2025 VIDEOS
PLENARY SESSIONS
Special Presentation by
Gooding – Musician and Songwriter and Financial Literacy Advocate
“The Big Think: Future Proofing Housing”
Jeremy Wacksman – Chief Executive Office, Zillow Group
Hope King – Founder, Macro Talk
“Partner Spotlight: Wells Fargo”
Kristy Fercho – Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Financial Inclusion & Opportunity, Wells Fargo & Company
John Hope Bryant – Founder, Chairman & CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc.
“Future Proofing Self-Determination”
Camera Lemons – Student, Clark Atlanta University
Shayanne Taylor – Student, Clark Atlanta University
Dr. Silvanus J. Udoka – Professor and Dean, School of Business, Clark Atlanta University
Dr. Alisha Das – Author, Speaker, and Spiritual Transformation Leader, AlishaDas.com
Lance Triggs – EVP & President, HOPE Programs, Operation HOPE
“Future Proofing Crypto Literacy”
Dr. Tonya M. Evans – Independent Board Member, Digital Currency Group
Ali Tager – Vice President of Communications, National Cryptocurrency Association
Alesia Haas – Chief Financial Officer, Coinbase Global Inc.
Keisha Lance Bottoms – 60th Mayor, Atlanta
“Entertainment”
Deborah Cox – Grammy-nominated Recording Artist, Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductee
“The Big Think: Future Proofing Inclusion”
Brian Tippens – Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact & Inclusion Officer, Cisco
“Partner Spotlight: Truist”
Kim Harding – Head of Branch Banking, Truist
Mary Ehrsam – President, HOPE Partnerships, Operation HOPE
“Future Proofing People: Building Cultures That Soar”
Michael C. Bush – Chief Executive Officer, Great Place to Work
Richard Cox – SVP, Airport Customer Service, Delta Air Lines
Ed Bastian – Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines
“Future Proofing Movements of Change”
Jonathan Eig – Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, KING
Van Jones – Founder, Dream Machine Innovation Lab
Abby Phillip – Anchor, News Night with Abby Phillip
Chairman T.D. Jakes – Chief Executive Officer, TDJ Enterprises
“Partner Spotlight: U.S. Bank”
Sekou Kaalund – Co-leader of Consumer and Business Banking and Head of Branch and Small Business Banking, U.S. Bank
“Future Proofing the Sports Economy: Brand Building into the Future”
Melissa Proctor – EVP & CMO, Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena
Loren LoRosa – Entertainment News Correspondent, Producer, Actress & Lifestyle Vlogger
“Future Proofing the Sports Economy: Inside the Owner’s Suite”
Tony Ressler – Principal Owner, Atlanta Hawks and Executive Chair, Ares Management
John J. Sherman – Chairman and CEO, Kansas City Royals Baseball Club
Jed York – Principal Owner and CEO, San Francisco 49ers
Contessa Brewer – Correspondent, CNBC
“The Builder’s Corner”
Donahue “Don” Peebles, Jr. – Founder, Chairman & CEO, The Peebles Corporation
Jessica Taylor – Managing Director, 1,000,000 Black Women, Goldman Sachs
“The Builder’s Corner: Byron Allen, Founder, Allen Media Group”
Byron Allen – Founder, Chairman & CEO, Allen Media Group
Charlamagne Tha God – Co-Host, The Breakfast Club
“Future Proofing Finance”
Diedra Porché – Managing Director, National Head of Community and Business Development, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Marcus Shaw – President & CEO, AltFinance
Scott Whatley – Head of MS at Work, Morgan Stanley
Stephen Ryan – Attorney, McDermott Will and Emory
“At the Builder’s Table: Black Media Ownership”
Byron Allen – Founder, Chairman & CEO, Allen Media Group
Stephen A. Smith – Featured Commentator and Executive Producer, ESPN’s First Take
Sarah Jakes Roberts – Author, CEO and Founder, Woman Evolve, Inc.
Charlamagne Tha God – Co-Host, The Breakfast Club
“The Big Think: Future Proofing the Global Community”
Philippe Bourguignon – Former CEO, Euro Disney and Co-CEO, World Economic Forum
“Future Proofing the Global AI Economy”
His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama – Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications and Director General, Prime Minister’s Office
Ruth Porat – President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google
Van Jones – Founder, Dream Machine Innovation Lab
“SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – HOPE Ai”
Artis Stevens – President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Milton Jones – Founding Member, Peachtree Providence Partners
Van Jones – Founder, Dream Machine Innovation Lab
John Hope Bryant – Founder, Chairman & CEO, Operation HOPE, Inc.
