2018 AGENDA
March 26 – 28, 2018 | Atlanta, GA
2018 Theme: Navigating a New World Order
Global prosperity can only be achieved with an economy that provides equity and opportunity for everyone. With the theme “Navigating a New World Order”, the 2018 Annual Meeting will challenge participants to outline a vision for a new, global economy – where the poor, underserved and dislocated middle class are viewed as untapped assets for entrepreneurship, job creation and economic growth.
We will examine the “New World Order” in five tracks, along with the corresponding disruptions facing each sector. They include:
| New World Order | Disrupting |
| Work | People |
| Financial Services | Money |
| Cities | Poverty |
| Societies | Norms |
| Government | Policy |
Through a series of nuanced conversations, intimate “Straight Talks” and working “Idea Labs”, attendees will interact with some of world’s leading voices, innovators, influencers and policy makers. Delegates will have the opportunity to help craft “50 Big Ideas” on how the Invisible Class can “Navigate the New World Order” and play a vital role in the dynamic 21st century economy.
March 26, 2018
MONDAY
6:00 PM | OPENING RECEPTION (INVITE ONLY)
Remarks: Federal Reserve Vice Chair
Randal Quarles
Youth Pitch Competition presented by Huntington Bank
“In Conversation: Civil Rights” Reverend
Jesse L.Jackson, Sr., Ambassador Andrew
Young and John Hope Bryant
March 27, 2018
TUESDAY
7:30 AM | MEMBER BREAKFAST (INVITE ONLY)
Presentation: “The Beloved Community”
Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for
Humanity International
8:30 AM | OPENING PLENARY
“Around the World in 18 Stops”
Philippe Bourguignon, Vice Chair, Revolution
“The Healing Organization”
Raj Sisodia, Co-Founder, Conscious Capitalism
Case Study: “Putting Purpose Into Practice
from the Inside Out” SunTrust
CEO Bill Rogers, CHRO Margaret Callihan,
Financial Well-Being Executive Brian Ford
Moderated Conversation: “The Future of
Work: Assessing the Impact of A.I. and Beyond”
“Why Housing Matters”
Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity International
“Rearchitecting the American Dream of
Homeownership” CoreLogic CEO Frank Martell
10:35 AM | BREAK
BOOK SIGNING: (HOPE Bookstore)
Raj Sisodia, “The Healing Organization”
11:00 AM | BREAKOUT: STRAIGHT TALKS
In Conversation: Atlanta Federal Reserve
President Raphael Bostic and John Hope Bryant
“#She Too: Leaning In as a Woman of Color”
“Elevating Humanity Through Business: How Purpose Can Drive Economic Prosperity”
hosted by Conscious Capitalism”
In Conversation: Peter Georgescu, Chairman
Emeritus, Young & Rubicam and author,
Capitalists Arise!
“Why Housing Matters: Q&A”
12:00 PM | LUNCH PLENARY
Partner Announcement: Ellen Alemany
Chairwoman and CEO, CIT Group
“Treating People Well”
with Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard
Partner Remarks: Jon Campbell, EVP,
Director of Government and Community
Relations, Wells Fargo Bank
Keynote Remarks: Tom Brokaw, Special
Correspondent, NBC News
BOOK SIGNING: (HOPE Bookstore)
Lea Berman & Jeremy Bernard, “Treating People Well”
2:00 PM | BREAKOUTS: IDEA LABS
Our Disappearing Workforce: Solving an Economic Mystery
A New Urban Reality: The Gentrification Dilemma
The Great Reset: Rebooting Domestic Migration
An Era of Epidemics: Assessing the Economic Impact
Unleashing Innovation: Credit for the Poor
reimagined with FICO
4:00 PM | CLOSING PLENARY
Dr. Lynn Todman “Economic Vitality in
Communities of Color: Healing the Trauma of Racism”
In Conversation: ACT-1 Founder and CEO
Janice Bryant Howroyd and Operation HOPE
Founder, Chairman and CEO, John Hope Bryant
6:00 PM | NETWORKING RECEPTION (INVITE ONLY)
March 28, 2018
WEDNESDAY
7:30 AM | MEMBER ROUNDTABLES (INVITE ONLY)
“The Changing Regulatory Landscape: Good
for the Investing Public?”
Robert Marchman, EVP, FINRA
“The Future of CRA”
Barry Wides, Deputy Comptroller, Community Affairs, OCC
“Building a Culture of Preparedness: Lessons
Learned from the 2017 Hurricane Season”
with John Rabin, Acting Assistant Administrator
for National Preparedness, FEMA
“Why Wellness Matters”
Dr. Zach Bush, M.D.
8:30 AM | OPENING PLENARY
“Disruptive Trends in Technology”
Dr. Marcell Vollmer, Chief Digital Officer, SAP Ariba
In Conversation: John Donovan, CEO, AT&T
Communications
“Growing a New (Black) America”
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr., President & CEO,
TWD, Inc., Earl G. “Butch” Graves, Jr.,
President & CEO, Black Enterprise Magazine
In Conversation: Amy Goldstein, Pulitzer Prize
winning reporter, The Washington Post and
author, Janesville: An American Story
“Navigating the New Gilded Age”
Bruce Mehlman, Founder, Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas
10:30 AM | BREAK
BOOK SIGNING: (HOPE Bookstore)
Amy Goldstein, “Janesville: An American Story”
11:00 AM | BREAKOUTS: STRAIGHT TALKS
Moderated Conversation: “Blockchain,
Bitcoin and Why We Should Care”
In Conversation: PayPal SVP, Corporate
Affairs Franz Paasche and Money 20/20
Chief Content Officer Andrew Morris
“Spotlight on NAFTA” with Consul General
for Canada Nadia Theodore, Consul General
for Mexico Javier Díaz and John Scannapieco
“Next Level Entrepreneurship: Crossing the
Chasm with Cliff Oxford”
“Food Independence: A Necessary First Step
to Social Equality and the Rise of Humanity”
Dr. Zach Bush, M.D.
12:00 PM | LUNCH PLENARY
HOPE Adult Entrepreneur Business Incubator
presented by SunTrust
In Conversation: Comptroller of the Currency
Joseph Otting and John Hope Bryant
2:00 PM | BREAKOUTS: IDEA LABS
Science Fiction As Science Fact: Thriving in
an Automated Economy
Igniting Small Business: Can the
Entrepreneur Jumpstart the Ecomomy?
Where Do We Go From Here? Healing the Cultural Divide
Fin Tech in Focus: Can Fin Tech Increase Inclusion?
Higher Education: The Next Big Disruption
4:00 PM | CLOSING PLENARY
HOPE Partner Announcement:
Meria Carstarphen, Superintendent,
Atlanta Public Schools
In Conversation: Delta Air Lines CEO
Ed Bastian
Keynote: Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman
and CEO, John Hope Bryant