Dabo Ché is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of CHÉ Creative, a culturally-led advertising and marketing agency based in Brooklyn. As a serial creative entrepreneur, Dabo leans into spaces where art and culture create positive change in the world.

Tamberla Perry is an accomplished actress known for her dynamic performances on both stage and screen. Currently, she stars as Dr. Carol Pierce in the new NBC drama “Brilliant Minds.”

Perry recently recurred on Hulu’s “Career Opportunities in Murder & Mayhem” and showcased her talent alongside Jamie Foxx in the Netflix comedy feature “They Cloned Tyrone.” Her television credits also include notable roles in acclaimed series such as “Suits,” “APB,” “All-American: Homecoming,” “The Good Lord Bird,” “The Good Fight,” “Dare Me,” “Bosch,” and “How to Get Away With Murder.”

In addition to her screen work, Perry has made a significant mark in theater. She recently portrayed the Title Character in Center Theatre Group’s production of “Clyde’s” and has performed at prestigious venues including Steppenwolf Theater, Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, and Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, as well as the Public Theater in New York8

With her diverse experience and powerful performances, Tamberla Perry continues to captivate audiences across various mediums.

Dr. Anastasia Kārkliņa Gabriel is a cultural theorist, researcher, and strategist. Dr. Gabriel earned her doctorate in cultural studies from Duke University, where she trained as a scholar of culture and identity, specializing in Black critical theory, whiteness studies, and critical race, gender, and sexuality studies. Following her doctoral training, she consulted on cultural strategy for the world’s top brands at global agencies, including Wieden+Kennedy, McCann, and Dentsu Creative. Currently, she is the senior insights lead at Reddit. A lifelong activist, writer, and social critic, her insights have been featured by the AMA, ANA, the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, Advertising Week, Reuters, Campaign US, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Teen Vogue. She is a public intellectual whose commentary on racial justice, cultural transformation, and social change is followed by an audience of over 45,000 across socials. Dr. Gabriel is the award-winning author of Cultural Intelligence for Marketers, published by Kogan Page.

Zekeera leads efforts and programs to identify, analyze and address client’s needs at Collage Group. She and her team work in partnership with Fortune 500 companies, helping them gain a better understanding of diverse consumer segments to connect engage, and ultimately drive growth.

Zekeera is a proven leader with real world expertise and application of national, regional, and grassroots strategies. She is one of Collage’s experts on Black, Hispanic, women and LGBTQ+ consumers. Zekeera regularly leads presentations and brand/strategy workshops, demonstrating how companies can better connect and authentically engage with diverse segments.

She is a results-driven marketing and communications professional with 20+ years of experience developing and executing private and public (government) sector campaigns and programs. Prior to Collage, Zekeera served as a Marketing Director for Penn, Good & Associates, a Marketing Services Consulting firm located in Washington, DC. In previous years, she was a consultant at MarketBridge, a management consulting firm, leading sales and marketing optimization engagements for global corporates such as IBM, Microsoft, SAP and others.

Zekeera holds a B.S. in Business Administration, with a double concentration in Finance and Management, from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She is originally from Harlem, New York City and now lives in Southern Maryland. In her spare time you may find her playing pick-up basketball, flag football, or hosting social gatherings in the DC area.

Allison Stadd is currently the SVP of Brand, Culture & Media at Shipt, a wholly owned subsidiary of Target, where she spearheads brand, transformational creativity, and full-funnel media. She has over 15 years of experience in marketing leadership roles at consumer-obsessed, digital-first brands, including 3 IPOs (Shake Shack, Sweetgreen, BarkBox) and led the global digital advertising and content transformation for Stella Artois at Anheuser Busch InBev.

Allison was a member of the inaugural U.S. class of 30 of The Marketing Academy, a 9-month fellowship targeting the fastest rising stars in U.S. marketing, and was selected as one of Ad Age’s “40 Under 40” and Brand Innovators’ “40 Under 40” in 2019.