Invest in our Youth Empower our Future
HBCU | PAGTIC
Planting seeds of knowledge, about the fastest growing economies in the world, in our youth to empower them to build bridges that impact both Africa and the African Diaspora. Knowledge is power, and dreams are opportunities that need a home to cultivate and grow.
Let Africa be that Home!
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HBCU | PAGTIC
Where CULTURE meets the FUTURE.
NOTE:
THIS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Subject to Change
223 James P. Brawley Dr., S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Day One
10 Oct
​10am EST - 4pm EST
Vendor Market Setup
Location - Clark Atlanta University
Henderson Student Multi-Purpose Center
223 James P. Brawley Dr., S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314
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9:00am EST - 11:00am EST
Continental Breakfast |
Welcome Mayor of Atlanta
Mayor, Andre Dickens
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Location - Atlanta City Hall Atrium
55 Trinity Ave SW,
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Event Hosted by the Atlanta Office of International and Immigration Affairs
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Pre- Conference Activity
Role of HBCUs and African Colleges & Universities
Henderson Student Multi-Purpose Center
223 James P. Brawley Dr., S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Day Two
11 Oct
8:00am
Registration
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9am - 10:00am
Welcome Remarks/ Keynote Address
Welcome | Dr. George T. French, Jr.
President, Clark Atlanta University
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Keynote Speaker Introduction |
Dr. Alice Bussey, Presenter
1st Female President of the Atlanta Business League | Founder Super Tuesday | Founder of Bussey Florist
Keynote Speaker | Honorary Chair
Ambassador Andrew Young
Former US Ambassador and Former Mayor of Atlanta
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10:00am
African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) | Africa Private Sector Bill of Rights
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J. Wendell Addy | Chair, Africa Private Sector Summit
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Dr. Lucy Newman|President, African Private Sector Summit
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11:00am
Diaspora Engagement with Africa
Dr. Wilmot Allen | Founder, VentureLift Africa
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11:00am CONCURRENT SESSION
Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus (SRDC) Meeting | Dr. David Horne
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What is the African Diaspora and where do we fit in?
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Can we make a real difference in Africa?
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What’s already happening and how to get involved?
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Location - Clark Atlanta University
Henderson Student Multi-Purpose Center
1st Floor Conference Room
223 James P. Brawley Dr., S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314
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12:00pm - 1pm
Africa USA Relations in Focus | African Free Trade Agreement
Dr Dennis Matanda
Staff director of the Foreign Affairs sub-committee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights in the US House
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1:30pm
African Colleges/University and Business Opportunities Forum
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United States
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Ambassador Tari Gold Okpurukre | President, Cornerstone Christian University, Africa | Business Opportunities in Georgia
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Chika Sylvia-Olejeme | President of the US Embassy for Peace (USEP) and coordinator of the Learn America Do America (LADA) Project
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Ghana
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Dr. Mark Darko | President, Asian Africa Chamber of Commerce | Ghana and Kenya
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Dr.Kwaku Adutwum Ayim Boakye | Vice Chancellor of the Cape Coast Technical University
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Michael Kwesi Ofori | CEO, Investor Company Hub Limited
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Nigeria
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Professor Nnamdi Nwaodu | Nigerian Colleges/University Delegation
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Ethiopia
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Dr. Matthew Gichille | President and Founder of New Generation University | Ethiopia
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Kenya
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Dr. Denis Kamau Muthoni | Director of Postgraduate Studies | The Cooperative University of Kenya
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6:00pm
Day 1 | Closing Reception & Film Festival
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Mobilizing the African Diaspora
Henderson Student Multi-Purpose Center
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223 James P. Brawley Dr., S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Day Three
12 Oct
8:00am
Registration
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9am - 10:30am
Defining Role of African Diaspora
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Dr. David Horne | Professor Emeritus of African Studies Cal State University Northridge
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Dr. Denis Kamau Muthoni | Director of Postgraduate Studies | The Cooperative University of Kenya
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Anthony Hunter | 2023 Morehouse Graduate | Dark Moon Entertainment, LLC
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11am
AGOA Policy and Operations | International Trade Strategies to Compete and Win Globally
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Shaquana "Shaq" Teasley, MSLR, CCS
12:00pm - 1pm
LUNCH |Speaker
We Can Go Fast Alone, But We Can Go Further Together
KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Dr. Nnamdi Nwaodu
1:30pm
Africa's Mobility Opportunity - A Quantum Leap | Electric Cars, Flying Cars and Africa's Role
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Gregory Coles | Seloc LLC | Retro Electric Car Manufacturing
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Thomas "TJ" Loftin | KLC Development Group LLC | Flying Cars and more
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Next Generation Innovation | Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Africa/African Diaspora Collaboration
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Jeffery Newell | Technology and Robotics Teacher | The SAE School
HEMP the New Green Gold of Africa
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Dr. Latresia Wilson, co-founder and VP Florida Black Farmers and Agriculturalist, AgriUnity Partner
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Douglas DeVeaux, Co-Founder AgriUnity
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Handy Kennedy Jr., Co-Founder, AgriUnity and HKJ Ranch
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Barbara Sharpe | Rebel Gardens
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Dr. Denis Kamau Muthoni, Director, Board of Postgraduate Studies | The Co-operative University of Kenya
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Michael Ofori | Investor Hub Company Limited
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Africa's Paradigm Shift - When the Tiger Tells the Tale | News, Film, Fashion and Entertainment
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Dr. Tangi Miller, Founder/Producer/ Actress | Hollywood East Entertainment
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Aubry Padmore, Caribbean Voice
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Anheva Hilson-Adegeve, African Textile Museum
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Carliss Bell, Festival Director / Produce | AfricaUSA International Film Festival
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Jermaine Nkrumba, Founder/Executive Producer | DNT-Ghana (streaming)
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6:00pm
Day 2 | Closing Reception & Film Festival
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Multilateral Cooperative Investment and Partnership Forum
Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs
504 Fair Street SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30313
Day Four
13 Oct
8:00am
Registration
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9am - 4pm
Pan African HBCU, African Universities and B-to-B Business Meetings and Workshops
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Rhonda Sinkfield,
Foreign Commercial Service Officer at U.S. Department of Commerce | U.S. Commercial Service | International Trade Administration
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Thomas F. Matthias
Senior Vice President Global Trade Finance and Services | Regions Bank
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LUNCH | Keynote Speaker
Chocolate Comes from Africa
Phillip Ashley Rix, Founder/CEO and Master Chocolatier of Phillip Ashley Chocolates | Memphis, Tennessee
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The Real Life Willy Wonka of Chocolates (Forbes Magazine)
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Business-to-Business Forum
Business-to-Business | Atlanta Black Chamber
Ricardo Berris | CEO, The Berris Group
Atlanta Black Chamber, Global Opportunities Committee Chair
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Business-to-Business | Ghana
Ernestina Mensah, Unit Head, Market Risk Enterprise Risk Management | BANK OF AFRICA GHANA LTD
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Michael Ofori | Investor Hub Company Limited
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Dr. Mark Darko | President, Asian Africa Chamber of Commerce | Ghana and Kenya
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Business-to-Business | We All We Got
Eric Fears, Director Special Projects
Andrew Young Foundation
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Closing Session Statement
Executive Director, Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference
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Black Atlanta Cultural Experience Tours
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Day Five
14 Oct
9am - 11am
Dwight McQueen
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11am - 12pm
Stonecrest, Georgia
12pm - 1pm
LUNCH Time
1pm - 4pm
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