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MAY 26th, 2022
9:00am- 10:45am
Registration
10:45am - 11:00am
Networking
11:00am-11:15am
Welcome Address
11:15am-11:30am
Networking
11:30am - 12:30pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
"Bridging the Unspoken Gaps: Within the Diaspora and to the Motherland".
"Bridging the Unspoken Gaps: Within the Diaspora and to the Motherland".
Creating Generational Wealth Through Enterpreneurship & Investments
Creating Generational Wealth Through Enterpreneurship & Investments
VIP Room Opens
12:30pm-12:45pm
Networking
12:45pm-1:45pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
Black Media: Controlling Our Own Narrative
Black Media: Controlling Our Own Narrative
Civil Rights & Advocacy in the Black Diaspora
Civil Rights & Advocacy in the Black Diaspora
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Lunch & Black Marketplace Shopping
Pitch Competition (Beauty)
Pitch Competition (Beauty)
Sponsored Entertainment Professionals Mixer
Sponsored Entertainment Professionals Mixer
2:45pm-3:00pm
Networking
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
Keynote Speech
Keynote Speech
4:00pm - 4:15pm
Networking
4:15pm- 5:15pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
The Growing Business of Media/Entertainment in Africa
The Growing Business of Media/Entertainment in Africa
Lessons Learned from Impactful Giving
Lessons Learned from Impactful Giving
Web3 Education
Web3 Education
5:15pm - 5:30pm
Networking
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
African Music For A Global Audience
African Music For A Global Audience
Fashion as a Force: How Fashion Entrepreneurs are Influencing Black Culture
Fashion as a Force: How Fashion Entrepreneurs are Influencing Black Culture
Business of Art
Business of Art
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
Movie Screening + Q& A
6:45: - 8pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
Trade, Investment & Web3 Sponsored Cocktail
Trade, Investment & Web3 Sponsored Cocktail
MAY 27th, 2022
8:00am- 9:45am
Registration
9:45am-10:00am
Networking
10:00am- 10:30am
Marketplace & Exhibition
Leveraging the Power of Social Media to scale your Brand
Leveraging the Power of Social Media to scale your Brand
10:30am-10:45am
Networking
10:45am - 11:15pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
Diversifying The Industry: Starting and Building a Career In Tech
Diversifying The Industry: Starting and Building a Career In Tech
11:30 - 12:00
Deconstructing the Standard of Beauty
Deconstructing the Standard of Beauty
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Networking
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
Investing in Africa's Future
Investing in Africa's Future
Importance of Travel to the Black Community
Importance of Travel to the Black Community
VIP Room Open
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PITCH COMPETITION / Break
PITCH COMPETITION / Break
1:45 - 2:15
Political Engagement of the Diaspora: Home & Abroad
Political Engagement of the Diaspora: Home & Abroad
Getting the money you need to scale your dreams
Getting the money you need to scale your dreams
2:15 - 2:30
Networking
2:30- 3:00
KEYNOTE
KEYNOTE
3:00PM-3:30PM
Young, Black and Breaking Boundaries
Young, Black and Breaking Boundaries
Tech & Networking Mixer
3:30 pm - 4:15pm
African Film For Global Markets
African Film For Global Markets
4:15pm - 4:45pm
It's Ok To Not Be Ok: Black Mental Health Matters
It's Ok To Not Be Ok: Black Mental Health Matters
4:15pm- 4:30pm
Marketplace & Exhibition
VIP Room Open
4:30 - 5:00PM
Networking
4:15pm - 4:20pm
Marketplace & Exhibition