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Financial Empowerment Convention

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8:00am EDT

Registration, Continental Breakfast and Breakfast Yoga Exhibition Hall AJohn Ginty • Sha-Asia • Otto the Orangeman

9:00am EDT

General Session-Welcome & Introductory Remarks Exhibition Hall AMe'Shae Rolling, MPA • John Ginty • Bishop Dr. H. Bernard Alex • John Mannion • NYS Senator Rachel May • Pamela J. Hunter • J. Ryan McMahon • Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens • Otto the Orangeman • CenterState CEO Ambassadors

10:00am EDT

Concurrent Breakout Session A01 - Budgeting, Spending and Saving Basics: Controlling your cash without letting your cash control you Meeting Room 01Kenda Carfagno, FSCP Concurrent Breakout Session A06 - Pathway to Homeownership Meeting Room 06Valissa Rice • Amanda Pascall • John Harris Concurrent Breakout Session A10 - Video Screening on Black Philanthropy and Building a Legacy Meeting Room 10Dr. Lomax R. Campbell, MBA, PMP, LSSBB, RYT • Gwen Webber-McLeod • Tamika D. Otis • Tommi Billingsley • Mark S. Hall • Bishop Ronald B. Dewberry Concurrent Breakout Session A05 - Meet the Funders of Syracuse’s Top Foundations: How does local funding work? Meeting Room 05Tamika D. Otis • Sheena Solomon • Melanie Littlejohn • Margaret (Meg) O’Connell Concurrent Breakout Session A02 - What’s the difference between a Hobby, Side Hustle, Entrepreneurship and Business Ownership? Meeting Room 02Kimberly Mitchell Concurrent Breakout Session A04 - Poverty, Prosperity or Stewardship? Meeting Room 04Pastor Jordan Carter Concurrent Breakout Session A07 - Personal accounts of male leaders in our community willing to share their stories of health & medical crises and their road to recovery Meeting Room 07Steve Gorzynski • Mark S. Hall Concurrent Breakout Session A08 - Financial Literacy En Español Meeting Room 08Jesus M. Rolon • Smerlyn Carrasco Concurrent Breakout Session A03 - How do you know when it’s time to leave your day job and start or grow a business? Meeting Room 03Anne Messenger • Davine Bey • Dr. Lomax R. Campbell, MBA, PMP, LSSBB, RYT • Vendor: S’Marie Photography LLC and SMG Consulting Services of CNY - Shaneika Ford, MBA • Nikita Jankowski Concurrent Breakout Session A09 - Protecting Seniors from Elder Fraud, Scams and Abuse Meeting Room 09Thomas Dellwo Concurrent Breakout Session D01-Veterans and Entrepreneurship VIP Room BDr. Kendall R. Phillips, Ph.D. • Linda Euto • Corrinne B Zoli • Mauricio Mercado, PhD • Dr. Yolanda Christophe, Ph.D. • Dr. Kira Kristal Reed, Ph.D. • Arielle Badger Newman Meet the MWBE VIP Hosts/Hostesses and Ambassadors VIP Room AMatthew Burrell • Gladys Brangman • Rickey Brown • Dr. Lomax R. Campbell, MBA, PMP, LSSBB, RYT • Jason M. Clark, Esq. • Jamar D. Clarke • Susan Crossett • Meghan Florkowski • Anthony Gaddy • Robert Griffin • Barry M. John • Talia Johnson-Huff • Abner Larrieux • Legislator Brian Muldrow • Cherelle L Pace • Deshanna C. Wiggins Meet the LatinX/Hispanic Hosts/Hostesses and Ambassadors Meeting Room 08Hugo Acosta • Ismari Calderon • Laura Cueva • Bea Gonzalez • Jesus M. Rolon • Fanny Villarreal Green Room for Sponsors, Speakers, Panelists and Presenters sponsored by Brackens Financial Solutions Network VIP Rooms C/D/EVicki Brackens • Michael Jennings Veterans Entrepreneurship sponsored and hosted by The Lender Center at Syracuse University VIP Room BDr. Kendall R. Phillips, Ph.D. • Dr. Kira Kristal Reed, Ph.D. • Rosalinda Maury • Dr. Willie D. Reddic, Ph.D. • Mauricio Mercado, PhD • Dr. Yolanda Christophe, Ph.D. • Ricardo A. Lopez

10:45am EDT

Visit the Exhibitors! Ballroom (Lower Level)

12:00pm EDT

Lunch and Exhibition/Vendors and Networking Ballroom (Lower Level)

