Business Leadership Institute
Fri, Aug 4, 2023, 8:30 am - 6:00 pm CT
The Metropolitan Club
233 S Wacker Drive
67th Floors
Chicago, Illinois 60606, United States (US)
About the Event
Join The National Black MBA, Chicago Chapter as we kick off our Annual 2023 Business Leadership Institute.
The Business Leadership Institute is a single–day, power–packed conference with seminars and workshops geared toward industry best practices in leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
BLI Agenda
- 8:30- 9:00- Registration/Breakfast
- 9:00- 9:15- Opening Remarks (President Stacy Crook)
- 9:15- 9:45- Keynote Speaker (Rev. Dr. Todd Yeary, Esq.)
- 9:45- 9:55- Event Break
- 9:55- 10:55- Track 1: Entrepreneurship (Maximizing Social Media with Onjalee Lashay)
- 10:55- 11:05- Event Break
- 11:05- 12:20- Lunch and Fireside Chat: Moving Beyond The SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling: A Call To Action with Norman Fleming, Angela M. Pace-Moody, Karen Freeman Wilson, Rev. Dr. Todd Yeary, Esq)
- 12:20- 12:30- Event Break
- 12:30- 1:50- Leadership Track: (ISMs =The Equity Movement with Megan Hernandez and Kurt Miller)
- 1:50- 2:00- Event Break
- 2:00- 3:00- Career Track- (Career Ignite with Marquise Miller, Dundee Gouin, Kimberly Hall, Vernon Johnson)
- 3:00- 5:00- Career Expo
- 4:00- 6:00- Networking Reception (Closing Remarks)
Breakfast, Lunch, and Reception Cocktail are included with your ticket.
Location
The Metropolitan Club
233 S Wacker Drive
67th Floors
Chicago, Illinois 60606, United States (US)
Date and Time
Fri, Aug 4, 2023, 8:30 am - 6:00 pm CT
Sales Ended
Refund Policy
No refunds offered.
Organizer
NBMBAA Chicago Chapter
The CCNBMBAA is a professional Organization that serves as a resource for communicating information and ideas among Black Executives, Entrepreneurs, Educators, and Students in the Chicago area who are interested in improving the effectiveness of Black businesses and Black business professionals. The goals and objectives of the CCNBMBAA are:
- Establish and maintain an effective information and communications network which will serve the membership and the business community.
- Provide continuing business education as a means of improving and maintaining the skills and effectiveness of the members and support the efforts of those planning to pursue advanced business degrees.
- Provide scholarships for those intending to pursue business related degrees.
- Encourage scholarly research in those areas of business which affect the Black community.
- Provide a service to the community, whenever requested, managerial and technical assistance to Black Entrepreneurs and businesses.
Organizer
NBMBAA Chicago Chapter
The CCNBMBAA is a professional Organization that serves as a resource for communicating information and ideas among Black Executives, Entrepreneurs, Educators, and Students in the Chicago area who are interested in improving the effectiveness of Black businesses and Black business professionals. The goals and objectives of the CCNBMBAA are:
- Establish and maintain an effective information and communications network which will serve the membership and the business community.
- Provide continuing business education as a means of improving and maintaining the skills and effectiveness of the members and support the efforts of those planning to pursue advanced business degrees.
- Provide scholarships for those intending to pursue business related degrees.
- Encourage scholarly research in those areas of business which affect the Black community.
- Provide a service to the community, whenever requested, managerial and technical assistance to Black Entrepreneurs and businesses.
