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Speakers

Bruce Smith

Show Creator and Executive Producer, Disney Television Animation

Samantha Brown

Senior Recruiter, Marvel Animation Studios

Jinko Gotoh

Vice-President, Women In Animation

Jan Hirota

Producer, Disney Television Animation

Camille Eden

VP, Recruiting and Talent Development, Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Chris Leahy

Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Sony Pictures Animation

Ashleigh Crystal Hairston

Co-Executive Producer and Story Editor, Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Nea Anna Simone

CEO, Bespoke Media Marketing, CEO Of Melanated Studios & CEO Of NFT Atlanta-Con

Morenike Dosu

Director - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Business Partner at DreamWorks Animation

Keith Kellogg

Animation Director, Lucasfilm Animation

KyLee Evans

Writer, Disney Television Animation

Latifa Ouaou

EVP, Movies and Global Franchise, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Chris Copeland

Director at DreamWorks Animation

Joe Hughes

Sr. Talent Development Specialist Warner Bros. Animation & Cartoon Network Studios

Shea Richburg

CEO, Futurewise Media & Consulting Group

Carl Reed

President, Lion Forge

Justin Copeland

Director at DreamWorks Animation

Adrian Driscoll

Founder, Driscoll Entertainment

Eastwood Wong

Art Director, Disney Television Animation

Breana Williams

Production Coordinator, Disney Television Animation

Jochy Garcia

Videographer

Philip Solomon

Voice of Craig, Craig of the Creek, Cartoon Network

Tania Malan

Head Of Payments

Vanessa Sinden

Producer, Triggerfish Animation Studios

Nikiiyah Gest

Head Of University Outreach

Divya Gupta

President | CEO, G.R.I.D.S. Consulting

John Kambites

Feature Producer, Netflix Animation

Kay Barnes

Head Of Recruiting Partnerships

Rosa Falu

Head Of Short Film Awards

Dr. Lisa M. Coleman,

Senior Vice President for Global Inclusion and Strategic Innovation, New York University

Trent Correy

Director at Disney Feature Animation

Trevonne Gooding-Barrow

Event Producer

Victor Dandridge

Writer, Publisher Graphic Designer, Educator

Laurie Meiring

Chief Marketing Officer

Rio Cyrus

Co-Chair And Head Of Programming

Stevi Carter

Director Of Development Production, Animated Film, Netflix

Keith White

Founder And Co-Chair

Ryan S. Smith

Manager, Global Diversity Recruitment And Programs - Lucasfilm

Bryan Dimas

Co-Founder & Co-Director, LatinX in Animation

Luis Gadea

Character Designer & 2D Animator

Steph C.

Illustrator & Visual Development Artist

Awuradwoa Afful

Visual Development Artist & Illustrator

Trevor Pryce

President NERU PROJECTS / WARNER

Marques Hardin

Co-founder @Artgence & Artgence3D

Nompi Vilakazi

Managing Director at Buthano Pictures

Shawn Martinbrough

DC Comics, Marvel, Author of How To Draw Noir Comics: The Art And Technique Of Visual Storytelling

Harold Hayes

Co- Founder and creative director at SunnyBoy Entertainment

Rob Richardson

CEO of Disrupt Art

Kwame Nyong'o

Professor of Animation Savannah College of Art and Design

Keith Miller

award-winning educator, Executive Producer and Author, Pritty: The Animation

Alberto Martinez Arce

Senior Character Animator, Industrial Light and Magic

Ziki Nelson

Creator, Iwaju for Walt Disney Animation Studios / Managing Director, Kugali Media

Terrance Daye

Poet, Filmmaker, Director of Pritty: The Animation

Tendayi Nyeke

Development Executive at Triggerfish Animation

Robert Frederick

CEO, Sirqul & Technical Adviser for clixTv.com

Fred Seibert

President and Founder, FredFilms

Connie Nartonis Thompson

Producer, Cinesite

Fred Noland

Visual Storyteller

Alexis Jackson

Manager, Talent Acquisition, DreamWorks Animation

Lex Randleman

Director, Artistic Recruitment at Disney Television Animation

Kelley Gardner

VP, Current Series Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Paige Johnstone

Production Department Manager, Pixar

Marlon West

VFX Supervisor, Iwájú, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Joel Aron

Director of Cinematography, Lighting and FX, Lucasfilm Animation

Dana Vasquez-Eberthardt

Executive, Production and Development , Marvel Studios

Karessa Bowens

Experience Designer for ILMxLAB

Shabrayia Cleaver

Associate Production Executive, DreamWorks Animation

Sonya Carey

Founder and curriclum Designer of The Animation Lounge

Dashawn Mahone

Supervising Director, Jessica’s Big Little World, Cartoon Network and HBO-Max

Shawnelle Gibbs

Lead Writer, Cartoon Network

Shawnee´ Gibbs

Lead Writer, Cartoon Network Studios

Andre Kirk

Art Director, Lucasfilm Animation

April Rhee

VFX Compositor at Industrial Light and Magic

Tanya Green

Head of Preschool at Mainframe Studios

Gregory Little

SVP, Content, Mainframe Studios

Liz Cook Mowe

Senior Director of Film, Kickstarter

Lori Beck

Senior Recruiter, ILM

Allison Parker

Manager, Talent Acquisition, Pixar

Erika Becerra

Recruitment and Outreach, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Layron Dejarnette

Character Designer, Disney Television Animation

Charles Jones

Editor, Disney Television Animation

Chekwube Okonkwo

Art Director, Magic Carpet Studios

Andre Fenley

Supervising Sound Editor, Skywalker Sound

Alex Spotswood

Producer, Lucasfilm Animation

Paul Zinnes

Digital Assets Director, Lucasfilm Animation

Justin Bruce Lee

Associate Storyboard Artist, Lucasfilm Animation

Sterling Sheehy

Senior Storyboard Artist, Lucasfilm Animation

Adrian Bobb

VFX Artist/Director, Exocentric Productions