Dr. Randal D. Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and scholar, and as a leading voice for his generation in business, technology, diversity, equity, and inclusion. He is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of his fifth venture. BCT Partners, a multimillion-dollar research, training, consulting, technology, and analytics firm headquartered in Newark, N.J. BCT's mission is to provide insights about diverse people that lead to equity. The company has been recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms.

EY Entrepreneur of the Year, and is on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America, as well as the Black Enterprise BE 100s list of the nation's largest African American-owned businesses. Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson is an award-winning business school professor, international speaker, and entrepreneur. Since 2008 he has been a leading faculty member of Rutgers Business School, where he is an associate professor of management and entrepreneurship and the Academic Director of The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship Economic Development. His research specially lies at the intersection of business and society. His projects and initiatives address topics such as diversity, economic inclusion, inclusive entrepreneurship, and innovation especially in urban metropolitan areas in the United States and abroad.