NAMIC is proud to announce Anne Chow as the keynote speaker for the 39th Annual NAMIC Conference, themed Accelerating Inclusive Leadership.

Anne Chow is a transformative business leader whose trailblazing career spans more than three decades across the technology and business sectors. As the former CEO of AT&T Business, she made history as the first woman of color CEO in AT&T’s 140+ year legacy—leading a $35 billion global organization of over 35,000 employees.

Renowned for her authentic and inclusive leadership, Chow has twice been named to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business and was featured on Forbes’ CEO Next List, highlighting leaders positioned to reshape the future of American business. She is also a proud inductee of the Dallas Business Hall of Fame.

Currently, Chow serves as lead independent director on the board of FranklinCovey and sits on the boards of 3M and CSX. She is also a senior fellow and adjunct professor of executive education at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the national best-selling author of LEAD BIGGER: The Transformative Power of Inclusion.

Join us at the 39th Annual NAMIC Conference to hear Anne Chow’s powerful message on advancing inclusive leadership and creating lasting impact in today’s evolving workplace.

NAMIC will bestow its highest honor, the Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award, to Tamron Hall, a two-time Emmy® Award-winning journalist, television talk show host, and New York Times best-selling author. Hall will be honored on Oct. 22 at the Marriott Marquis in New York during the 2025 Annual NAMIC Conference at the annual luncheon, the industry’s premier awards celebration honoring the brightest stars in media, including distinguished luminaries and the next generation of transformative leaders.

Named in honor of the late Congressman Mickey Leland who was a strong advocate for social justice and equality, the Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award recognizes individuals and companies in the media, entertainment, and communications industries for their philanthropic work and commitment to advancing the concerns of people of color.

“We are delighted to bestow NAMIC’s highest honor to Tamron Hall,” said NAMIC’s Chief of Strategy and Programs, Anne-Marie Burton. “Her extraordinary philanthropic efforts in social justice and equality —especially her commitment to empowering underserved communities through access to critical resources and opportunities — reflect the very spirit of Congressman Leland’s enduring legacy.”

Hall is an outspoken advocate for domestic abuse. She has partnered with Safe Horizon to launch The Tamron ❤ Renate Fund in honor of her late sister to help victims and families affected by domestic violence. She is also a strong advocate for homelessness and literacy.

Currently, Hall is executive producer and host of “Tamron Hall”— the second longest-running Disney-produced syndicated talk show and one of television’s highest-rated daytime shows — where she interviews, among others, changemakers and individuals making who are a difference in their communities.

Hall’s extensive resume also includes hosting “Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall” on Investigation Discovery, “TODAY,” and “MSNBC Live with Tamron Hall.” She received the 2015 Edward R. Murrow Award for her segment on domestic violence as part of “TODAY’s Shine A Light” series.

Hall is also a published author, beginning in 2021 with the debut of her first crime-fiction novel, “As The Wicked Watch,” followed by “Watch Where They Hide.” She debuted “A Confident Cook: Recipes for Joyous, No-Pressure, Fun in the Kitchen” in memory of her late father who was the cook in the family. In March 2025, she published her first children’s book, “Harlem Honey,” which became an instant New York Times bestseller.

To purchase a table at the Annual Awards luncheon, contact Davana O’Brien at davana.obrien@namic.com.