BLACK ENTERPRISE and Walmart Host Job Creation and Career Reinvention Forum on Tuesday, October 18, In Los Angeles

WHO:

BLACK ENTERPRISE, the premier business, investment, and wealth building resource for African Americans, along with Walmart, the nation's leading retailer and one of the nation's largest private employers of African Americans

WHAT:

20/20 Vision: Job Creation & Career Opportunities in the Next Economy, an economic forum bringing together policy makers, experts and entrepreneurs to create actionable strategies for African American job creation. Through a series of speakers, discussions and case studies, the event will explore how corporate professionals can identify opportunities in emerging sectors of the economy and reinvent themselves for employability, marketability and advancement.  

WHERE:

Century Plaza Hyatt Regency

2025 Avenue of the Stars

Los Angeles, CA  90067

WHEN:

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Speaker and Event Highlights

8:15 a.m.

Registration/Networking/Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.

Earl "Butch" Graves Jr., President & CEO, BLACK ENTERPRISE  

Mickey Anderson, Senior Director-Regional General Manager, Central CA, Alaska & Hawaii, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

9:30 a.m.

Keynote Address

• Tavis Smiley, President & CEO, The Smiley Group, Inc.

10:00 a.m.

Joe Watson, CEO, Strategic Hire

Derek T. Dingle, SVP/Editor-in-Chief, BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine

10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Job Creation: This session will address the importance of training and advancement in today's workplace; the next steps to ensure job creation in emerging sectors such as energy, healthcare, education and technology; and what initiatives African American employers can develop to grow a successful workforce.

• Bishop Noel Jones, Senior Pastor, City of Refuge
• Curtis Silvers, Area Development Director, UNCF
• Sonia Alleyne, Multimedia Editorial Director, BLACK ENTERPRISE

11:30 a.m.

Using Social Media to Brand Yourself

• Hajj Fleming, Founder, Brand Camp University

Noon –

Networking Lunch

1:00 p.m.  - 2:00 p.m.

Reinvention for the Next Economy: This session will address how mid-career professionals should adapt their skills for a new workplace, as well as find opportunities through self-employment and entrepreneurship as more companies continue to outsource

• Johann Schleier-Smith, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Tagged
• Timothy A. Reese, Co-Founder, Minority Angel Investor Network & Managing Partner, Forge Intellectual Capital
• Caroline Clarke, Host, Black Enterprise Business Report, Executive Editor, BLACK ENTERPRISE