KEYNOTE - Icons in Conversation: Sonia Manzano x Misty Copeland

Wednesday, February 15
10:00am - 10:45am
Bayfront

KEYNOTE - Icons in Conversation: Sonia Manzano x Misty Copeland

What do you get when you match up one of kids TV’s most iconic trailblazers with an American cultural icon? This can’t-miss keynote features Sonia Manzano, creator and executive producer of Alma’s Way and an accomplished author who is known for her groundbreaking role as “Maria” on Sesame Street; and Misty Copeland, a children’s book author, aspiring producer and the first African-American woman to be named a principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theater. Together, they’ll discuss their long careers of breaking barriers and stereotypes, and why they’re each striving to make kids TV that authentically represents communities and life experiences they never got to see on screen as kids themselves. You won’t get a chance to hear a dialogue like this anywhere else!