SCHEDULE
EVENT AGENDA
8:45 am - 2:00 pm Attendee Registration
9:30 am - 10:05 am Welcome Reception & Keynote Speakers:
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Deborah Owens, Wealth Coach & Owens Media Group, LLC
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Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Democratic Candidate
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Sharif J. Small, AFC® Financial Empowerment Movement, Inc.
10:05am – 10:15pm
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Tribute to Reginald F. Lewis & City of Baltimore Declaration
10:15 am - 11:30 Reducing Minority Poverty Level in Focus Areas: School and Political System, Incarceration and Unemployment:
Moderator: Robyn Murphy, Independent Broadcast Media Professional
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Kendrick Tilghman, Managing Partner, 5Starr Enterprise
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Dr. Sheridan Todd Yeary, Ph.D. Senior Pastor at Douglas Memorial Community Church
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Helen Holton, 8th District City Councilwoman
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Farajii Muhammad, Host of "Listen Up with Farajii Muhammad
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Monica Mitchell, Founding Board President of the all-girls Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School
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Rodney Bellamy, Past President of National Association of African American Human Resources
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Improving Minority and Women Owned Small Businesses Success Rates:
Moderator: Miri Marshall, Weather Anchor @WBAL TV
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Toni McKoy, Economic Development Specialist & Women Business Ownership Representative at Small Business Administration
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Paul Taylor, Executive Director, Small Business Resource Center
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Betty J. Hines, President & CEO of Betty Hines Business Builder
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Y. Maria Martinez, CEO & Founder of Respira Inc.
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Ramsey Harris, Assistant Vice President at PNC Bank
1:00pm – 1:45pm Break for Lunch
​2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Rebuilding Minority Wealth through Homeownership Education:
Moderator: Paul Kenneth Burns, Reporter @ WYPR
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Gerald Hinton, Faith-Based Community Outreach Liaison; Department of Housing of Community Development
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Donald Spivey, President; National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)
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Walkiria Pool, President and Founder; Center for Assistance to Families (CAF)
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Guy Stafford, Community Lending Manager at M&T Bank
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Increasing Minority, Next Generation and Women Retirement Savings through Financial to Investment Education:
Moderator: Terrence Nelson, Producer at NewsOne
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Karen Gibbs, President & Founder of The Gibbs Perspective
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Ryan Mack, President Mid-Atlantic Market; Operation Hope
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Dedrick Muhammed, Executive Director of NAACP Financial Freedom Center
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Darayl Davis, TV/Radio Host; Wealth of the Nation
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Adrian Johnson, National Board Member, Urban Financial Service Coalition
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Joseph Leitmann-Santa Cruz, Director of Community Outreach & Marketing, Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB)