As 2021 comes to a close, we’d like to recognize some of our top-booked and most influential speakers. We are fortunate enough to work with experts from every field and industry; speakers from every possible background, who present traditionally or experientially, to massive audiences and intimate groups. Here, we’re pleased to highlight some of our finest diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) keynote speakers.

Chances are good that you’ve been hearing this and related terms quite a lot recently, but these are not mere buzzwords that can be disregarded as corporate speak. DE&I is proven to strengthen your workforce and improve relations with diverse customer bases, with organizations benefiting from different insights offered by diverse team members. However, diversity on its own only goes so far; it must be partnered with inclusive practices that give your team the tools they need to succeed, which may vary from person to person. That’s when equity and inclusion come into consideration.

The following speakers range from top experts and thought leaders to successful entrepreneurs, performers and scientists; in many ways, their only commonality is their commitment to helping audiences around the world understand the importance and potential of a diverse, equitable workforce.

Voted one of the Top 100 Black Thought Leaders by BlackList100, top marketing, culture, and diversity speaker Omar Johnson is an entrepreneur and innovator. The former VP of Marketing at Apple and CMO at Beats by Dre, he delivers world-class presentations on leadership, racial equity, and authenticity.

Innovation and technology speaker Tan Le is an award-winning inventor who has been recognized as one of the most influential Women in Technology. As someone who grew up as an outsider, she shares the insights she’s gained into how thinking differently and existing outside social norms can be an advantage.

Top branding speaker and award-winning advertiser Marcus Collins is also a DE&I thought leader. When he’s not helping organizations capitalize on pop culture trends and social media for their marketing campaigns, he’s teaching at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Consultant, author, and keynote speaker Risha Grant is a diversity and inclusion expert who specializes in helping people confront their internalized biases and increase organizations’ cohesiveness, success, and ability to attract diverse markets for their products and services. Her deep-dive keynotes and workshops are both dynamic and highly effective options.

Cassandra Worthy is the leading expert on, and creator of, Change Enthusiasm, a firm focused on speaking, training, and consulting. An energetic, high-impact presenter, she is top-rated by audiences, who appreciate her charisma, pragmatism, and years of experience as a Fortune 500 innovation manager.

Bestselling author, Harvard Business School Professor, and organizational change thought leader Tsedal Neeley is one of our top keynote speakers on inclusion. An esteemed leadership speaker and educator, she regularly aids executives in scaling their organizations for the global work revolution.

Experiential performer Jade Simmons has been hailed as “Classical Music’s #1 Maverick” and is an in-demand DE&I and leadership speaker. Her dynamism and skills as a performer make her an ideal choice for audiences in any industry and demographic.

The former Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Google, Wema Hoover is a top executive coach and culture curator who utilizes her experiences working as a black female leader to help drive businesses to realize the true potential of diversity to empower employees and better connect with customers.

Former CTO of Netflix Patty McCord is a top corporate culture and DE&I keynote speaker. She is on a mission to reinvent HR to help employees manage their own careers and ambitions, be more productive, and embrace the potential promised by diverse, inclusive workplaces.

David Ikard is a top diversity keynote speaker and the chair of African American Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University. The author of four books, he writes and speaks about the importance of discussing racial politics and having difficult conversations, no matter how challenging this may be.

Looking for a presenter for your upcoming event? These top diversity keynote speakers and plenty more are available to address your team. Please email info@bigspeak.com or call 805-965-1400 to inquire.