Welcome to creative entrepreneur capital summit 2023

CEC SUMMIT AGENDA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Doors Open 9:20 AM

Registration & Continental Breakfast

10 AM- 11 AM: Creative Economy 2030: Conversation And Outlook On The Rise Of The Creative Economy Post Pandemic. How do we continue to promote the creative economy, as it has become a sector of growing social, political, and economic importance, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development?

• Ron Williams, PhD., President and Chair, Urban Manufacturing Alliance and Associate Professor, Coppin State University
• LaTanya Brown-Robertson, Ph.D., Director of the Honors Program in the College of Arts and Science, Professor of Economics, Howard University.
• Moderator, Stacey Williams, Board Member, Arts Administrators of Color Network

11:15 AM-12 PM: Creative Tech: AI + Web 3.0 + the Metaverse

Panelists discuss using innovative digital technologies such as Web 3.0, AI, and the Metaverse through education, monetization, regulations, and intellectual property, engaging with your target audience in the virtual space, and more!

• Dayna Cooper, Esquire and CEO, Cooper Legal Solutions
• David P. Johnson, Ph.D., Program Director and Professor of the Web and Digital Design, University of Maryland Global Campus
• Monique Oluyemisi O. Ositelu, Ph.D, Founder & CEO, DEUCE [Just Added]
• Moderator: Bianca Jackson, Pulitzer Prize Winner, USA Today's The WallVR, + Metaverse Consultant

12:15 PM - 1 PM Lunch with the screening of Echoing Green short film: Unwavering: The Power of Black Innovation

1 PM - Remarks from LaToya Foster, Director, Office of Cable, Television and Entertainment

1:15 PM-2 PM: Funding Disruption!

Creative entrepreneurs are looking for funders that understand the unique business model they bring. These panelists are funded through nontraditional streams, and here is why.

• Chris Lawrence, Head of Programs, Interledger Foundation
• Rahama Wright, Founder/CEO of Yeleen Beauty
• Rashad Moore, Founder, Score 3 Ventures 
• Moderator: Elaine Chon-Baker, Founder & Managing Director, Mokja Ventures

2 PM - SNACK

2:15 PM-3 PM: Demystifying Grants with DC, MD, and VA Government

• Aaron Meyers, Executive Director, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
• Margaret Hancock, Executive Director, VA Commission for the Arts
• Steven Skerritt-Davis, Executive Director, MD State Arts Council
• Moderator: Brent Joseph, Founder, HedRush Agency and SAAC Board Member

3:15 PM-4:00 PM: Fireside Chat on Creative Empowerment

• Victoria Baatin, Senior Director, Social Impact, The Kennedy Center
• Marjuan Canady, Award-Winning Broadway Producer, Marjuan Canady and The Canady Foundation
• Monica Kang, Founder, InnovatorsBox 
• Moderator: Amy Saidman, Artistic Executive Director, Story District