“At the Builder’s Table: Future Proofing Cities”
Mayor Paul Young – Mayor, Memphis, TN
Hon. Andre Dickens – Mayor, City of Atlanta
Leroy Chapman – Managing Editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“At the Builder’s Table: Building Successful Businesses”
Kaz Nejatian – Chief Executive Officer, Opendoor
Michael “Killer Mike” Render – Grammy Award-winning Artist, Emmy Award-winning Host (PBS: “Love & Respect with Killer Mike”), Entrepreneur
Janice Bryant Howroyd – Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The ActOne Group
“Future Proofing Philanthropy”
Claire Casey – President, AARP Foundation
Brian Hooks – Chairman and CEO, Stand Together
Angela Williams – Chief Executive Officer, United Way Worldwide
Eric Gertler – Executive Chairman and CEO, U.S. News & World Report
“Closing Session: Future Proofing Goodness”
Maria Mendoza – Founder and CEO, Blooming Beauty Salon and Spa and Pro Investment Properties
Mykale Baker – Student, Gwinnett Tech
David Begnaud – Do Good Founder/CEO, CBS News Contributor
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
“Executive Welcome Breakfast”
Artis Stephens – CEO, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of America
John Hope Bryant- Founder, Chairman & CEO, Operation HOPE
“Author Talks Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, KING”
Jonathan Eig – Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, KING
Sekou Kaalund – Co-leader of Consumer and Business Banking and Head of Branch and Small Business Banking, U.S. Bank
“Future Proofing Women’s Wealth”
Krystal Barker Buissereth – CFA and Managing Director, E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley
Dr. Lakeysha “Dr. Key” Hallmon – CEO & Founder, The Village Market
Kelly Coffey – Former Chief Executive Officer, City National Entertainment, Private Banking and Wealth Management
“Future-Proofing Inclusive AI”
Chike Aguh – Senior Advisor, Harvard Project on Workforce and Head of Innovation & Strategy, Kapor Center
Elisa Cottingham – Director of Consumer Data Insights and Governance & SVP, Truist
Chelsea Racelis – Inclusive AI Program Lead & Program Manager, Cisco
Steve Pargett – Dream Machine Academy
“Future-Proofing Financial Longevity for Generations: Insights from AARP”
Raymond Haines – Small Business Coach, Operation HOPE
Rodney Bolden – Executive Director, Head of Industry Engagement and Learning, Morgan Stanley
Jeretha Peters – Area Manager & Executive Director, Wells Fargo Advisors
Staci Glenn Short – SVP; Corporate Community Development Program Director, CRCM, CRP, Huntington Bank
“Future-Proofing Small-Business Success”
Kimelyn Harris – Head of Small Business Growth Philanthropy, Wells Fargo Foundation
Claudia Davis Adamson – Head of Small Business Banking, Truist
Philip D. Grant – Co-Owner & Chief Operating Officer, 923A Coins & Designs
“Future-Proofing Our Institutions”
Marion Phillips, III – SVP for Community Development, U.S. News & World Report
Dr. Mark A. Brown – 10th President and CEO, Tuskegee University
Gigi Ligons – Director, Scores Client Services Group, FICO®
Ambassador Charles Shapiro – President Emeritus, Emeritus
“Future-Proofing Financial Health”
Taylor Nelms – Vice President of Research and Insights, Financial Health Network
“Future Proofing Content Creation”
Tiffany Aliche – Personal Financial Educator & Author, Get Good with Money Movement
Adam Ali – Entrepreneur and Children’s Book Author
Dayna Bolden – Influential Content Creator, Speaker & Coach
Heather Pink – Chief Executive Officer, PinkDear
“SMALL BUSINESS POP-UP: Future-Proofing Access to Capital reimagined with Truist”
Yolande Matthew – Financial Inclusion Executive, Truist
Charles Moon – Vice President & Financial Inclusion Leader, Truist
Lisa Ellis – SVP and Small Business Direct Advisor Team Lead, Truist
Gayle Cabrera – SVP & Director of Small Business Direct, Truist
Calvin L. Calhoun III – Senior Vice President, Director of SBA, Truist
Louis Freeman – CRA Managing Director of Partnerships and Services, Truist
“Future-Proofing Financial Access”
Milan Bhatt – Deputy Director of Economic Inclusion, Clinton Global Initiative
Scenario Adebesin – Senior Managing Director and Senior Vice President, Community Reinvestment Act
Brian Betts – President and CFO, Operation HOPE
Ahmed Ali Bob – Director of Social Impact, Block, Inc.
“Future-Proofing Aspiration”
Shannah Stephens – SVP, Consumer Banking Executive, Bank of America
Dr. K.L. Allen – Regional Vice President, Northeast Region, Western Governors University
Amir Farokhi – Head of School, The Galloway School
“Future-Proofing Homeownership”
Lisa Rice – President and Chief Executive Officer, National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)
Shireen Santosham – Director of Public Affairs, Zillow
Rulon Washington – Executive Director of Mortgage Sustainability and Business Execution, Wells Fargo & Company
Erica Acie – Head of Retail Originations, Truist
“Future-Proofing Work”
Ifeoma Ajunwa – Writer & Award-Winning Law Professor
Parvaneh (Par) Merat – Vice President, Learn with Cisco
Claire Angelle – Founder and CEO, Elevia
“Future-Proofing Health and Wellbeing reimagined with The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation”
Cammie Wolf Rice – Author (“The Flight: My Opioid Journey”) and Founder, CWC Alliance
Ted Kezios – Senior Vice President, People Care, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Rev. Cynthia Carter-Perrilliat, MPA, BA – Co-founder and CEO, AC Care Alliance
Dr. Tabia Henry Akintobi – Professor & Chair of Community Health and Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Morehouse School of Medicine