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Keynote Speaker · Moderator · Facilitator

Conversations
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Dennis Maurice Dumpson — Philadelphia-based keynote speaker, trained facilitator and moderator,  and panelist on Black community, AI Ethics, philanthropy, education, narrative change, and leadership.

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$125M+ Raised20+ Yrs Executive

Signature Topics

What organizers book Dennis to talk about.

Six topical lanes — programmed to flex from a 20-minute keynote to a full-day cohort. Tap any topic to expand.

  • AI ethics in practice
  • algorithmic bias
  • the human cost of technical systems
  • Black leadership in the age of AI
  • technology and racial power
  • humane adoption & governance
  • Black Radical Tradition
  • Black life as resistance
  • The Mud Code
  • Black Washed
  • coming-of-age narrative
  • Black leadership
  • #InvestBLK
  • radical fundraising
  • anti-Blackness in philanthropy
  • alternatives to gatekeepers
  • nonprofit leadership
  • board governance
  • HBCU leadership
  • college access
  • post-secondary success
  • first-gen students
  • Common App
  • student motivation
  • strategic communications
  • narrative development
  • executive voice
  • C-suite storytelling
  • brand & mission alignment
  • community organizing
  • civil rights
  • LGBTQIA advocacy
  • AI ethics & algorithmic bias
  • abolition & reform
  • queer resilience

Event Spaces That Work

From the plenary stage to the podcast mic  — Dennis travels well.

Conferences & Summits

Workshops & Team Retreats

Plenaries & Keynotes

Podcasts & Radio

Graduations & Student Motivation

Book Talks & Author Conversations

Panels & Moderated Discussions

Donor Convenings & Galas

Also available for educational discussions, donor convenings, commencement addresses, and author conversations on his four published books.

Speaking Tracks

Three ready-to-buy programs. Tap a track to open the talk.

The Mud Code leadership framework, AI Ethics and resistance in the algorithmic age, LGBTQIA advocacy, social justice organizing, civil rights, and coming-of-age narrative work.

From Black Washed, The Mud Code & Dennis's doctoral research

  • ·The Mud Code: A Leadership Framework for the Black Radical Tradition
  • ·Black Washed: A Celebration of Black Life as Resistance
  • ·AI Ethics & Algorithmic Bias in the Age of Black Futures
  • ·LGBTQIA Advocacy, Civil Rights & Social Justice Organizing

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Trusted by

Institutions, foundations, boards, classrooms & cultural stages that have already made room for this voice.

●Philadelphia Museum of Art●Lincoln University of Pennsylvania●Saint Joseph's University●LaSalle University Nonprofit Center●United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ●Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce●PHL Pride Collective●Philadelphia250●EducationWorks●Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania●William Way LGBT Community Center●Common App●KIPP Philadelphia Schools●Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)●Opportunity Finance Network●Let's Get Ready●The Washington Post●CBS Money Watch●WURD 96.1 FM●Philadelphia Museum of Art●Lincoln University of Pennsylvania●Saint Joseph's University●LaSalle University Nonprofit Center●United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ●Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce●PHL Pride Collective●Philadelphia250●EducationWorks●Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania●William Way LGBT Community Center●Common App●KIPP Philadelphia Schools●Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)●Opportunity Finance Network●Let's Get Ready●The Washington Post●CBS Money Watch●WURD 96.1 FM
●WURD 96.1 FM●CBS Money Watch●The Washington Post●Let's Get Ready●Opportunity Finance Network●Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)●KIPP Philadelphia Schools●Common App●William Way LGBT Community Center●Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania●EducationWorks●Philadelphia250●PHL Pride Collective●Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce●United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ●LaSalle University Nonprofit Center●Saint Joseph's University●Lincoln University of Pennsylvania●Philadelphia Museum of Art●WURD 96.1 FM●CBS Money Watch●The Washington Post●Let's Get Ready●Opportunity Finance Network●Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)●KIPP Philadelphia Schools●Common App●William Way LGBT Community Center●Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania●EducationWorks●Philadelphia250●PHL Pride Collective●Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce●United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ●LaSalle University Nonprofit Center●Saint Joseph's University●Lincoln University of Pennsylvania●Philadelphia Museum of Art

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