The 7th Annual Diversity + Media Career Summit is your ultimate gateway to start your media career! Students and Recent Graduates get the chance to connect directly with top-tier recruiters and representatives from some of the best-known media companies. You’ll hear wisdom and actionable advice from trailblazers across the industry and feel empowered to land those job opportunities.
Our thanks to our sponsors A+E Networks, Disney, FOX, Hearst, Mattel, Nielsen, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Special thanks to our Knowledge Partner, McKinsey & Company.
We are thrilled to announce our keynote speaker, the stellar Deborah Roberts, ABC News Co-Anchor of 20/20 and Senior National Affairs Correspondent, expertly moderated by Emmy Award-winning producer, Jen Joseph.
The Center's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Keynote Speaker: Deborah Robers, ABC News, Co-Anchor, 20/20; Senior National Affairs Correspondent
Deborah Roberts is an award-winning ABC News correspondent and co-anchor of the prestigious news magazine, “20/20”. A media veteran, Roberts has traveled the world for her reporting. She also serves as a substitute anchor for “Good Morning America” as well as a guest co-host on “The View.” Her in-depth coverage of current events has earned her a Peabody Award for the “20/20” special “Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor.” She has been awarded multiple Emmy® Awards for international and national coverage of world events, including the AIDS crisis in Africa and maternal mortality in Bangladesh. Roberts is the author of “Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life”, a New York Times Bestseller. She’s also authored a book with her husband, Al Roker, called “Been There, Done That: Family Wisdom For Modern Times.” She currently resides in New York City with her husband. They have two children.