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Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29<\/strong>
featuring four dynamic tracks and a special youth symposium:<\/p>\n\n
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Great Hall<\/strong>
7 p.m. \u2013 11 p.m.<\/strong>
Attire: Cocktail or Formal\/Festive Accents Welcome!<\/strong><\/p>\nSustaining the Movement Sponsor<\/h3>\n
Platinum Benefactors<\/h3>\n
Gold Benefactors<\/h3>\n
Silver Benefactors<\/h3>\n
Bronze Benefactors<\/h3>\n
Benefactors<\/h3>\n
* Acceleraise * The Business Council of New Orleans & the River Region * City Park Conservancy * LCMC Health *
* Louisiana Public Health Institute * Ochsner Health Systems * Port of New Orleans * Power Coalition for Equity and Justice *
* Slater Consulting Group * Teamer Strategy Group * Walgreens * Xavier University *<\/h3>\n2025 Conference and Gala Chairperson<\/span><\/h3>\n
Jim Cook
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
CEO & President<\/h3>\nLisa Alexis
President & CEO,
New Orleans Tourism & Cultural Foundation<\/h3>\nRobin Barnes
Singer; Founder, Move Ya Brass<\/h3>\nBill Bynum
CEO & Founder, Hope Enterprise Corporation, Hope Credit Union, Hope Policy Institute<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nGary Chambers
Civil Rights Leader<\/h3>\nCherie LaCour-Duckworth
Vice President of Workforce Development, Urban League of Louisiana<\/h3>\nKlassi Duncan
Vice President of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Urban League of Louisiana<\/h3>\nAsali DeVan Ecclesiastes
Chief Equity & Executive Officer, Ash\u00e9 Cultural Arts Center<\/h3>\nAshleigh Gardere
President, PolicyLink<\/h3>\nLamar Gardere
Executive Director, The Data Center<\/h3>\nDeborah Grimes
Sr. VP, Health Outcomes,
Inclusion Officer<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nAdrianne \u201cAjax\u201d Jackson
Founder, Magnolia Yoga Studio<\/h3>\nRaymond A. Jetson
Vision and Advancement Catalyst, Aging While Black<\/h3>\nAdrinda Kelly
Founding Executive Director, <\/strong><\/span>Black Education for New Orleans<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nPercy Manson
Senior VP, Community and Economic Development, Hope Credit Union<\/h3>\nCriketa \u201cCree\u201d Matlock
Director, Government Affairs & Policy, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice<\/h3>\nChuck Morse
Executive Director, Thrive New Orleans; Pastor, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church<\/h3>\nAnwar Nasir
Executive Director, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra<\/h3>\nAlanah Odoms
Executive Director, ACLU of Louisiana<\/h3>\nSarah Omojola
Director, Vera Institute of Justice<\/h3>\nDr. Andre Perry
Senior Fellow and Director,
Center for Community Uplift,
Brookings Institution<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nCharles Phipps
Sr. Director, Policy & <\/strong><\/span>Legal Affairs, <\/strong><\/span>
Urban League of Louisiana<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nVictoria Adams Phipps
Vice President of Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase<\/h3>\nDr. Alisha Reed
Pharmacist,
Certified Life Coach<\/h3>\nDr. Wanda Robinson
Family Medicine Physician, Ochsner Health<\/h3>\nAshley Shelton
Founder, President & CEO, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice<\/h3>\nTerrance Woodbury
Founder, HIT Strategies<\/h3>\nDr. Beverly Wright
Founder & Executive Director, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice<\/h3>\nShelina Davis
CEO, Louisiana Public Health Institute<\/h3>\nCleveland Spears
President & CEO,
Spears Group<\/h3>\nRhaoul Guillaume
GOTECH\u2028 Inc.
President and Founder<\/h3>\nRonald Chisom
The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond<\/span>
Author, Civil Rights Activist and Community Organizer<\/h3>\nDee1
Rapper, Educator,
Activist, Business Owner<\/h3>\nDr. Andre Perry
The Brookings Institution
Director of the Center for Community Uplift <\/h3>\nGlenda McKinley
\nMcKinley Studios
\nPresident, Creative Director, Owner<\/h3>\nLamar Gardere
The Data Center
Executive Director<\/h3>\nMaxine Prescott Sarpy
Founder of Blacks United for Lasting Leadership
and co-Founder of the North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition<\/h3>\nAsh\u00e9 Cultural Arts Center
Katrina 20 Local Planning Committee
Asali Devan Ecclesiastes
Chief Equity & Executive Officer<\/h3>\nFoundation for Louisiana
Katrina 20 Local Planning Committee
Christy Slater
Interim CEO and President<\/h3>\nJunebug Productions
Katrina 20 Local Planning Committee
Stephanie McKee-Anderson
Executive Artistic Director<\/h3>\nTapRoot Earth
Katrina 20 Local Planning Committee
Colette Pichon Battle, Esq.
Partner, Vision & Initiatives<\/h3>\nYouth Symposium<\/span><\/h3>\n
Edna Karr High School<\/h3>\n
St. Augustine High School<\/h3>\n
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