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VIP BREAKFAST Eric Guichard, Founder & Managing Director, Homestrings, Ltd [ a Panelist: Gravitas Capital, Inc. Company] Dave Hodgsen, CEO, Palidin Group, Austalia;
7:00 AM
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GENERAL SESSION Welcome Opening MLK Speech The Occasion Salutations - The Georgia Governors Office Salutations - City of Atlanta Clyde Anderson, CNN TBD TBD TBD The Honorable Kaseem Councilman Kwanza Reed, Mayor, City of Hall Atlanta [Invited] Don Cravins, Chief of Staff & General Counsel, The United States Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Deputy Administrator Cassius Butts, Regional Marie Johns, Small Administrator, Small Business Business Administration Administration [Invited] Joshua Dubois, Executive Director, Faith & Neighborhood Partnerships, The White House [Invited]
9:18 AM
9:21 AM
Salutations - The United States Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
9:24 AM
9:27 AM
9:30 AM
Dr. Robert Jennings, Introduction of Bishop President, Lincoln Rodney Sampson University
9:35 AM
Conference Keynote
Rodney Sampson, Author, Kingonomics: Twelve Innovative Currencies For Transforming Your Business & Life, Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pitch.Up $25K Business Plan Competition eDNA Press | Pearson Micro-Loan Book Imprint Intermediary Strategies For Small Business Partnership
Call To Action | Major Crowdfunding Announcements Partnerships & Causes Bootcamp Launch Session Lunch FOUR SIMULTANEOUSLY RUNNING ROOMS START.UP [Sandra Hirschberg and Dan Guttman, CoFounders, Social Innovation Academy, Bootcamp Moderators] Sessions Listed Below Expose Up. Be exposed to innovative business start-ups that are changing the world. Sponsored by: 1-800 Accountants
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12:00 PM
Health Information Technology Industry: Alan W Urech, Principal, Stoney River Capital; SVP, 200 Peachtree & 200 Office
Real Estate Intellectual Property: Technology: Paula White, Founder, Khisaun Ferguson, Paula White Founder & CEO, Enterprises DRWLL
1:00 PM
Structure Up. Launch a business the 1-800 Accountant Best Bert Seither, VP, 1correct way the first Selling Author 800 Accountant time.
Legal Incorporation Business Planning Expert: Provided by 1- Expert: Provided by 800Accounting 1-800Accounting
PEO Expert: Henry Hardin, CEO, SCI Companies; or Greta Cairnes, Director, SCI Companies
Sara Day Evans, CoMialeeka C. Williams, Founder, Prosperity Esq., Patent Attorney Collective
2:00 PM
Team Up. Attracting and building a team, board of directors and partners is key to any start up's success.
Clifton V. (Buddy) Ray, Associate Director, Herman J. Russell Sr. International Center for Intrepreneurship; Mark Wilson, CEO, Instructor, eVerifile Department of Managerial Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University Charles Green, Executive Director, Small Business Finance Institute; Author, Get Financing Now & The SBA Loan Book
Paul Coleman, CEO, Girvan Institute of Technology; CoFounder of Jump Starter, Inc.
3:00 PM
Seed Up. Learn how to fund a startup with seed, credit, debt, micro-loan and angel capital.
Sue Malone, Principal, Strategies for Small Business & The Spot For Business
Dr. Michael Grayson, Alan Graber, CoGrayson Financial Founder, Plan B Services Growth Capital
Michele Pearce, Senior Vice Jervis Hough, CEO, Bruce Roberts, President, Artic Island Broker President, Carolina Development & Dealer Financial Securities Community Outreach, CredAbility Devin Thorpe, Forbes Magazine; Author, Crowdfunding Your Joy Schoffler, Mark On The World: Principal, Leverage A Guide To PR Successful Crowdfunding For Social Entrepreneurs
4:00 PM
Vince Molinari, Doug S. Ellenoff, Scott Purcell, Founder Founder of Gate DJ Paul, Founder, Ellenoff, Grossman & & CEO, Arctic Island Technologies & Gate Crowdfunder Schole, LLP Global Impact
5:00 PM
Shout Up. Learn expert Integrated marketing techniques & strategies. [Note: Marshawn Evans will give keynote at end of panel conversation].
Marshawn Evans, Founder, ME Unlimited, LLC and Me University Dan Mapes, CoJames Andrews, [Appeared on 3rd Founder & CEO, Founder, SocialPeople Season of Donald Magnet Trump's The Apprentice]
Kevin D. Johnson, Candace Reece, CEO, President & CEO, Envision Global Johnson Media
GROW.UP [Greg Salvatore, Principal, ROOM R Four, Inc.; CONFERENCE Faciliated mergers CENTER- 1 and acquisitions for Trans Union Corporation] Session Times
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12:00 PM
Sessions Listed Below Innovate Up. Learn to reinvent and rebrand yourself. Greg Cumberford, Learn how to create Tamara Lowe, CEO, Box President, Bent Creek new products or Your Brilliance Institute services in existing markets.
Harry Manning, James Andrews, Founder, TOB Melanie Few, CEO, Founder, SocialPeople Properties [MLK Results, Inc. Real Estate Owner]
1:00 PM
Develop Up. Learn to develop new spaces, niches, markets and territories.
