Friday, November 12, 2021
10:00 am – 11:15 am
- Conference Opening – Lift Every Voice and Sing
- Welcome Remarks: Faye & Karl Rodney, Publishers of CARIB NEWS/Conference Organizer
Session 1: Global Economic Inequities – Legendary Leaders
Theme: The Value of Global Solidarity and Engagement in Charting The Way Forward
Moderator: Karl Rodney
Speakers:
- Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica
- Ambassador Andrew Young, Former Mayor of Atlanta
- Dr. Hazel N.Dukes, President NAACP New York State Conference
- Hon. Charles Rangel, Former US Representative, New York
Q&A Session
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Session 2: Today’s Leaders – Setting the Agenda for Going Forward
Theme: Accelerating the Impact – New Expectations
Moderator: Dr. Marcia Keizs
Speakers:
- Hon. Gregory Meeks, Chairman US Congress, Committee on Foreign Affairs/Co-Chair/Committee on Financial Services
- Hon. Yvette Clarke, Co Chair US Congress Caribbean Caucus, Homeland Security Committee
- Hon. Adriano Espaillat, Member US Congress
Q&A Session
2:15 pm -3:30 pm
Session 3: The Global Health Emergency – A Pressing Priority
Theme: Advancing Health Equity – Not Skirting The Issues
Moderator: Dr. Donna Christensen, former Head US Congress, CBC Health Caucus
Speakers:
- Dr. Icilma Fergus, Director of Cardiovascular Disparities at Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Dr. Cristina Contreras, Executive Director of NYC Health + Hospitals
- Dr. Lesley Kernisant, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialist
- Dr. Sandra Lindsay, Intensive Care Nurse
- Dr. Millicent Comrie, Director, Brooklyn Women’s Healthcare
Q&A Session
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Session 4: DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Theme: Creating More Equitable Companies and Society – The Formula Beyond Shareholders
Moderator: Helen Shelton, Global Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Finn Partners
Speakers:
- John Hope Bryant, Chairman/CEO, Operation HOPE
- Corey Smith, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, North America at LVMH
- Michael Garner, Chief Diversity Officer at the MTA
- Michael Jones-Bey, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Con Edison
Q&A Session
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm
Session 5: AFRICA FORUM
Theme: Tackling Global Problems with Innovation
Moderator: Dr. Julius Garvey
Speakers:
- Mel Tewahade (Ethiopia)
- Dr. Yonas Biru, independent researcher of Economics (Ethiopia)
- Kola Onadipe, Nigerian author
- Otunba Osibogun, Director at Odu’a Investment Company Limited (Nigeria)
Panelists:
- Melvin Foote, Founder, President and CEO for the Constituency for Africa (CFA)
- David Comissiong, Barbadian lawyer, politician, and former election candidate
- Ambassador Siddique Wai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USA
Q&A Session
Saturday, November 13, 2021
9:30 am – 11:00 am
WOMEN OF POWER AND INFLUENCE
Theme: Excelling in the Face of Challenges
Moderator: Jovia Radix, Attorney, Kasirer LLC
Speakers:
- Arva Rice, President New York Urban League
- Glynda Carr, President and CEO, HIGHER HEIGHTS
- LaRay Brown, CEO of One Brooklyn Health System
- Rashida Gayle, Founder/CEO, Twenty Six Entertainment
Q&A Session
11:15 am – 12.30 pm
NEW YORK – THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS & OPPORTUNITIES
Moderator: Lloyd Williams, President, Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
Speakers:
- Hon. Brian Benjamin, Lt. Governor of NY
- Hon. Carl Heastie, Speaker, NY Assembly
- Hon. Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn, Member NY Assembly
- Hon. Nick Perry, Assembly member/US Ambassador Designate to Jamaica
- Hon. Kevin Parker, New York State Senator
Q&A Session
1:30pm – 2:00 pm
FIRESIDE CHAT
Theme: Global Pandemic & Sherlock/Nettleford Project
Moderator: Dr. Marcia Keizs, Former President York College
Speaker: Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor, UWI
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm
FIRESIDE CHAT
Theme: TRAVEL, CULTURE, HERITAGE Post-COVID DIRECTION & EXPERIENCE – PIVOT TO OPTIMISM
- Hon. Donovan White, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board
- Adam Stewart, Chairman, Sandals Resorts
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
CLEANER, GREENER ENERGY – PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Theme: The Climate Crisis
Moderator: Dr. Ivelaw Griffith, Former Vice-Chancellor/Principal of The University of Guyana
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Gaston Browne, PM Antigua & Barbuda
Speaker: Shaun Hoyte, CON EDISON
5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
GARVEY EXONERATION
Theme: A Time for Justice – Past Due
Moderator: Dr. Julius Garvey
Speakers:
- Yvette Clarke, Member of Congress
- Dr. Ben Chavis, CEO NNPA
- Dr. Donna Christensen, Former Member US Congress
- Anthony Pierce, Partner, Akim Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Justin Hansford, Professor, Howard University School of Law/Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center
- Paul Coates, Author and Journalist
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