THE PANEL
Through open dialogue, ABE Summit panelists will share their experiences from different levels, offering tips, tricks, and hands-on advice on how to elevate your craft and business.
At the ABE Summit, we’ll look to modernize your way of thinking and to break the generational curses of economic strife, paving the way for future artists and aiding in creating the preservation of a lineage. It is our virtuosity that helps us recognize trepidation and push through it.
Day 1
WEDNESDAY, October 21st
10:00-10:30 ABE Summit Opening Remarks
10:30-11:30 Take Inventory: What Healing Is Needed In This Moment? with Karen L. Culpepper
11:30-12:00 Break/Self Care
12:00-1:30 How Being a Black Creative Is A Form of Resistance: Moderated by Keith Major with Jean Paul Dia and Claude Easy
1:30-2:00 Break/Self Care
2:30-3:30 Why Black Graphic Designers And Illustrators Are Needed In The Lexicon: Moderated by Nia Lawrence with Gail Anderson and Jarret Lampley
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:30 How To Find Your Authentic Voice And Point Of View As A Black Creative: Moderated by Diarrha N’diaye with Salone Monet and Olivia Dope
5:30-6:00 Small Business Resource Hub with Matthew Story with Matthew Story from Visa
6:00-7:00 Break
7:00-8:30 Fireside Chat: Constance White in conversation with FeNoel
Day 2
THURSDAY, October 22nd
10:00-11:30 Why Marketing & PR Are Necessary moderated by J. Bolin with Brittany Antoinette and Amber Tolliver
11:30-12:00 Break/Self Care
12:00-1:30 The Business Of Blackness: Creating The Image moderated by Karl Ferguson, Jr. with Itaysha Jordan and Tracey Woods
1:30-2:00 Break/Self Care
2:00-3:30 How To Be Your Own Leader In A Crowded Field moderated by Delina Medhin with Danessa Myricks and Karen Dupiche
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:30 The Black Hair Myth: Breaking The Chains moderated by Derick Monroe with Gabrielle Corney and Mahisha Dellinger
5:30-7:00 Break/Dinner
7:00-8:30 Steps To Creating Generational Wealth And Abundance-Fireside Chat: AJ Crimson in Conversation with Girard Hardy, Bevel’s Director of Marketing
Day 3
FRIDAY, October 23rd
11:00-12:00 Black Creatives As Black Visionaries: How We Are Imagining The Future with Ebonee Davis
12:00-12:30 Break/Self Care
12:30-1:30 Why Black Creatives Must Start Building Their Own Table with Crystal Wright
1:30-2:00 ABE Summit Closing Remarks