Bert Carrington,Founder & Moderator, Diverse Point; Manager of Supplier Diversity, SunTrust Bank
Africa Expert: Eric Guichard, Founder & Europe Expert: Adrie Managing Director, Reinders, CoHomestrings, Ltd [ a Founder, EFactor Gravitas Capital, Inc. Company]
Dubai Expert: David Drake, Founder & CEO, LDJ Capital; Founder, The Soho Loft
Asia Expert: Gregory Lykiardopoulos, Chairman & CEO, Austalian Expert: Triron Distribution James Walker, Dave Hodgson, Sytesms, Inc. and Esquire, James CEO, Paladin Group Priviledged, Inc. Walker & Associates [Sold his commercial airline to American Express for $500M] Trevor Lohrbeer Kevin Johnson, CEO & Co-Founder, CEO, Johnson Media Lab Escape; Founder, Lean Decisions
2:00 PM
Biz Up. Lean practical innovative sales and Nicola Jackson, Cobusiness development Founder, Supreme strategies and Team International techniques.
Alexis Levi, CEO, Jim Jurewicz, Alexis Levi Sports & Dorothy Cook, Director, The Summit Entertainment Group; Platinum President, Group General Manager, The Ardyss International Vegas Stars
Michael Vaccaro, Vice Malcom Pope, CoPresident, Business Founder, For The Development, People Pearson
3:00 PM
Crowd Up. Undertand the JOBS Act, equity based crowdfunding and beyond.
Doug S. Ellenoff, Jervis Hough, Ellenoff, Grossman & President, Arctic Schole, LLP Island BD
Devin Thorpe, Forbes Magazine; Author, David Drake, Founder Crowdfunding Your Joy Schoffler, & CEO, LDJ Capital; Mark On The World: Principal, Leverage Founder, The Soho A Guide To PR Loft Successful Crowdfunding For Social Entrepreneurs
4:00 PM
Capital Up. Capitalize your business during transitional stages and economic climates. Connect Up. Authentic peer to peer and peer to corporate networking.
Charles Green, Executive Director, Dr. Michael Grayson, Small Business Finance Grayson Financial Institute; Author, Get Services Financing Now & The SBA Loan Book Host: Clyde Anderson, CEO, Clyde Speaks; CNN Financial Contributor Host: United States Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Stefan London, CEO, Jervis Hough, CEO, Accelerated Artic Island Broker Revenues Dealer
Laurie Sossa, Bruce Roberts, David Smith, Serial Founder & CEO, The President, Carolina Investor, Hartford, Southern Barter Financial Securities CT Network
5:00 PM
INVEST.UP [Jervis Hough, CEO, Arctic Island Financial; Chris Tyrrell Managing Director CONFERENCE Nehemiah CENTER- 2 Investments, CoChair] Patrick Howell, CEO, Sandiego Investment Conference] Session Times Sessions Listed Below
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12:00 PM
Crowd Up. Learn and understand the legal implications of the Doug S. Ellenoff, JOBS Act and equity Ellenoff, Grossman & based crowdfunding Schole, LLP for accredited investors.
Jason W. Best. Joy Schoffler, Managing Director, Principal, Leverage PR Crowdfund Capital Partners
Eric Guichard, Founder & Managing Director, DJ Paul, Founder, Homestrings, Ltd [ a Crowdfunder Gravitas Capital, Inc. Company]
Devin Thorpe, Forbes Magazine; Author, Crowdfunding Your Mark On The World: A Guide To Successful Crowdfunding For Social Entrepreneurs
1:00 PM
Second Up. Learn about the developing secondary markets for Dara Albright, CEO, private equity Now Network investments, crowdfunding and beyond.
Devin Thorpe, Forbes Magazine; Author, Crowdfunding Your Mark On The World: Open A Guide To Successful Crowdfunding For Social Entrepreneurs
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2:00 PM
Fund Up. Understanding long- Doug S. Ellenoff, term investments in Ellenoff, Grossman & growth industries and Schole, LLP beyond. Legacy Up. Establishing estates, wealth, foundations and investing in definitive social causes.
Adrienne Lance Lucas, Principal & Dave Hodgson, COO, ICG Real Estate CEO, Paladin Group Advisors, LLC Harry Manning, Founder, TOB Properties [MLK, Drive Real Estate Owner] Harry Manning, Founder, TOB Properties [MLK, Drive Real Estate Owner]
Williiam A. Whipple, Arthur Toole III, Jr. CFA, President & MBA, CEO, The Toole CEO, Amero Global Group Investors, LLC
3:00 PM
Paula White, Founder, Mark Wilson, CEO, Paula White eVerifile; Founder, Enterprises RYLA
4:00 PM
Paula White, Founder, Mark Wilson, CEO, Paula White eVerifile; Founder, Enterprises RYLA
5:00 PM
Connect Up. [Private Introduction of Pitch.Up Sprout.Up Pitch investor networking] Applicants [Proposed] [Select Investors]
FUND.UP CONFERENCE [1.800ACCOUNTAN CENTER -3 TS | SUE MALONE | PLAN B GROWTH] 1:00 PM - 9:00 Expert appointments. Incorporation PM SPROUT.UP [Adrienne Lance CONFERENCE Lucas, CEO, Keno CENTER- 4 Fund & Keno Foundation, CoChair] Schedule 9:00 AM General Session 11:00 AM 12:00 PM Boot Camp 6:00 PM 6:00 PM - 9:00 Kidz Connect.Up [DJ] PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM Connect Up Currency Awards Book Signing Clyde Anderson, CNN
Business Planning
Pitch.Up Competition
Genius Corps
CONFERENCE CENTER - 5
Schedule 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM General Session Boot Camp Kidz Connect.Up [DJ]
Various Host 9:00 PM Win Up Affair Committee (a) Schedule subject to change. (b) 2. Most sessions will have an expert moderator that will give a short keynote presentation to frame the 1-hour panel conversation.