HBCU Futures Conference

Own Your Future Now

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HBCU Futures Conference

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Travis Mitchell

Senior Vice President
Chief Content Officer,
Maryland Public Television
Morgan State University &
Shaw University alum

Dr. Maurice D. Edington

President of the University of the District of Columbia
Fisk University alum & former Executive Vice President and COO at Florida A&M University (FAMU)

Kimberly A. Bassett

Secretary of State of the District of Columbia
North Carolina Central University and North Carolina A&T State
University alum

Dr. Jon Gant

Director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives
US Department of Commerce
Former Dean, North Carolina Central University

Andrew Moss

Director for Minority Outreach, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
North Carolina Central University alum

Rolando Boyce

Actor, “The Chi” on Showtime
Texas Southern University alum



Henry Ahn

Program Director, National Science Foundation
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs Phase I (SBIR/STTR Phase I)

Joy Jamerson

Program Manager-Outreach, Healthcare Career Advancement (H-CAP)
Southern University at New Orleans alum

Maisha Closson

Showrunner, Producer, Writer
Credits include: How To Get Away With Murder, Claws, Training Day, Chicago P.D., That’s So Raven, and Truth Be Told
Howard University alum

Sharnell Delmohammed

DEI Lead, HBCU Student Development Advancing Black Pathways
JPMorgan Chase & Co

J. David Shanks

Writer/Producer , “The Chi”
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University alum


Barrington D. Scott

Trustee, University of the District of Columbia
University of the District of Columbia alum


Angelica Willis

Software Engineer and AI
Researcher, Google
North Carolina A&T State
University alum

Warren Alan Young

Production Designer, “Fargo” on FX


Courtney Nichole

Actress, Tyler Perry’s “Assisted Living”
Alabama A&M University alum


Dylan Gunn

President, North Carolina A&T Alumni Association, Baltimore
North Carolina A&T State University alum

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Travis Mitchell

Senior Vice President
Chief Content Officer,
Maryland Public Television
Morgan State University &
Shaw University alum

Dr. Maurice D. Edington

President of the University of the District of Columbia
Fisk University alum & former Executive Vice President and COO at Florida A&M University (FAMU)

Kimberly A. Bassett

Secretary of State of the District of Columbia
North Carolina Central University and North Carolina A&T State
University alum

Dr. Jon Gant

Director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives
US Department of Commerce
Former Dean, North Carolina Central University

Event schedule (Eastern Time)

10:00 am – 11:30 am IP Overview with Sara Butts and Johnna Childs, USPTO

11:30 am – 12:00 pm Fireside chat with Nancy Kamei, Chief Public Engagement Officer, USPTO

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Panel discussion with Lauren E. Burke, Esq., LL.M. Senior Trademark Counsel Jordan IP Law, LLC; Lawrence V. Cosby, Vice President-Intellectual Property, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Ray Dizon, Associate Director, Office of Technology Transfer, Morgan State University; Dr. Mansoureh Jeihani Professor and Director of the National Transportation Center, Transportation & Urban Infrastructure Studies, Morgan State University

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Careers at USPTO with Joanna Fiorelli and Jerrah Edwards, USPTO

Tracks for students, alumni, faculty & staff, and advocates of HBCUs

Join us for workshops, panel discussions, an awards ceremony, fireside chats, and keynotes covering topics such as The State of HBCUs; AI: Friend or Foe; Funding Resources for Universities; Entrepreneurship for All; Mitigating Student Loan Debt; Funding Resources for Students; Real Wealth: Tips for Buying and Selling Real Estate; Successful Faculty Career Strategies; Our Health Matters: Taking Control of Our Health; Franchising: Prepackaged Success for Entrepreneurs; Financial Fitness; Career Readiness; and Professional Development for All.

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