2021 HGF Agenda
| PROGRAM TRACKS |
Expanding Economic
and Racial Inclusion
Thriving in The
Post-COVID Economy
Banking on Small
Business Success
Putting Policy
into Practice
Wellbeing
October 19
6:00PM | OPENING RECEPTION AND DINNER
(Regency Ballroom)
(Regency Ballroom)
A Conversation with PayPal CEO Dan Schulman
A Conversation with Shopify President Harley Finkelstein
1 Million Black Business Pitch Competition
Into the Future: What We Don’t Know That we Should
Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI
Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI
A Conversation with Alan Murray, CEO, Fortune Media (USA) Corporation
A Conversation with Josh Silverman, CEO, Etsy
A Conversation with Khan Academy Founder Sal Khan
Special Guest Entertainment – To Be Announced
October 20
9:00AM | STRAIGHT TALKS
The Equity Solution: Inclusion as a Growth Strategy
A Tale of Two Recoveries: Who’s Winning and Who’s Left Behind
Tell Them We Are Rising: HBCU’s in the Spotlight
A Winning Mindset: Creating Life Balance to Achieve Success
10:00AM | MORNING PLENARY
Live Stream with James Manyika Chairman and Director, McKinsey Global Institute
Opening Comments: Award-Winning Broadcaster Maggie Linton
Mapping Self-Sufficiency: Craig Boundy, CEO, Experian N.A.
Making the Business Case for HOPE: Tim Welsh VC, Consumer and Business Banking, U.S. Bancorp and Tim Wennes, CEO, Santander U.S.
How Cities are Finding HOPE: Hon. Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, Dekalb County Commissioner, Hon. Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Chicago City Treasurer and Hon. Jim Strickland, Mayor of Memphis
Comments: Stephanie Ruhle, Sr. Business Correspondent, NBC News
A Conversation with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo
A Conversation with Brant Standridge, Chief Retail Community Officer, Truist
12:00PM | LUNCHEON PLENARY
If You Build It: The Power of Black Entrepreneurship: Ryan Wilson, Co-Founder and CEO, The Gathering Spot, Amir Windom, Grammy Award-Winning Record & Entertainment Executive and Derek Dingle, Editor-in-Chief, Black Enterprise
The Future of Investing: A Conversation with Vlad Tenev, Co-Founder and CEO, Robinhood
The Everyone Economy: Making Capitalism Work for Everyone
Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and Mark Updegrove, CEO, LBJ Foundation
Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and Mark Updegrove, CEO, LBJ Foundation
2:00PM | IDEA LABS
Advancing Racial Equity: Social Justice Through an Economic Lens
The Time is Now: Igniting Minority and Women-Owned Business
On the Front Lines: How Financial Services Can Help Expand Economic Opportunity
3:00 PM | AFTERNOON PLENARY
Investing in an Inclusive Economy: Steve Boland, Chief Administrative Officer, BofA and Aron Levine, President, Preferred Banking, BofA
Leading with Purpose: A Conversation with Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian
Alt Finance: Investing in Black Futures: Tony Ressler, Exec. Chair & Co-Founder, Ares Capital Management, David Thomas, President, Morehouse College, Marcus Shaw, CEO, AltFinance & Jordyn Holman, Bloomberg
Taking it to the Suites: Leading Change from the C-Suite: Chris Womack, Chairman, President & CEO, Georgia Power, Don Cravins, Exec. VP & COO, National Urban League and Journalist Roland Martin
Maximizing our Power: Living in Leadership as Women of Color
WH Correspondent April Ryan, ACT-1 Founder & CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd and Renee Montgomery, part Owner & VP, WNBA Atlanta Dream
WH Correspondent April Ryan, ACT-1 Founder & CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd and Renee Montgomery, part Owner & VP, WNBA Atlanta Dream
October 21
8:45AM | CLOSING PLENARY
Opening Comments: Award-Winning Broadcaster Maggie Linton
A Conversation with T.D. Jakes, CEO, TDJ Enterprises
Mega Trends: What Every Leader Needs to Know: Sam Johnson, Vice Chair Americas, EY
A Conversation with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
Financial Literacy for All: A Blueprint for Change
A Conversation with Bill Daley, Vice Chairman of Public Affairs, Wells Fargo
A Conversation with Ned Segal, Chief Financial Officer, Twitter
A Conversation with Edelman U.S. CEO Lisa Ross
A Conversation Featuring Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson
Making the Case for Optimism