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SPONSORS PLATINUM GOLD SILVER AT&T North Carolina Carolina Small Business Development Fund Dominion Energy Duke Energy NC DOT Division of Motor Vehicles NCDOT Office of HBCU Outreach NCDOT Office of Civil Rights Smithfield Foods BRONZE Grace Federal Solutions, LLC UNIVERSITY North Carolina Central University North Carolina A&T State University MEDIA Spectacular Magazine The Charlotte Post /Triangle Tribune ADVERTISERS Black Business Ink BTA Public Relations Cleveland County Business Development Center Crowder Consulting Company Environmental Defense Fund NC Democratic Party NC League of Conservation Voters U.S. Congressman David Price SCHOLARSHIPS Blueprint NC Democracy NC 2 2018 NC BLACK SUMMIT
THURSDAY, APRIL 19 th OPENING RECEPTION 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Hosted by Governor Roy Cooper Welcoming the Alliance of NC Black North Carolina Executive Mansion 200 N Blount Street, Raleigh, NC NETWORKING RECEPTION 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. PROGRAM Hosted by The Honorable Brad T. Thompson Hilton Gardn Inn Crabtree Valley 3912 Arrow Drive, Raleigh Music by DJ Zell Lucas FRIDAY, APRIL 20 th Presented by Google 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Call to Order Chair, Alliance of North Carolina Black Invocation Reverend Sidney E. Dunston Vice Chair, Franklin County Commission Commitment Statements ANCBEO Members and Partners The State of the Alliance Special Remarks STEM and Our Tech Future Lilyn Hester Head of Southeast External Affairs Google Google invites participants to experience the Google Fun Zone, which includes demos on machine learning and a few goodies. OPENING SESSION Black Women in Politics Panel (Element III & IV Meeting Rooms) Moderator: Chair, the Alliance of North Carolina Black The Honorable Angela Bryant Commissioner, Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission The Honorable Minnie Forte-Brown President, NC School Boards Association Commissioner Brenda Howerton President, NC Association of County Commissioners Durham County Board of Commissioners CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Courtney A. Crowder Executive Director Alliance of North Carolina Black BREAK 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 3 2018 NC BLACK SUMMIT
FRIDAY, APRIL 20 th BREAKOUT POLICY SESSIONS 10:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Session I: Organizing in Our Community: Gerrymandering, Redistricting and The Census (Element I Meeting Room) Moderator: Jazmyne Childs Field Director, NAACP Stacy L. Carless, Esq. Executive Director, NC Counts Isela Gutierrez Research and Policy Director Democracy NC Irv L. Joyner, J.D. Professor, North Carolina Central University School of Law Session II: Impacting Policy To Make a Difference for Students: The Superintendent s Role in Building Advocacy and Leveraging Resources Presented by North Carolina Caucus of Black School Board Members (Element II Meeting Room) Moderator: Keith Sutton Wake County Board of Education Chair, North Carolina Caucus of Black School Board Members Dr. Pamela Baldwin Superintendent, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Dr. Valerie Bridges Superintendent, Edgecombe County Public Schools Dr. Catherine Edmonds Superintendent, Bertie County Schools THE SENATOR JEANNE H. LUCAS LUNCHEON Presented by Aflac and Mark III Employee Benefits (Element III & IV Meeting Rooms) 12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Presiding: NC Senator Valerie Foushee Vice Chair, Alliance of North Carolina Black Invocation Reverend Calvin Jones Warren County Board of Education Special Remarks Aflac and Mark III Employee Benefits Introduction of Special Presentation Courtney Crowder Executive Director Alliance of North Carolina Black SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSION Voices of History Makers The Honorable Harvey Gantt Former Mayor Charlotte, NC The Honorable Patricia Timmons-Goodson Associate Justice (Ret.), Supreme Court of North Carolina Vice Chair, United States Commission on Civil Rights Closing NC Senator Valerie P. Foushee Vice Chair, Alliance of North Carolina Black 4 2018 NC BLACK SUMMIT #NCBLACKSUMMIT18 4
PROGRAM FRIDAY, APRIL 20 th BREAKOUT POLICY SESSIONS 2:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Session III: Health Care and Our Community (Element I Meeting Room) Moderator: Dr. Laura Gerald President, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust The Honorable Nicole Dozier Mayor Pro Tem, Town of Apex; Director, Health Advocacy Project, NC Justice Center Dr. John Mendez, D. Min, D.D. Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church Brenda Vass Chief Development Officer, MedAssist Cornell Wright Executive Director, NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Session IV: Economic Development, Housing, and Job Creation (Element II Meeting Room) Moderator: Tara Kenchen President/Chief Executive Officer, NC Community Development Initiative Amber Bond Vice President of Business Lending, Carolina Small Business Development Fund Erin Byrd Executive Director, Blueprint North Carolina; Founding Member and Board Chair, Fertile Ground Food Cooperative Shelby Scales Director, Office of Civil Rights, North Carolina Department of Transportation Napoleon Wallace Deputy Secretary, North Carolina Department of Commerce TOWN HALL SESSION Activism and Emerging Leadership through Art (Artivism) 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Moderator: Marcus Bass Executive Director, Advance Carolina Isaac B. Horton IV Oak City Fish and Chips/Oak City Hydroponics Carly Prentis Jones Performing Artist and Cultural Activist Dr. Cicely Mitchell President and Co-Founder, Art of Cool FRIDAY, APRIL 20 th THE RALPH CAMPBELL JR. LEADERSHIP RECEPTION Presented by AT&T North Carolina 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Element I & II Meeting Rooms) Hosted by NC Senator Erica D. Smith Chair, NC Legislative Black Caucus Featuring: Member Organizations Chairs, Presidents, and Advocates Music by JaVonne Jones 5 2018 NC BLACK SUMMIT
FRIDAY, APRIL 20 th THE 13TH ANNUAL NC BLACK SUMMIT BANQUET 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. (Element III & IV Meeting Rooms) Negro National Anthem Welcome Invocation North Carolina Heroes (All Rise) Chair, Alliance of North Carolina Black The Honorable Moses Matthews Board, Alliance of the North Carolina Black Dinner Served Musical Selections JaVonne Jones, Violinist Recognition of Partners & Sponsors Special Remarks The Honorable Richard Hooker Cleveland County Board of Education Board of Directors, Alliance of NC Black The Honorable David Howard Chief Deputy Secretary, North Carolina Department of Transportation Introduction of Speaker Keynote Address Special Recognition Announcements & Closing NC Senator Valerie P. Foushee Vice Chair, Alliance of NC Black The Honorable Vi Lyles Mayor of Charlotte Courtney Crowder, Executive Director Alliance of North Carolina Black Chair, Alliance of North Carolina Black 6 2018 NC BLACK SUMMIT #NCBLACKSUMMIT18 6