Thursday, August 28, 2008


7:00 am - 3:00 pm - Registration
7:30 am - 9:00 am - Power Breakfast

Don Graves - Progress Through Business

9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Exhibit Hall Open
9:15 am - 9:45 am - Plenary Session
Jeremiah Boyle - Director of Community Affairs, Chicago Federal Reserve
The stage will be set for the day by presenting facts and examples that emphasize the importance of emerging markets and inner city neighborhood development.

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Emerging Markets Seminar
A panel of corporate marketing executives will discuss their emerging market divisions. This session will highlight the browning of America and present strategies to capture the buying power of the consumers of tomorrow.
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch – “Community Impact”
Former U.S. Congressman, Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake, Pastor of the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Jamaica, NY, will discuss the importance of investing resources into inner city neighborhoods and the impact that community development/prosperity in all neighborhoods can have on the entire city.
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm - Community Renaissance Seminar
A model will be presented that will assist in the redevelopment of inner city neighborhoods by providing critical resources to support, train and guide people through the process of change. This seminar will focus on job creation, assistance for felons, homeownership, credit repair and many other relevant issues.
5:00 pm - Community Renaissance Breakout Session

 

 
Plenary Speaker:
Jeremiah Boyle
Director of Community Affairs
Chicago Federal Reserve
 

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Emerging Markets
Facilitator:
Beverly Robertson
President
National Civil Rights Museum

Lunch Speaker:
Reverend Dr. Floyd Flake
Pastor
Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral
Jamaica, NY

Community Renaissance
Facilitator:
Don Graves, Jr., Esq.

CEO
Progress Through Business