Watch Live Stream from the 2012 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference May 24th and 25th


NEW YORK, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – BlackEnterprise.com and Google will present a live stream of power-packed workshops, one-on-one conversations and nightly entertainment from the 2012 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo Hosted by Nationwide Insurance on May 24th and 25th. Designed to promote the economic growth of emerging and established minority businesses, the event will bring together more than 1,000 of the nation’s leading entrepreneurs and corporate professionals to network, seek out new opportunities and take in the most innovative strategies from today’s top business minds.

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The real time broadcast will be available at www.blackenterprise.com/ec.

The live stream schedule is as follows:

Thursday, May 24, 2012

8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks
Earl “Butch” Graves Jr.
, President & CEO, BLACK ENTERPRISE
Eric E. Smith, Regional VP, Mid-West Region Operations, Nationwide Insurance
Rosalind Brewer, CEO, Sam’s Club

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

One-on-One Conversation hosted by Nationwide Insurance
Tavis Smiley
, veteran journalist; CEO, The Smiley Group

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The Black Enterprise Small Business Awards Luncheon
hosted by
Ariel Investments

One-on–One Conversation with “Top Chef” Marcus Samuelsson

7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The Black Enterprise $10,000 Elevator Pitch Competition hosted by PepsiCo
Host: Black Enterprise Business Report Senior Producer & Correspondent Shannon Lanier
Judges: Earl “Butch” Graves Jr., President & CEO, BLACK ENTERPRISE
Magnus Greaves, Founder & CEO, The CASHFLOW; Co-Founder, 100 Urban Entrepreneurs
Kim Coles, Co-Host, “Are You Normal America,” OWN
Michael Baisden, Host, “The Michael Baisden Show,” author and activist

May 25, 2012

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Sourcing Capital for Your TechStartup
Speakers: Hank Williams
, CEO, Kloud.Co.; Angela Benton, CEO, Black Web Media, L.L.C.; and Anthony Frasier, Co-Founder, Playd
Moderator: Marcia Wade Talbert, Multimedia Content Producer, BLACK ENTERPRISE

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

BE Small Business Success Boot Camp E – Mobile Marketing
Facilitator: Wayne Sutton
, Founder, TriOut

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

BE100s Anniversary Celebration & Awards Dinner hosted by Dell

BLACK ENTERPRISE names their Companies of the Year and announces the 2012 BE100s, the nation’s largest and most profitable black-owned businesses as detailed in the publication’s June issue.

 

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