Keynote Speakers

Forbes Magazine describes Rasheeda as “rapper turned entrepreneur that has redefined the term Girl Boss“.

Rasheeda is the epitome of everything beauty and fashion. This chic fashion entrepreneur, Female MC and Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Star dubbed as the “Georgia Peach”, is a Female Hip Hop Artist, her chart-topping hit “My Bubblegum” catapulted the beautiful MC to fame and stardom. With well over 15 million social media followers, Rasheeda has evolved into a beauty and fashion forward trendsetter. In addition to being a wife, mother and philanthropist, Rasheeda is the fashion entrepreneur behind Pressed, helping redefine how women shop.

Currently, Rasheeda is signed to Atlanta based D-Lo Entertainment and is won Female Hip Hop artist of the year and Best Female Hip Hop artist.

Don’t miss Rasheeda deliver an inspiring Keynote Address Sunday at 1:00.

Abby Lee Miller, star of Lifetime TV”s “Dance Moms”, Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition” and “Abby’s Studio Rescue” has been aired worldwide to an audience of over 120 million.

Abby Lee Miller inherited a love of dance from her mom, started her own company at 14, and by 1980 she had her own studio. In 2011, she became a star in her own right with the Lifetime show Dance Moms, which followed Miller, her students and their diva parents.

Don’t miss Abby Lee Miller deliver the Keynote on Saturday at 1:00

Tammy Rivera is an Actress, Singer, Television Personality, Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur.  Her swimwear line, T-Rivera, features all sizes for women with inspiring designs & patterns. Her versatile professional repertoire boasts success in the entertainment, fashion, and business industries.

Tammy Rivera is also the star of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop” and “Growing Up Hip Hop” and also WEtv’s “Waka and Tammy; What The Flocka”

Don’t Miss Tammy Rivera as she Presents an inspiring Keynote Address on Saturday at 1:30

Don’t miss Actress, Singer, Entrepreneur and Star of WE-TV’s Waka & Tammy” and VH1’s “Growing Up Hip Hop” and “Love & Hip Hop” Delivers the Keynote Address Saturday at 1:30

At the age of two, Melissa Gilbert made her on-air debut modeling baby clothes and continued with over 32 television commercials until 1973, when the nine-year-old joined the cast of “Little House on the Prairie,” continuing with the number one rated series for 10 years.

Over the years, Gilbert has continued to bring powerful stories to the small screen, starting at age fourteen with the Emmy award-winning “The Miracle Worker”, “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “Splendor in the Grass,” “Family Secrets” and “Choices of the Heart”.

She made Broadway debut earning an Outer Critic’s Circle Award for Best Debuting Actress and has also starred in such productions as “The Miracle Worker,” “The Glass Menagerie,” “Bus Stop” and “Love Letters” .

Having fully outgrown the “Half-Pint” image of her “Little House” youth, Melissa has proven herself a successful adult actress and director.  She made her directorial debut with the critically acclaimed ABC special “Me and My Hormones,” and teamed up to produce the highly rated A & E documentary “Child Stars: Their Story,” which gave an insider’s look at the privileges and pain of child stardom. Melissa’s legacy came full circle when she starred as Ma in the national tour of “Little House on the Prairie the Musical.”

Melissa shared her story of growing up in front of the cameras, dealing with a complicated family, overcoming addictions, and how she finally learned to move on in her New York Time’s bestselling memoir, Prairie Tale.

An avid philanthropist, Melissa is the President of the Board of Directors for the Children’s Hospice and palliative Care Coalition, and became the first-ever national spokesperson for The Partnership at Drugfree.org. Through her work with the Children’s Hospice, Melissa has dedicated her life to ensuring that all chronically and terminally ill children get to live and die with the gentleness, dignity and grace they deserve.