1:30pm EDT

Concurrent Breakout Session B01 - Understanding, Building & Improving Credit and Managing Debt Meeting Room 01Jason Baribeau Concurrent Breakout Session B06 - Estate and Succession Planning, Wills and Trusts: What happens to my assets after…? Meeting Room 06Hillary Warner • Mazaher E.G.E. Kaila, Esq. Concurrent Breakout Session B10 - Vision Boarding Meeting Room 10Colette K. Powers, CEPA Concurrent Breakout Session B04 - Scholarships & Student Loans: Triage, Hunkering Down in the current climate Meeting Room 04George J. Lynch • Ahmeed Turner • Jessica Clare Calhoun Concurrent Breakout Session B05 - Economic Development and Revitalization the Southwest and Southside of Syracuse Meeting Room 05Laiza Semidey • Cal Corriders • Indaria Jones • Chino Ingram • Walt DIxie Concurrent Breakout Session B02 - The triumphs and challenges of running a brick-and-mortar business enterprise Meeting Room 02Melody R. Smith-Johnson, ThM, MSM • Youlanda Hudgins-Johnson • Dreamer L. Glen • Cjala A. Surratt • Laura Cueva • Sharron Y. Pearson How Chambers of Commerce can help your business grow and thrive VIP Room ADeshanna C. Wiggins • Jamar D. Clarke • Anthony Gaddy • Jessica Abbott Concurrent Breakout Session B07 - Helping others and achieving success, but at what cost? What does it really take to live the life you dream of and desire apart from earning a living? Meeting Room 07Gwen Webber-McLeod • Me'Shae Rolling, MPA Concurrent Breakout Session B08 - From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Empowering Latino Entrepreneurs in Accessing Debt Financing Meeting Room 08Mauricio Mercado, PhD • Hugo Acosta • Ismari Calderon • Laura Cueva • Bea Gonzalez • Jesus M. Rolon Concurrent Breakout Session B03 - The Fine Art of Strategic Networking to get that job or promotion that’s the right fit to advance your career (so you’re never really unemployed) Meeting Room 03Jody Frawley • Davine Bey • Nalisa Clark, JD • Osupa Katya T-Davis • Tayari Shaw • Monifa Wilcox Concurrent Breakout Session B09 - Medicaid Financial Preparation Meeting Room 09Christine Stanford Concurrent Breakout Session D02 -Implicit Bias in Supply Chain Relationships VIP Room BDr. Yolanda Christophe, Ph.D. • Ricardo A. Lopez

3:30pm EDT

Concurrent Breakout Session C01 - Identity Theft, Cybersecurity and Protecting Yourself from Fraud and Scams: Presented by The Better Business Bureau Meeting Room 01Bret Dewhurst Concurrent Breakout Session C10 - Video Screening on Visionary Conference Producers Meeting Room 10Gwen Webber-McLeod • Dr. Lomax R. Campbell, MBA, PMP, LSSBB, RYT • Tamika D. Otis • Mark S. Hall • Bishop Ronald B. Dewberry • Tommi Billingsley Concurrent Breakout Session C04 - The Concrete Ceiling: The Effects of Gendered Racism and Black Women’s Career Mobility Meeting Room 04Dr. Tatiana C. Parker, Ed.D. • Dr. Tomerial Brooks Sanderson, LCSW, MBA Concurrent Breakout Session C02 - How do I price myself as a Professional Services Consultant, and how do I get paid on time? Meeting Room 02Susan Crossett • Eileen Baugh • Jordan Davis • Keonna Franklin • Shelly Whyland Concurrent Breakout Session C03 - Creating your business’ Cash Flow Statement (along with Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet) Meeting Room 03Robert Griffin Concurrent Breakout Session C05 - What are various POS (Point of Sale) Instruments available to me as a merchant/vendor? Meeting Room 05Nicholas J. Goodman Concurrent Breakout Session C06 - Arts Entrepreneurship: How to generate income and revenues as a visual and performing artist Meeting Room 06Dr. James H. Rolling, Jr., Ed.D. • Jaleel A. Campbell • London Ladd • Maria DeSantis Concurrent Breakout Session C07 - The secrets to aging gracefully and living a long, healthy, purpose-driven life Meeting Room 07Merriette Chance Pollard, MA Concurrent Breakout Session C08 for the LatinX/Hispanic Track - Access to Capital: How to fund your business Meeting Room 08Yahaira Zapata • Hugo Acosta • Ismari Calderon • Laura Cueva • Bea Gonzalez • Jesus M. Rolon Concurrent Breakout Session C09 - Defining Medicare and EPIC and the prescription drug discount associated with this program Meeting Room 09Gabrielle C. Dotterweich • Theresa Cangemi, CSA, CLTC -- Retirement Health Plans Made Simple℠ (Formerly: Medicare Made Simple, LLC) Concurrent Breakout Session D03 - Inequity in Healthcare Premiums VIP Room BDr. Willie D. Reddic, Ph.D.

5:00pm EDT

Closing Ceremonies Ballroom (Lower Level)Me'Shae Rolling, MPA • John Ginty

6:00pm EDT

FinancialFest: Indoor Street Festival and Block Party Exhibition Hall B (Main Street Level)Me'Shae Rolling, MPA • Lakisa Terrell (LaKisa Renee) • Otto the Orangeman