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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Date / Location |
Time |
Event |
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC)
East Meeting Rooms – 3rd Floor
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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 |
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| Wednesday, February 18, 2009 |
8:00 a.m. – 12 Noon |
Registration |
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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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