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Symposium Agenda

DAY ONE | November 4, 2011

SYMPOSIUM LOCATION:  The Park Expo & Conference Center, 800 Briar Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28205

7:30 AM– 8:20 AM REGISTRATION
Pre-Game Symposium, Day 1
7:30 AM – 8:20 AM “TAKING FLIGHT” CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PRE-GAME SYMPOSIUM OPENING JOINT SESSION
Opening Presenters: The Three Doctors-George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt and Sampson Davis (Healthcare Professionals, Best-selling Authors; Essence and BET Honors Award Recipients)
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM BREAK
9:50 AM – 11:00 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONSMiddle/High School:
Building Your Brand
Presenter/Facilitator: Dr. Samuel Lopez, UNC-CharlotteCollegiate:
Wealth Building
Presenters/Facilitators: Victor Galloway & Iman-N-Lah Rasheed, NCIMEDParents:
Preparing Our Youth for a Post-Facebook Life
Presenter/Facilitator: Sharon Thompson, Livingstone College 

Practitioners:
Too Important to Fail
Presenter/Facilitator: Dr. John Jackson, Schott Foundation
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM BREAK
11:15 AM – 12:25 PM COOL CAREERS! PANEL
Presenter: Dr. Isaac B. Horton, III, Remote Light, Inc.
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM “IN-FLIGHT” LUNCHEON
Keynote Speaker: Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Thornton, Jr. (US Marine Corps and Delta Airlines Pilot)
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM COLLEGIATE SESSION: THE HEALTHY YOU
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM HALL OF FAME DINNER (To Be Held at the Hilton Charlotte Center City)
Keynote Speaker: Stan Lewter (Analyst, Producer, Host at Urban Sports and ESPN)

 

DAY TWO | November 5, 2011 | Game Day

SYMPOSIUM LOCATION:  The Park Expo & Conference Center, 800 Briar Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28205

GAME LOCATION:  Charlotte Memorial Stadium, 310 North Kings Drive, Charlotte, NC 28204

7:30 AM REGISTRATION
Pre-Game Symposium, Day 2
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM “MORNING FLIGHT” INSPIRATIONAL BREAKFAST
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bobby Jones (Grammy Award–winning Gospel Music Singer, TV Host, Executive Producer)
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PRE-GAME SYMPOSIUM JOINT SESSION
Keynote Speaker: Ed Gordon (Emmy Award Winner; Host of “Weekly with Ed Gordon” & “Conversations with Ed Gordon”)
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM BREAK
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Youth:
Stop.Think.Connect. – Cyber Security Begins with You
Presenter/Facilitator: Andra Ward, B&C Associates, Inc.Adults:
The Great Gathering, Part II: Faith-based Best Practices for Black/Minority Males Interdenominational Leadership Panel:
Facilitator: Dr. Staccato Powell
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM SYMPOSIUM CLOSING
12:00 PM – 1:50 PM PRE-GAME ACTIVITIES
Parade and Battle of the Bands featuring JCSU & LC
Presentation of Colors
2:00 PM COMMEMORATIVE CLASSIC GAME KICK-OFF
3:15 PM – 3:35 PM HALF-TIME SHOW featuring Ruben Studdard (American Idol Winner, R&B, Pop, and Gospel Singer)
5:00 PM CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY PRESENTATION
5:30 PM KIDS ZONE
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM HALL OF FAME DINNER
Keynote Speaker: Stan Lewter (Analyst, Producer, Host at Urban Sports and ESPN)