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BUSINESS CONFERENCE 2018

10 - 15 DECEMBER, 2018, DUBLIN

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Where The Business World Meets

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6.23
11:00AM ET

NNPA Meeting of the Full Board of Directors

6.24
11:00AM ET

Convention Welcome and Acknowledgments

Speaker: Terry Jones , Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman of the Board , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
11:10AM ET

Open Conference with Front Page Exhibit Sponsored by the Google News Initiative

11:15AM ET

Welcome Greeting by Majority Whip, The Honorable James Clyburn (D-SC)

Speaker: Honorable James E. Clyburn
11:20AM ET

Pfizer Panel Discussion: ATTR-CM – A Rare Heart Disease Affecting African Americans

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Ofili , Muriel Finkel , Jackie Chaney , Don Chaney , Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron
11:35AM ET

Presentation: Address to Black America on COVID 19

Speaker: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , Stacy Brown
11:50AM ET

Presentation: Health Disparities in African American Communities and Role of the Black Press

Speaker: Rochelle Walensky , Stacy Brown , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
12:05PM ET

Greetings to the Black Press of America:

Speaker: Honorable Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) , Honorable Cedric L. Richmond , Congresswoman Joyce L. Beatty (D-OH)
12:15PM ET

BREAK

1:00PM ET

Public Awareness in Education: Conversation with Denise Forte, President and CEO, Ed Trust

Speaker: Denise Forte , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
1:20PM ET

AARP Presentation

Speaker: Rita Choula
1:25PM ET

Reynolds American Inc. Presentation

1:30PM ET

Greeting from NNPA Sponsor, Comcast NBC Universal

1:50PM ET

Discussion: The Social Impact of Music Legends and the Black Press — Interview with Earth, Wind & Fire’s Phillip Bailey

Speaker: Philip Bailey- Earth Wind & Fire , Stacy Brown , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
2:10PM ET

Greeting and Shout Out from Ziggy Marley

Speaker: Ziggy Marley
2:12PM ET

Stephanie Mills Discuss the Importance of the Black Press to the Black Music Industry

Speaker: Stephanie Mills , Stacy Brown , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
2:33PM ET

Presentation: A Strategic Alliance Between the Small Business Administration and the Black Press

Speaker: Isabella Casillas Guzman
2:50PM ET

A Thank You for Joining today’s conference Message from the Chair. Invite to return this evening at 7:00 PM EST for the NNPAF’s Messenger Awards.

Speaker: Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman of the Board , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
7:30 pm EST (6:30 pm CST and 4:30 pm PST)

The National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund (NNPAF) Honors Black Press Publishers at the “Messenger Awards”

Speaker: Pluria Marshall
6.24
11:00 AM EST

Greetings and Welcome

Speaker: Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman of the Board , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
11:05 AM EST

A Fireside Conversation Sponsored by Wells Fargo

Speaker: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO

Panel Discussion: Goggle News Initiative

Speaker: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
11:45 AM EST

Thank you and Acknowledgment of Sponsors:

Speaker: Terry Jones , Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman of the Board , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
1:00 PM EST

Regional Meetings

2:45 PM EST

MEMBERSHIP MEETING

5:00PM EST

ANNOUNCEMENT OF NNPA ELECTED OFFICERS

7:00PM EST

Legacy Awards Presentations

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Starksy Wilson, The Children’s Defense Fund , Darnella Frazier , Scotty Barnhart- Count Basie Orchestra , Philip Bailey- Earth Wind & Fire , Chaka Khan , Rev. John P. Kee , Attorney General Keith Ellison , Congresswoman Joyce L. Beatty (D-OH) , BENJAMIN L. CRUMP, ESQ. , Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman of the Board , Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
9:00PM EST

ENTERTAINMENT

Speaker: Candice Hoyes , Chaka Khan , Rev. John P. Kee
6.25
11:00AM EST

Publishers’ Wind Down and Think Tank

Speaker: Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman of the Board
12:30PM EST

Conference Adjourns

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