FRIDAY AGENDA
Global Leadership Africa Summit
Welcome Reception
Friday, October 27, 2023
5:30 - 9:00 PM
DC Capital Square Bar & Grille
- 5:30 – 6:30 PM: Registration + Networking + Cocktail
- 6:30 – 8:00 PM: Remarks + Presentations
- 8:30 – 9:00 PM: Wine Tasting + Entertainment (ONLY FOR VIP ATTENDEES + SPEAKERS + SPECIAL GUESTS + PARTNERS/ SPONSORS)
SATURDAY
MORNING & AFTERNOON AGENDA
Global Leadership Africa Summit
Conference + Business Expo + Career Fair + Book Fair
*VIP LOUNGE: Only for VIP GUESTS*
Saturday, October 28, 2023
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
ARMOUR J. BLACKBURN
HOWARD UNIVERSITY CENTER
2397 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20059
MORNING
- 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Registration + Light Breakfast + Networking
- 9:00 – 9:15 AM: Opening Ceremony + Remarks
- 9:15 – 9:45 AM: Fireside w/ IFC
- 9:45 – 10:30 AM: Panel Wealth Creation Strategies in Current Environments
- 10:30 – 10:45 AM: Break + Networking
- 10:45 – 11:30 AM: Workshops
- Investing in Real Estate
- Financial Literacy & Debt Management
- Tax - Savings Strategies for Entrepreneurs & Small Business Owners
- The Importance of Life Insurance / Choosing the Right Type of Insurances
- 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM: Keynote Speaker: Aisha Bowe
An Inspiring Story of a Black Tech Entrepreneur Who Won a Billion Dollar Government Contract, Owns Multimillion - Dollars Firms, and Set to Travel to Space with Billionaire Jeff Bezos
AFTERNOON
- 12:15 – 1:00 PM: Lunch + Networking
- 1:00 – 1:30 PM: Building an Economic Bridge Between Africans & African – Americans
- 1:30 – 2:15 PM: How African Foods, Music, Films, and Sports Are Changing the Narrative about Africa
- 2:15 – 3:00 PM: Workshops
- Opportunities in Becoming a Tech Professional
- How to Manage Stress and Chronic Depression
- 7 Things That Will Make You a Successful Entrepreneur
- 3:00 – 4:00 PM: Closing Ceremony + Book Fair
SATURDAY
EVENING AGENDA
Global Leadership Africa Summit Awards + Gala Ceremony
Saturday, October 28, 2023
6:30 - 11:00 PM
- 6:30 – 7:30 PM: Cocktail + Red Carpet
(VIPs + Honorees + Special Guests) - 7:30 – 8:30 PM: Dinner & Remarks
- 8:30 – 9:30 PM: Award Ceremony
- 9:30 – 11:00 PM: Entertainment