2025 Speakers

Kemi Christina Abdul

Managing Director, BlueHaven (FZ) LLC

Stacey Abrams

Founder , American Pride Rises

Nadia Batchelor

Chief Operating Officer, Jefferies Wealth Management

Barbara Bickham

Founder and Managing Partner, Trailyn VC

Pamela Brylski

Managing Director, Head of North America Capital Formation, Helios Investment Partners

Mandy Bynum

Founder and CEO, Sanctum Foundation

Sandy Choute

Head of Diverse Wealth Strategies & Diverse Advisor Experience, JP Morgan

Michele Chow-Tai

Managing Director, Business Development, Fairview Capital

Baheejah Crumbley

Senior Investment Associate, Collab Capital

Antonia Dean

Partner, Black Ops VC

Jessica Holsey

Managing Director, Private Equity-Diverse Managers Investment, GCM Grosvenor

Kerry Ann James

Managing Director, Head of Client Relations, Counterpoint Global, Morgan Stanley

Sayiddah McCree

Sr. Impact Investment Officer, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Jumai Mohammed

Investment Director - Financial Services, British International Investment (BII)

Michelle Morris

Managing Director, Head of Business Development- Emerging & Diverse Asset Managers, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Shila Nieves Burney

General Partner, Zane Venture Fund

Bryanna Samuels

Director, NY Ventures

Erika Seth Davies

Chief Executive Officer, Rhia Ventures

Tyeshia Smith

Chief Strategy Officer, Expect Equity

Bonita C. Stewart

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, BAG Ventures

Sydney Thomas

Founding General Partner, Symphonic Capital

Wandie Toledo

Founder & CEO, CasaBee

Alice Vilma

Managing Director and Co-Head of the Next Level Fund, Morgan Stanley

Laura Weidman Powers

Operating Partner, Base10

LaToya Wilson

Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Inclusive Ventures Group, Morgan Stanley