Cynthia Erivo, Yara Shahidi and Law Roach Booked for CultureCon in New York
CultureCon is coming back and bringing Cynthia Erivo, Yara Shahidi and Law Roach with it.
Presented by Max, CultureCon is scheduled to take place at Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn from Oct. 5 to 6. It will be preceded by additional programming in the days leading up to the big conference. Powered by the Creative Collective NYC, CultureCon hosts diverse creatives as a way to connect with other creators, learn best practices to build their craft and career and network with industry experts while taking in a schedule of programming. This year’s theme will be camp.
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“We’re so honored to see CultureCon take its place as a global platform that champions creativity, community and democratizes access for diverse creatives,” founder and CEO Imani Ellis said in a statement. “I’m beyond excited to celebrate culture-shifters who inspire us all to be unapologetic in our pursuit for creative equity. Together, we’re creating a space where innovation thrives and opportunities are limitless.”
Major partners include McDonald’s, Verizon, SheaMoisture, Ciroc, Prime Video, Clinique, Netflix, Kickstarter, NBCUniversal, Gucci, Pinterest, iOne Digital, Endeavor/160 over 90, Universal Pictures, Center for Cultural Power, Foot Locker, Audible, Amazon MGM Studios, Onyx Collective and Kensington Grey. Past CultureCon speakers include Tracee Ellis Ross, Will Smith, Issa Rae, Spike Lee, John Legend, Regina King, Lena Waithe, Keke Palmer, Teyana Taylor, Sterling K. Brown and Sanaa Lathan.
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