HBCU ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION

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Past Speakers

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.

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2025: Robert Smith - Founder and Chairman, Vista Equity Partners. Friday Night Dinner Speaker.

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2025: David Grain, Founder and CEO of Grain Management, LLC. Opening Plenary Speaker.

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2025: Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion - Grambling State University

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2025: Stanley Porter, Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP. - Opening Reception Speaker.

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2025: Mike Smith, President and CEO of Hanwha Defense USA. Friday Luncheon Speaker.

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2025: Congresswoman Lucy McBath, Georgia 06. Saturday VIP Luncheon Speaker.

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2025: Mayor Andre Dickens, 61st Mayor of Atlanta. Opening Welcome Speaker.

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2025: Dr. Chuck Mattera, Retired Chairman and CEO, Coherent Corp. Awards Dinner Speaker.

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2024 Students' National Business Plan Competition Champion: Tuskegee University

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2024: President of Georgia Tech - Dr. Angel Cabrera - Presidential Policy Forum Speaker.

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2024 Awards Dinner Speaker: Ambassador Andrew Young

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2024: Dr. Chuck Mattera, Chairman and CEO, Coherent Corp. - Saturday VIP Luncheon Speaker.

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2024: Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of SACSCOC - 2024 Presidential Policy Forum Speaker.

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James Clyburn, Majority Whip, US House of Respresentative.

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Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama

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Lt. Gen, Arthur Gregg, US Army (Ret.)/ Fort Lee is Now Fort Gregg-Adams.

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2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus

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Winning Student Team

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General (Ret.) Larry Ellis, US Army.

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Magic Johnson with Students

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Magic Johnson, Chairman, Magic Johnson Enterprises.

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Frank Blake, CEO, Home Depot

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Jesse Hill, Former CEO of Atlanta LIfe and Civil Rights Leader.

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Michael Eskew, CEO, UPS

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Dave West, CEO, The Hershey Company

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Winning Student Team

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Bob Johnson, Chairman, Johnson Enterprises.

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Debra Lee, CEO, BET

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General Kip Ward, Commander, AFRICOM, US Army

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Douglas Conant, CEO, Campbell Soup

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Dave Steward, CEO, World Wide Technologies

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Brian Cornell, CEO, Sams Club

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Christopher Williams, Chairman, Williams Capital Group

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Ambassador Harry Thomas

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Dan Cathy, CEO, Chick-fil-A

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Clayton Jones, CEO, Rockwell Collins

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John Allison, CEO, BB&T Bank

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Sam Duncan, CEO, OfficeMax

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Ambassador Andrew Young

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Ike Harris, President, Bell South.

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William Pickard, Chairman & CEO, Global Automotive

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Erroll Davis, Chancellor, University System of Georgia.

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Adam Herbert, President , Indiana University

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Gordon Gee, President, Ohio State University.

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Len Schlesinger, President, Babson College

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Richard Wright, President, Dartmouth College

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James Moeser, CHancellor, UNC-Chapel Hill

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Belle Wheelan, President, SACS

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Hank Huckaby, Chancellor, University System of Georgia

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Thomas Ross, President, University of North Carolina System

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John Morgan, Chancellor, University System of Tenneessee

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Xernona Clayton, American Broadcaster

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Michael Graves, EVP / CMOEVP / CMO Black Enterprise Magazine

The HBCU Entrepreneurship and Innovation initiative is established to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority institutions to develop a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum that would be particularly relevant in preparing African American and other minority young men and women to: 1. Develop entrepreneurial mindset to become more effective and successful in the corporate world and 2. Become successful entrepreneurs by avoiding and without making costly mistakes.

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