All pictures here exhibit all Keynote Speakers, Presenters, and Role Models that our leadership team arranged and worked with in the past for the HBCU/MI programs.
Chris Womack, Chairman and CEO, Southern Company
Stephen A Smith, Top American TV Personality and Entrepreneur
Dr. Cecilia Conrad, CEO, Lever for Change
Robert Smith - Founder and Chairman, Vista Equity Partners. Friday Night Dinner Speaker.
Dr. Chuck Mattera, Retired Chairman and CEO, Coherent Corp. Awards Dinner Speaker.
Frank Blake, CEO, Home Depot
Michael Eskew, CEO, UPS
David Grain, Founder and CEO of Grain Management, LLC. Opening Plenary Speaker.
Mayor Andre Dickens, 61st Mayor of Atlanta. Opening Welcome Speaker.
2024: President of Georgia Tech - Dr. Angel Cabrera - Presidential Policy Forum Speaker.
Richard Wright, President, Dartmouth College
James Moeser, CHancellor, UNC-Chapel Hill
Len Schlesinger, President, Babson College
Magic Johnson, Chairman, Magic Johnson Enterprises.
2024 Awards Dinner Speaker: Ambassador Andrew Young
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama
Lt. Gen, Arthur Gregg, US Army (Ret.)/ Fort Lee is Now Fort Gregg-Adams.
2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Dave Steward, CEO, World Wide Technologies
Dan Cathy, CEO, Chick-fil-A
Dr. Narasimhulu Neelagaru, Cardiologist, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist
General (Ret.) Larry Ellis, US Army.
Jesse Hill, Former CEO of Atlanta LIfe and Civil Rights Leader.
Brian Cornell, CEO, Sams Club
Dr. Charlotte Farmer, Chief Operating Officer, UL Research Institutes
Dave West, CEO, The Hershey Company
Stephen Hightower, President and CEO, Hightower Petroleum Co.
Stanley Porter, Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP. - Opening Reception Speaker.
James Clyburn, Majority Whip, US House of Respresentative.
Bob Johnson, Chairman, Johnson Enterprises.
2026 Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion: Florida A&M University
Debra Lee, CEO, BET
2025: Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion - Grambling State University
2024 Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion: Tuskegee University
General Kip Ward, Commander, AFRICOM, US Army
Douglas Conant, CEO, Campbell Soup
Mike Smith, President and CEO of Hanwha Defense USA. Friday Luncheon Speaker.
Dr. Stephen Pruitt, President, SACSCOC
Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of SACSCOC
Winning Student Team
Winning Student Team
Christopher Williams, Chairman, Williams Capital Group
Clayton Jones, CEO, Rockwell Collins
John Allison, CEO, BB&T Bank
Sam Duncan, CEO, OfficeMax
Ambassador Andrew Young
Ike Harris, President, Bell South.
Erroll Davis, Chancellor, University System of Georgia.
Adam Herbert, President , Indiana University
Gordon Gee, President, Ohio State University.
Thomas Ross, President, University of North Carolina System
John Morgan, Chancellor, University System of Tenneessee
Michael Graves, EVP / CMOEVP / CMO Black Enterprise Magazine
Xernona Clayton, American Broadcaster
Dr. Mathew Jenkins
President, Tuskegee University
William Pickard, Chairman & CEO, Global Automotive
Hank Huckaby, Chancellor, University System of Georgia
Chris Womack, Chairman and CEO, Southern Company
Stephen A Smith, Top American TV Personality and Entrepreneur
Dr. Cecilia Conrad, CEO, Lever for Change
Robert Smith - Founder and Chairman, Vista Equity Partners. Friday Night Dinner Speaker.
Dr. Chuck Mattera, Retired Chairman and CEO, Coherent Corp. Awards Dinner Speaker.
Frank Blake, CEO, Home Depot
Michael Eskew, CEO, UPS
David Grain, Founder and CEO of Grain Management, LLC. Opening Plenary Speaker.
Mayor Andre Dickens, 61st Mayor of Atlanta. Opening Welcome Speaker.
2024: President of Georgia Tech - Dr. Angel Cabrera - Presidential Policy Forum Speaker.
Richard Wright, President, Dartmouth College
James Moeser, CHancellor, UNC-Chapel Hill
Len Schlesinger, President, Babson College
Magic Johnson, Chairman, Magic Johnson Enterprises.
2024 Awards Dinner Speaker: Ambassador Andrew Young
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama
Lt. Gen, Arthur Gregg, US Army (Ret.)/ Fort Lee is Now Fort Gregg-Adams.
2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Dave Steward, CEO, World Wide Technologies
Dan Cathy, CEO, Chick-fil-A
Dr. Narasimhulu Neelagaru, Cardiologist, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist
General (Ret.) Larry Ellis, US Army.
Jesse Hill, Former CEO of Atlanta LIfe and Civil Rights Leader.
Brian Cornell, CEO, Sams Club
Dr. Charlotte Farmer, Chief Operating Officer, UL Research Institutes
Dave West, CEO, The Hershey Company
Stephen Hightower, President and CEO, Hightower Petroleum Co.
Stanley Porter, Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP. - Opening Reception Speaker.
James Clyburn, Majority Whip, US House of Respresentative.
Bob Johnson, Chairman, Johnson Enterprises.
2026 Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion: Florida A&M University
Debra Lee, CEO, BET
2025: Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion - Grambling State University
2024 Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion: Tuskegee University
General Kip Ward, Commander, AFRICOM, US Army
Douglas Conant, CEO, Campbell Soup
Mike Smith, President and CEO of Hanwha Defense USA. Friday Luncheon Speaker.
Dr. Stephen Pruitt, President, SACSCOC
Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of SACSCOC
Winning Student Team
Winning Student Team
Christopher Williams, Chairman, Williams Capital Group
Clayton Jones, CEO, Rockwell Collins
John Allison, CEO, BB&T Bank
Sam Duncan, CEO, OfficeMax
Ambassador Andrew Young
Ike Harris, President, Bell South.
Erroll Davis, Chancellor, University System of Georgia.
Adam Herbert, President , Indiana University
Gordon Gee, President, Ohio State University.
Thomas Ross, President, University of North Carolina System
John Morgan, Chancellor, University System of Tenneessee
Michael Graves, EVP / CMOEVP / CMO Black Enterprise Magazine
Xernona Clayton, American Broadcaster
Dr. Mathew Jenkins
President, Tuskegee University
William Pickard, Chairman & CEO, Global Automotive
Hank Huckaby, Chancellor, University System of Georgia
