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2009 A.G. Gaston Conference
February 16-17, 2010

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Date / Location

Time

Event

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC)
East Meeting Rooms – 3rd Floor

8:00 AM – 12 Noon

Registration

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Green Power Sessions
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Reflections: The Life & Times of Dr. A.G. Gaston
Panelists of local Experts
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Presentation: Strategies on Becoming a Wealthy Entrepreneur Guest Speaker: Phillip K. Wilkins, Entrepreneur Author, Own Your Own Business, Own Your Life!
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Working Lunch

"Black Businesses – Success in 2020"

Speaker: Dr. Stephen H. Craft

Session will address economic costs and opportunities lost associated with the current level of Black entrepreneurship, potential future impact of a vibrant community of entrepreneurs, as well as examine common impediments to developing Birmingham Black entrepreneurs.
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m Reception
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Money in Action Session – Community Forum

Impact of Economic, Political, & Social Issues On Emerging Black Businesses Panelists: Emerging Black Business Owners

 
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:00 a.m. – 12 Noon Registration
  8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Green Power Sessions
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Session I - “Dr. A. G. Gaston – The Man”

Guest Speaker: Dr. Horace Huntley, Civil Rights Historian; UAB Professor; Director, Oral History Project, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Session II - “The A.G. Gaston Business Empire – What Worked, What Didn’t, Lessons Learned”

Guest Speaker – Roy Williams
Business Reporter, The Birmingham News

9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Agenda for Urban Communities

“Elevating Entrepreneurs to Heroic Status”

Guest Speaker: John Sibley Butler, Ph. D.

Gale Chair in Entrepreneurship/Small Business & Herb Kelleher Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas - Austin

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Closing Luncheon

A. G. Gaston Conference - Celebrates 5 Year Success

Presentation: “Leveraging our Collective Economic Strength to Create Wealth”

Guest Speaker: Phillip K. Wilkins, Entrepreneur Author, Own Your Own Business, Own Your Life!

 

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