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Panelists: Demi Tanner, EVP, Axia Payments Ron Kardashian, Ron Kardashian Enterprises David Hodgson, CEO, Paladin Group Chonchol Gupta, Founder, Rebirth Financial Bishop Donald Clarke, Asset Based Lending Consultants, INC Jeffrey Wright, President & CEO, Urban Ministries Bishop Allen Wiggins, CEO, The Hope Village (Walmart) Sabrina McKenzie, Epic Alex McKenzie, President, IFS Securities Robbi Jones, President, Kipling-Jones
Program of Sessions
Opening session
Host: Devin Thorpe, Forbes Contributor and Author of Crowdfunding Your Mark On The World: A Guide To Successful Crowdfunding For Social Entrepreneur
[SPROUT.UP]
#SPROUTUP
Sponsored by Justice the Game Co-Chairs: Adrienne Lance Lucas, Co-Founder, KENO Foundation; Kimberly Bryant, Founder, Black Girls Code; Endura Govan, CEO, Biz Kids International Moderator: Adrienne Lance Lucas, Co-Founder, KENO Foundation
11:00AM12:00 PM [EXPOSE.UP]
Presenters: Chris Tyrrell, CEO, OfferBoard Dr. Paul Judge, Founder, Judge Ventures Judy Robinett, Super Angel Investor Sue Malone, Founder, Strategies for Small Business Dr. Nsenga K. Burton, Executive Director, National Assocation of Multi-Cultural Digital Entrepreneurs; Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Burton Wire Chonchol Gupta, Founder, Rebirth Financial Londell McMillian, Northstar Publishing Charlie Williams, Founder & Co-CEO, Certus Bank
[YEAR.UP]
Sponsored by Year Up
#YEARUP
Co-Chair and Moderator: Justin Steele, Deputy Director, Year Up, National Capital Region Code
closing session
4:006:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS
Conversation 1: Daymond John, Founder of FUBU; Investor on Shark Tank Conversation 2: Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, parents of Trayvon Martin Conversation 3: David Weild, Former Vice Chairman of NASDAQ; Chris Tyrrell, CEO, OfferBoard; Milton Jones, Co-Founder, Certus Bank; Theo Ratliff, Former NBA Player & Investor Closing Q&A: Mark Cuban, Billionaire Investor/Owner, Dallas Mavericks/Investor on Shark Tank, and Rodney Sampson, Creator of Kingonomics
Bootcamps [CROWD.UP]
Sponsored by OfferBoard Co-Chair: Chris Tyrrell, CEO, OfferBoard Moderator: Devin Thorpe, Forbes Contributor and Author of Crowdfunding Your Mark On The World: A Guide To Successful Crowdfunding For Social Entrepreneur
#CROWDUP
Jervis Hough, CEO, Arctic Island Financial Vince Molinari, Chairman & CEO, Gate Technologies Richard Swart, Director of Research, Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership Aron Shafir, CEO, Give2gether, Inc. Chris Tyrrell, CEO, OfferBoard Sang Lee, Executive Director, cf50; Co-Founder, Return On Change Joy Schoffler, Founder, Leverage PR Gary Milkwick, Vice President, 1-800 Accountant
Charmaine Ward, Director of Community Affairs, Georgia Pacific Kenneth Beckham, Consultant, DC Small Business Development Center York Eggleston IV, CEO Semantic Labs, LLC, Co-Founder, NAMDE Charlie Williams, Founder & Co-CEO, Certus Bank
[INVEST.UP]
#INVESTUP
Sponsored by Homestrings.com Co-Chairs: David Drake, Founder, LDJ Capital; Erin Horne McKinney, Chairman, NAMDE Moderator: Gary Spirer, Investment Banker, Author and Founder, CEO, Questionmine.com
[START.UP]
#STARTUP
Sponsored by 1-800 Accountant Co-Chairs: Tee Rowe, CEO, Americas Small Business Development Center Moderator: Bert Seither, VP, 1-800 Accountant
[GROW.UP]
#GROWUP
Sponsored by Minority Business Development Agency Co-Chairs: Gene Wright, CEO, Northstar Consulting; Danita Harn, CEO, Harn and Associates Moderator: Gene Wright, CEO, Northstar Consulting; President, Georgia Crowdfunding Association
[KINGDOM.UP]
#KINGDOMUP
Sponsored by Urban Ministries (UMI) Co-Chairs: Jeffrey Wright, President & CEO, Urban Ministries, UMI; Bishop Edward Stephens, CEO, Star Academy; Senior Pastor, Golden Gate Cathedral; Regional Bishop, Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Moderators: Maurice Anderson, The Anderson Business Group; Pastor Anthony G. Maclin, Senior Pastor, The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square; Founder, Central Gateway Community