CertifiNOW^TM PMP^®/CAPM^® Prep (Day 1)

Professional Training, Pre-registration required

Presenter:

Floyd Trotman III, MBA, MS/MoIS, PMP^®, CertifiNOW^TM

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Certification Course Presented by the National Diversity Council (Day 1)

Professional Training, Pre-registration required

CertifiNOW^TM PMP^®/CAPM^® Prep (Day 2)

Professional Training, Pre-registration required

Presenter:

Floyd Trotman III, MBA, MS/MoIS, PMP^®, CertifiNOW^TM

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Certification Course Presented by the National Diversity Council (Day 2)

Professional Training, Pre-registration required

CertifiNOW^TM PMP^®/CAPM^® Prep (Day 3)

Professional Training, Pre-registration required

Presenter:

Floyd Trotman III, MBA, MS/MoIS, PMP^®, CertifiNOW^TM

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Certification Course Presented by the National Diversity Council (Day 3)

Professional Training, Pre-registration required

NBMBAA Entrepreneurial & Leadership Institutes^® Registration Opens

CEO Reception

NBMBAA^® President & CEO Jesse Tyson welcomes guests to Houston for the NBMBAA’s 41st Annual Conference & Exposition.

Political Town Hall Forum

NBMBAA Entrepreneurial & Leadership Institutes^® Registration Opens

NBMBAA Entrepreneurial & Leadership Institutes^® Kick-Off Breakfast

Sponsored by

Participants of the NBMBAA Entrepreneurial & Leadership Institutes^® will take part in this keynote breakfast to level set the day and prepare for the sessions immediately following.

Main Registration Opens

National Black MBA Case Competition^® - Graduate

Sponsored by

Pre-registration required. Graduate students from the nation’s leading business schools strive to develop the best solution to a business-related case study for top ranking cash prizes and employment opportunities.

NBMBAA Entrepreneurial Institute^®: How to Go From an Idea to MVP to Customers to Real Business

This session provides new entrepreneurs with a step-by-step process to navigate the complex journey of starting a new company from an idea. Get action steps and a game plan.

Attendees will learn:

• Identify and/or assess the problem or opportunity to be solved
• How to apply design thinking to building the right solution for your product/service
• How to start selling and the keys to landing your initial customer base
• How to build an organization focused on purpose and customer loyalty

Presenter:

Heath Butler, CEO, Gestalt Theory Venture Partners, LLC

NBMBAA Leadership Institute^® Emerging Leaders Track: Emotional Intelligence: Doing the Hard Work of “Soft” Skills

There is no such thing as an individual contributor anymore. Regardless of our job descriptions, very few of us have the luxury of working alone. We usually need to consult, collaborate, and negotiate with people both inside and outside of our organizations to deliver results. This is why leaders with high emotional intelligence are consistently identified to be top performers – they understand how to manage their own emotions, read signals, and respond appropriately. It’s no wonder that The World Economic Forum listed emotional intelligence as one of the top 10 skills to help you thrive in the future. This session will give you the tools to raise your emotional intelligence to stand out from the crowd.

Attendees will learn:

• Recognize the importance of emotional intelligence in the workplace
• Learn the core skills to practice emotional intelligence
• Develop self-awareness and learn how to self-manage your personal emotions

Presenter:

Darryl A. Spivey Ph.D. (Candidate), M.B.A., The Center for Creative Leadership

NBMBAA Leadership Institute^® Emerging Executives Track: Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Understanding Nonverbal Communication

Ever wondered why you seem to hit it off right away with some people, while with others it takes more time? Explore the secrets you need to understand why you respond intuitively to the natural chemistry, or lack thereof in addition to various personality/temperament styles. Clear, practical and fun, this topic teaches you how to immediately decipher your communication style and that of others.

Attendees will learn:

• How to monitor and manage your nonverbal cues in ways that achieve your goals
• Develop and effectively integrate nonverbal intelligence in daily activities
• Unlock the secrets of nonverbal behavior associated with certain personality styles that help lead to successful negotiations
• Understand gender and cultural nonverbal communication differences
• Achieve an awareness of how we are influenced by the nonverbal communication of others

Presenter:

Jan Hargrave, Body Language Expert, Jan Hargrave & Associates

NBMBAA Leadership Institute^® Executives Track: Boardroom Bootcamp

Landing a paid seat on a corporate board is equal parts art and science. This session gives senior leaders an overview of the role of a corporate director along with the tools to navigate the board selection process.

Attendees will learn:

• Understand the fundamentals of corporate governance
• Learn strategies for getting noticed and securing your seat
• Discuss the challenges and benefits of board membership

Higher Ed Expo & College Fair

The 3^rd Annual NBMBAA^® Higher Education Expo will bring together colleges, universities, and post-secondary organizations from across the country to provide attendees with the opportunity to gain valuable exposure to resources that will place them on the path to post-secondary success.

