RAINBOW ROCCS - Restore Our Church and
Community Seminar
Discovery to Recovery: Thriving In a Changing
Economy
Thursday,
October 2, 2014 – Hyatt Regency
4:00-7:00 p.m. Best of the Hip Hop Generation-New Paradigm
for a
Morehouse Digital
Age – Envisioning the Future
College
King Chapel Moderator: Mr. Munson Steed, Rolling Out
Ms.
Khay Barnes, Microsoft
Ms.
Jewel Burks, Google
Ms.
Marypat Hector, Black Girls Rock
Mr.
Nathaniel Smith, Partnership for Southern Equity
Mr.
Greg Street, WVEE
Rev.
Will Hall, Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Daryl
Parks, Esq, Parks and Crump, LLC
Robert
Patillo, Esq. Patillo Law Group
Mr.
Nicholas Clements, Magnify Money
7:00 p.m. Town
Hall Meeting – ROCS Seminar
Salem Bible Church
Dr.
Joseph Williams
Nicholas
Clements, Magnify Money
Friday,
October 3, 2014 – Hyatt Regency Hotel
7:00 a.m.-5:00p.m. Registration - Regency
8:00 a.m. Opening
Plenary and Business Networking Breakfast–
Regency VII Breaking
Glass Ceilings
Moderator: Davida Mathis,
Esq.
Invocation: The Honorable Penny Brown Reynolds
Pledge
of Allegiance: MLK Jr. High School
NJROTC Color Guard
Keynote
Speaker: Ms. Georgette Dixon, Wells
Fargo
Remarks: Ms. Lori Billingsley, The Coca-Cola Company
Entertainment:
Goodwill Inspiration Choir
9:00 a.m. Education
Is Power
Regency VII
Keynote
Speaker:
Michael
L. Thurmond, Esq., DeKalb County Schools
Closing
Remarks:
Rev.
Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
10:00 a.m. My
Church ROCS – Church Growth and Development
Regency V
Panelists:
Mr.
Maurice Coleman, Sr. , Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Dr.
Wilson Lattimore, Jr., Chestnut Grove Baptist Church
Dr.
Lamar Barden, Peachtree Planning Corporation
Mr.
Hugh Rowden, Outreach, Wells Fargo
Dr.
Joseph Williams, Salem Bible Church
VITAS
10:00 a.m. Entrepreneurship
and Supplier Diversity
Hanover F-G
Moderator: Michael R. Hatcher, Esq., Jackson Lewis, P.C.
Panelists:
Mr.
Greg Calhoun, Calhoun Enterprises
Mrs.
Verlyn Calhoun, Calhoun Enterprises
Ms.
Janelle Baranco, Baranco Automotive Group
Mr.
Sylvester Johnson, Sr., Home Depot
Ms.
Terrez Thompson, The Coca- Cola Company
Mr.
Joel Stenson, UPS
10:00 a.m. Crisis
Public Relations
Hanover A-B
Moderator: Ms. Chountelle Bullock, CBULL Enterprises
Speakers:
Ms.
Bunnie Jackson-Ransom, First Class, Inc.
Ms.
Diane Larche, Larche Communications
Ms.
Yalanda Lattimore, DryerBuzz Blog
11:30 a.m. Press
Conference – Learning Center
12:00 p.m. FAITH
AND THE MARKETPLACE LUNCHEON
Regency VII
Speaker: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.,
Award
Recipients:
Bishop
Finace Bush, Jr., Crown Christian Church
Bishop
Teresa Snorton, The CME Churches
Rev.
Isaiah J. Waddy, Greater St. Peter AME Church
Pastor
Jesse Curney, III, New Mercies Christian Church
2:00 p.m. Opportunities
in Transportation Roundtable
Regency VI
Moderator: Ms. Janice L. Mathis, CEF
Keynote: Mr. Anthony Foxx, U.S. Secretary of
Transportation
Panelists:
Ms.
Kimberly King, Georgia Department of Transportation
Mr.
Richard Krisak, MARTA
Ms.
Cynthia Parks, Jones Worley
Ms.
Pam Smith, Smith Real Estate Services
Mr.
Al Edwards, CERM
Ms.
