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Michelle Obama, Regina King, Dwyane Wade and Ricky Martin Set for CAA Amplify Summit

Michelle Obama, Regina King, Dwyane Wade and Ricky Martin will topline the lineup for CAA's annual Amplify Summit

CAA’s seventh annual Amplify summit, a day dedicated to convening artists, brands and leaders of color, has set its lineup of speakers and attendees, led by none other than the former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. The invitation-only event kicks off on June 10th, in Ojai, Calif. and is organized by a diverse cross-section of CAA agents and executives to discuss ways to “accelerate transformational change in rooms of leadership and popular culture” via business opportunities, social justice initiatives and other various forms of collaboration. The full lineup of speakers and attendees also includes entertainment notables like this year’s best adapted screenplay Oscar winner Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”); Emmy-winner Lee Sung Jin (“Beef”); and Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning singer and songwriter, Jon Batiste, as well as Emmy nominee Padma Lakshmi; Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”); Ashley Park (“Emily in Paris”), Emmy-nominated producer and principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater, Misty Copeland; Roy Wood Jr. (former “The Daily Show” correspondent); Oscar nominee Demián Bichir; and Peabody winner Mo Amer (“Mo”).

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