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Valeisha Butterfield is a globally recognized, award-winning business leader at the forefront of tech, entertainment and politics. She is heralded as a cultural vanguard and women’s empowerment leader with a proven track record of uplifting the next generation of creators, entrepreneurs and executives. As the Founder and CEO of SEED Media, Valeisha produces the world’s most iconic stories and experiences with the goal to inspire one billion people globally. SEED Media develops best-selling books into commercially viable television and film adaptations.Valeisha also currently serves on the Board of Trustees of her alma mater Clark Atlanta University and Board of Directors for GRAMMY Global Ventures, the global arm of the Recording Academy. She is also the Honorary Chair of the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective and a Member of the GRAMMYs Television Committee, consecutively producing one of the most diverse and highly rated telecasts on CBS year over year, for the last four seasons. Valeisha previously served as the Co-President of the Recording Academy, Vice President of Global Partnerships and Engagement for Google, Inc., Deputy Director of Public Affairs for International Trade in the Obama Administration and as the National Youth Vote Director for Obama for America, helping to deliver one of the highest youth voter turnouts in American history.A North Carolina native and California resident, Valeisha has been recognized by FORBES, Fortune, Fast Company, ADWEEK, ADCOLOR, EBONY Power100, Billboard, ELLE Magazine’s top 25 leading women, ESSENCE and others. Valeisha is also a mom, author, co-founder of the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN) and proud graduate of Clark Atlanta University.
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The quality of the breakout sessions, panels, and keynote speakers are the best of any conference I’ve attended.

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