES LAPINE

Award-Winning Playwright, Director, and Screenwriter, Pulitzer Prize-Winner for Co-Writing Sunday in the Park with George, New York Times Bestselling Author, Speaks About Creativity and Collaboration

GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Academy, Golden Globe, and DGA Award-Winning Filmmaker, Among Many Others, One of TIME's "100 Most Influential People"

EUGENE LEE YANG

Producer, Actor, Director, and Writer, Viral Digital Content Creator, Member of Buzzfeed's The Try Guys, Discusses Innovating for the Future

MARA BROCK AKIL

Trailblazing Screenwriter and Producer, Girlfriends and The Game, Prolific TV Producer, Discusses Creativity, Breaking Barriers, Finding the Courage to Learn, and More

CHRISTIAN SIRIANO

Award-Winning CFDA Fashion Designer, Mentor, Project Runway, Host, So Siriano Talk Show

RICHARD BROWNING

Innovator in Human Aviation, Founder and Chief Test Pilot, Gravity Industries Jet Suit, Buzz-worthy Innovation Speaker

CHAD SANDERS

Creator, Screenwriter, and Entrepreneur, Author of Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned From Trauma and Triumph, Leading Voice about Creating Equity in Workplaces, Values-Driven Leadership, and Creativity

PHILLIP PICARDI

Award-Winning Journalist and Editor of Teen Vogue, them, and Allure, Discusses Creativity, Innovation, and Activism