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.
2025: Robert Smith - Founder and Chairman, Vista Equity Partners. Friday Night Dinner Speaker.
2025: David Grain, Founder and CEO of Grain Management, LLC. Opening Plenary Speaker.
2025: Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion - Grambling State University
2025: Stanley Porter, Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP. - Opening Reception Speaker.
2025: Mike Smith, President and CEO of Hanwha Defense USA. Friday Luncheon Speaker.
2025: Mayor Andre Dickens, 61st Mayor of Atlanta. Opening Welcome Speaker.
2025: Dr. Chuck Mattera, Retired Chairman and CEO, Coherent Corp. Awards Dinner Speaker.
2024 Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion: Tuskegee University
2024: President of Georgia Tech - Dr. Angel Cabrera - Presidential Policy Forum Speaker.
2024 Awards Dinner Speaker: Ambassador Andrew Young
2024: Dr. Chuck Mattera, Chairman and CEO, Coherent Corp. - Saturday VIP Luncheon Speaker.
2024: Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of SACSCOC - 2024 Presidential Policy Forum Speaker.
James Clyburn, Majority Whip, US House of Respresentative.
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
Winning Student Team
General (Ret.) Larry Ellis, US Army.
Magic Johnson with Students
Magic Johnson, Chairman, Magic Johnson Enterprises.
Frank Blake, CEO, Home Depot
Jesse Hill, Former CEO of Atlanta LIfe and Civil Rights Leader.
Michael Eskew, CEO, UPS
Dave West, CEO, The Hershey Company
Winning Student Team
Bob Johnson, Chairman, Johnson Enterprises.
Debra Lee, CEO, BET
General Kip Ward, Commander, AFRICOM, US Army
Douglas Conant, CEO, Campbell Soup
Dave Steward, CEO, World Wide Technologies
Brian Cornell, CEO, Sams Club
Christopher Williams, Chairman, Williams Capital Group
Dan Cathy, CEO, Chick-fil-A
Clayton Jones, CEO, Rockwell Collins
John Allison, CEO, BB&T Bank
Sam Duncan, CEO, OfficeMax
Ambassador Andrew Young
Ike Harris, President, Bell South.
William Pickard, Chairman & CEO, Global Automotive
Erroll Davis, Chancellor, University System of Georgia.
Adam Herbert, President , Indiana University
Gordon Gee, President, Ohio State University.
Len Schlesinger, President, Babson College
Richard Wright, President, Dartmouth College
James Moeser, CHancellor, UNC-Chapel Hill
Belle Wheelan, President, SACS
Hank Huckaby, Chancellor, University System of Georgia
Thomas Ross, President, University of North Carolina System
John Morgan, Chancellor, University System of Tenneessee
Xernona Clayton, American Broadcaster
Michael Graves, EVP / CMOEVP / CMO Black Enterprise Magazine
2025: Robert Smith - Founder and Chairman, Vista Equity Partners. Friday Night Dinner Speaker.
2025: David Grain, Founder and CEO of Grain Management, LLC. Opening Plenary Speaker.
2025: Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion - Grambling State University
2025: Stanley Porter, Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP. - Opening Reception Speaker.
2025: Mike Smith, President and CEO of Hanwha Defense USA. Friday Luncheon Speaker.
2025: Mayor Andre Dickens, 61st Mayor of Atlanta. Opening Welcome Speaker.
2025: Dr. Chuck Mattera, Retired Chairman and CEO, Coherent Corp. Awards Dinner Speaker.
2024 Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion: Tuskegee University
2024: President of Georgia Tech - Dr. Angel Cabrera - Presidential Policy Forum Speaker.
2024 Awards Dinner Speaker: Ambassador Andrew Young
2024: Dr. Chuck Mattera, Chairman and CEO, Coherent Corp. - Saturday VIP Luncheon Speaker.
2024: Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of SACSCOC - 2024 Presidential Policy Forum Speaker.
James Clyburn, Majority Whip, US House of Respresentative.
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
Winning Student Team
General (Ret.) Larry Ellis, US Army.
Magic Johnson with Students
Magic Johnson, Chairman, Magic Johnson Enterprises.
Frank Blake, CEO, Home Depot
Jesse Hill, Former CEO of Atlanta LIfe and Civil Rights Leader.
Michael Eskew, CEO, UPS
Dave West, CEO, The Hershey Company
Winning Student Team
Bob Johnson, Chairman, Johnson Enterprises.
Debra Lee, CEO, BET
General Kip Ward, Commander, AFRICOM, US Army
Douglas Conant, CEO, Campbell Soup
Dave Steward, CEO, World Wide Technologies
Brian Cornell, CEO, Sams Club
Christopher Williams, Chairman, Williams Capital Group
Dan Cathy, CEO, Chick-fil-A
Clayton Jones, CEO, Rockwell Collins
John Allison, CEO, BB&T Bank
Sam Duncan, CEO, OfficeMax
Ambassador Andrew Young
Ike Harris, President, Bell South.
William Pickard, Chairman & CEO, Global Automotive
Erroll Davis, Chancellor, University System of Georgia.
Adam Herbert, President , Indiana University
Gordon Gee, President, Ohio State University.
Len Schlesinger, President, Babson College
Richard Wright, President, Dartmouth College
James Moeser, CHancellor, UNC-Chapel Hill
Belle Wheelan, President, SACS
Hank Huckaby, Chancellor, University System of Georgia
Thomas Ross, President, University of North Carolina System
John Morgan, Chancellor, University System of Tenneessee
Xernona Clayton, American Broadcaster
Michael Graves, EVP / CMOEVP / CMO Black Enterprise Magazine
