Join the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Citizen Education Fund on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 15th and 16th, where an array of guests will discuss “The Future of Media and Technology: Growth, Convergence, Disruption.”
DAY ONE – December 15, 2015
“The Legacy Affair”
CAPITAL HILTON
1001 16TH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
DAY TWO – December 16, 2015
Time: 7:30am – 5:00pm
Registration: Opens at 7:30am
Symposium: 8:30am – 5:00pm
During the evening reception on Day 1, MMTC Vice President and Chief Research and Policy Officer Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee will receive the Public Policy Advocate Leader Lifetime Achievement Award. She will also moderate the Day 2 panel, “Shifting Democracy: How New Media is Disrupting the Social Justice Agenda,” which features MMTC President Emeritus and Senior Advisor David Honig and NewsOne Now Host Roland Martin as speakers.
Day 1: “The Legacy Affair”
Musical Guests:
Maurette Brown-Clark, Gospel Recording Artist
Angie Stone, Recording Artist and Grammy Nominee
2015 Most Influential and Inspirational Leaders:
The Honorable Barbara Lee, U.S. Congresswoman – 13th District - CA
The Honorable Elijah Cummings, U.S. Congressman – 7th District – MD
The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Congressman – 8th District - NY
John Burns, Associate, Krooth and Altman and Co-Founder, ICON to ICAN Charitable
Organization
Marco Clark, Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Richard Wright Public Charter School for
Journalism and Media Arts
Marie Sylla-Dixon, Senior Director and Chief Counsel of Government Affairs, T-Mobile
Chanelle Hardy, Chief of Staff, Office of FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn
Donna Epps, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Verizon
Endura Govan, Founder, International Business Kids
Heather Foster, Director of Strategic Partnerships, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
Kimberly Marcus, Director, Supplier Diversity, AARP
Richard Smallwood, International Gospel Recording Star
DAY TWO – December 16, 2015
CAPITAL HILTON
1001 16TH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Time: 7:30am – 5:00pm
Registration: Opens at 7:30am
Symposium: 8:30am – 5:00pm
Day Two: Symposium
Sessions include:
- Policy Breakfast: “The Path to Activating the African American Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election”
- “Where’s My Content? The Impact of Policy Changes on Diverse and Minority-Owned Networks and Shows”
- “Shifting Democracy: How New Media is Disrupting the Social Justice Agenda”
- “Getting to an Equal Place: Power, People and Procurement”
- “Strategies to Close the Digital Divide: Policies and Programs to Engender First Class Digital Citizenship”
- “Ownership Still Matters: Developing the Pipeline of Entrepreneurs”
- “SPORTS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY – The New Way to Play”
…and more! Register here by 5:00 PM December 14th!
