***Please note that all of our events will be virtual through May 31, 2021, due to the impact of COVID-19. We are in the process of updating our event information. Current event dates, times, and pricing are subject to change. We continue to monitor the effects of the pandemic and will update our event pages accordingly.***

This event will take place online.
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Take Part in a Critical Discussion that Will Shape Our Region’s Future

This year’s forum will highlight the opportunities and challenges of issues affecting the sustainability of communities. You will discover the business community’s role in our rapidly growing region. Hear from national experts, regional leaders, and local professionals as we engage in collaborative discussions around unifying issues that will attract and retain talent to our thriving market.

Keynote Speaker
Widely known as one of the most influential authorities on racial justice in America, Khalil Gibran Muhammad is redefining our understanding of diversity; with his work featured in the likes of the New York Times’ landmark 1619 Project, and Ava DuVernay’s 13th. As Harvard Kennedy School Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy, he explains how “bias education”—race education—can help individuals and institutions reconcile the past within the present, and move towards greater equity, together. During this event, Dr. Muhammad will discuss the construct and history of systemic racism. His keynote will offer a globalist view of the systems of racism that are in place in our society.

Speaker
Sara Lawrence is program director of economic development at RTI International. She brings 20 years of experience helping people and places develop strategies, analyze data, and assess promising practices for economic development. She effectively interacts across all sectors—business, education, nonprofit, and government—to design and evaluate programs with action-specific solutions unique to the community of focus. She is also an Executive in Residence at Duke Fuqua School of Business where she is working on understanding traits of equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems for Black entrepreneurs. During this event, Ms. Lawrence will discuss the blueprint for dismantling systemic racism.

Dismantling Systemic Racism Panel:
This panel will focus on four key pillars of society that are impacted by systemic racism: education, health, criminal justice, and economic mobility.

Panel moderator:

Ebony A. Thomas, SVP, ESG, and Public Policy Executive, Bank of America

Confirmed panelists:

Whitney Fairbanks, Deputy Director and General Counsel, NC Courts
Dr. Angelo Moore, Program Manager, Office of Health Equity, Duke Cancer Institute
Danya Perry, Director of Equitable Economic Development, Wake County Economic Development
Dr. Rodney Trice, Assistant Superintendent for Equity Affairs, Wake County Public Schools

RSVP by Feb. 11

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For logistics/registration questions, call 919.664.7090 or email Alicia Miller
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