About this Event
2150 CICG + Miles College Presents: Future Forward Summit
Description: Join us for a day of inspiration, innovation, and networking at the Future Forward Summit hosted by 2150 CICG and Miles College. This in-person event will take place at 2127 Morris Ave where industry leaders and visionaries will come together to discuss the future of technology, education, and business.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of shaping the future!
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast
Info: Check-in and networking with industry leaders, HBCU faculty, students and innovators.
Coffee and continental breakfast are provided.
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Remarks & Vision for the Future
Info: Welcome: Erskine Faush, 2150 Innovate
Remarks: Bobbie Knight, Miles College
Remarks: Cynthia Crutchfield, Innovate Alabama
Remarks: Bill Smith
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Panel: Knowledge Centers Powering Innovation
Info: Topic: How collaborative research and knowledge centers can drive entrepreneurship and workforce development.
Panelists: Tonya Perry, Miles College | Miller Girvin, EDPA | Cristina Mancini, Black Girls Code
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Fireside Chat: AI Talent and Culture Solutions
Info: Topic: Design, Development & Deployment
Speaker: John Pasmore, Latimer.ai
Moderator: Jay Johnson, PerpIntel
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Networking Break
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
The Business of Innovation: Funding & Partnerships
Info: Topic: Strategies for securing investments, grants, and corporate partnerships for research and business ventures.
Panelists: Elias Alcantara, Macquarie | Bill Smith, Landing | Suzzane Wiles, GG&A
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
What’s Now, What’s Next?
Info: Topic: Market Trends
Panelists:
AI & Emerging Tech, Seyi Fakoya, ProBound
Sustainable Innovation & Energy, Dr. Mark Berry
Research Commercialization, Jean Rhodes, Boston Mass (virtual)
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Founder Showcase
Info: Innovators, Disrupters & Game Changers
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Call to Action
Info: Founder Challenge : Shegun Otulana
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Networking Reception
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
2127 Morris Ave, 2127 Morris Avenue, Birmingham, United States
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