Paquita Bradley, National Black Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees
Ms.
Roberta Abdul Salaam
2:00 p.m. Charter
Schools: The Promises and the Pitfalls
Hanover A-B
Moderator: Senator Floyd McKissick, Jr., N.C. Senate
Panelists:
Ms.
Valarie Wilson, Candidate State School Superintendent
Mr.
Bob Weil, American Federation of Teachers
Mr.
Steven Lee, Atlanta Public Schools
2:00 p.m. A
Charge to Keep
Regency V
Speaker: Rev.
Jasper Williams, Jr., Salem Bible Church
6:30 p.m. Red
Carpet Reception – Regency V
7:00 p.m. Keep
Hope Alive Gala – Regency VI and VII
Master
of Ceremony: Mr. Robert Calloway, WVEE
Mistress
of Ceremony: Ms. Ramona DeBreaux, WVEE
Award
Recipients:
Ms.
Donna Bowman, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Ms.
Nancy Flake Johnson, National Urban League of Greater Atlanta
Rep.
Hank Johnson, U.S. 4th Congressional District of Georgia
Toastmasters: Ms. Ann D. Avery Cooper
Ms.
Rhonda Briggins Ridley
Mr.
Hank Stewart
Entertainment: The Wardlaw Brothers
Mr. Cedric Ceballos
10:00 p.m. Midnight
Prayer Service – Regency VI and VII
Rev.
Jasper Williams
Dr.
Joseph Williams
Saturday, October 4, 2014 – Hyatt Regency
7:00 a.m.-12:00p.m. Registration
Regency
10:00 a.m.-2:00p.m. College Exhibit
Grand Hall East
10:00 a.m. Career
Planning - Innovation and Technology
Drive
Grand Hall East Today’s Economy
Moderator: Michael R.
Hatcher, Esq., Jackson Lewis, P.C.
Keynote: Mr.
Ray Bishop, Goodwill Industries of North Georgia
Panelists:
Mr Ferdinand L. Risco, MARTA
Dr.
Lance McCarthy, Black Silicon Valley
Dr.
Romelda Simmons, Ft. Valley State College
Mr.
Faisal Hoque, SHADOKA, LLC
Mr.
Rob Sunderland, Georgia Power
Mr.
Ronco Johnson, R.L. Johnson & Associates
Ms.
Kim Paige, The Coca-Cola Company
Mr.
Richard Hicks, CFY Atlanta
10:00 a.m. Public
Policy Roundtable – Elected Officials
Hanover F-G Defeating
the Southern Strategy
Keynote: Ms. Goldie Taylor – MSNBC Commentator
Panelists:
Senator
Gail Davenport, District 44
Rep.
Patricia Haynes Smith, Chair, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus
Senator
Floyd McKissick, Jr., N.C. Senate
Senator
Connie Stokes, Candidate Ga. Lieutenant Governor
Mayor
Steve Benjamin, Columbia, S.C.
Mr.
Ceasar Mitchell, President, Atlanta City Council
Ms.
Doreen Carter, Candidate Georgia Secretary of State
Ms.
Robin Shipp, Candidate State Labor Commissioner
10:00 a.m. Youth
Talk Back Session - Don’t Let the Games Play You
Hanover C-E
Moderator: Mr. Axel Adams, National Director CEF One
Thousand Churches
Panelists:
Hubert
Grimes, Esq., 7th Judicial Circuit, Florida
Mr.
Cedric Ceballos, NBA All Star
Daryl
Parks, Esq., Parks and Crump, LLC
12:00 p.m. YOUTH
AND YOUNG ADULT SPORTS LUNCHEON-
Regency VII LIFE
BEYOND THE PLAYING FIELD
Master
of Ceremony: Mr. Hasani Pettiford
Invocation: Rev. Joseph Bryant
Keynote
Speaker: Mr. Terry Cummings, NBA All Star
Award
Recipients: Jonesboro High School Boys
Basketball Team
AAAA 2013-2014 State Champions
Wilkinson County High School Boys Basketball
Team
A 2013-2014 State Champions
Presenters: Mr. Cedric
Ceballos, Former NBA All Star
Mr. Chuck Miller, Georgia Secretary of
State
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