NBMBAA Entrepreneurial Institute^®: More than Social Media: Using Content Marketing to Grow Your Business

Traditional marketing is becoming less effective as savvy customers tune out and turn away from overt product and service pitches. If you are looking to build brand awareness and drive sales, you must start creating relevant and useful content that catches the attention of your target audience. With a little planning and the right tools, content marketing will help you launch your business without breaking the bank.

Attendees will learn:

• Learn how to develop a strategy to create content that your audience craves
• Understand how to use social media effectively without wasting precious time
• Discover some of the latest tools and tactics to break through the noise online

Presenter:

Ramon Ray, Founder, Smart Hustle Media

NBMBAA Leadership Institute^® Emerging Leaders Track: Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Understanding Nonverbal Communication

Ever wondered why you seem to hit it off right away with some people, while with others it takes more time? Explore the secrets you need to understand why you respond intuitively to the natural chemistry, or lack thereof in addition to various personality/temperament styles. Clear, practical and fun, this topic teaches you how to immediately decipher your communication style and that of others.

Attendees will learn:

Presenter:

Jan Hargrave, Body Language Expert, Jan Hargrave & Associates

NBMBAA Leadership Institute^® Emerging Executives Track: Leader as Coach

“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them learn rather than teaching them.” - John Whitmore, Coaching for Performance

Coaching is one of the most powerful tools you have to develop and grow your team. As a leader, you can use coaching for career development conversations, providing feedback and improving performance, along with driving innovation. Level up your coaching skills and watch your team thrive.

Attendees will learn:

• Determine when to choose a coaching conversation instead of a mentoring approach
• Experience the power of open-ended questions
• Gain a framework for improving employee performance through coaching

Presenter:

Fredrick Russell, Principal, True North Leadership Group

NBMBAA Entrepreneurial & Leadership Institutes^® Luncheon

Participants of the NBMBAA Entrepreneurial & Leadership Institutes^® will take part in this keynote lunch to refresh and motivate participants for the remaining sessions, immediately following.

Scale-Up Pitch Challenge Semi-Finals

The three regional competitions will ladder up into a national pitch competition at Conference with entrepreneurs pitching business ideas to judges for cash prizes.

NBMBAA Entrepreneurial Institute^®: Keeping it 100: What No One Tells You About Entrepreneurship

Join a power packed, no-holds barred panel discussion that explores the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur. Our panel of distinguished entrepreneurs will share with you their personal journeys while providing you with strategies and tactics to help you overcome unexpected challenges, avoid common pitfalls, and take advantage of wisdom that can only be learned through years of experience.

Presenter:

Yusef Muhammad, President, SCORE Houston

NBMBAA Leadership Institute^® Emerging Leaders Track: Great Leaders Know How to Follow: The Art of Managing Up

Sponsored by

Your relationship with your manager can make or break your career. Do you know what it takes to be considered indispensable? Learn how to set expectations, anticipate your manager’s needs, and advocate for yourself.

Attendees will learn:

• Understand how to build trust and credibility with a manager
• Gain strategies for working with difficult leaders
• Identify opportunities to improve an existing managerial relationship

Presenter:

Fredrick Russell, Principal, True North Leadership Group

NBMBAA Leadership Institute^® Emerging Executives Track: Leading and Inspiring Change

Organizations in every industry are facing an unprecedented amount of internal and external change. Now, more than ever, the most successful leaders are the ones who can embrace uncertainty, create buy-in, and push through resistance to deliver on change initiatives. This session will give you practical tools to prepare yourself and your team to harness the power of change.

Attendees will learn:

• Explore how to lead in uncertain times
• Understand resistance to change and how to overcome it
• Learn how to set a vision for change that inspires action

Presenter:

Dr. Tiffany Dotson, Vice President, Global Talent, Leadership and Learning, Liberty Mutual Insurance

NBMBAA Leadership Institute^® Leadership Institute Executives Track: Boardroom Bootcamp (Continued)

Landing a paid seat on a corporate board is equal parts art and science. This session gives senior leaders an overview of the role of a corporate director along with the tools to navigate the board selection process.

Attendees will learn:

Academic Advisory Council Meeting

Invitation Only event

The Academic Advisory Council was established to provide academic program guidance and recommendations to help NBMBAA^® deliver more valuable products to serve our members. This meeting of the minds will consist of a roundtable discussion with the intent to provide invaluable guidance and feedback on academic program accountability while serving as partners in research and collaboration.

NBMBAA Entrepreneurial & Leadership Institutes^® Reception

You've spent the day working hard, now it's time to play hard. Finish a great day of learning by networking with your fellow NBMBAA^® Entrepreneurial & Leadership Institutes attendees.

NBMBAA Gold Key Access^® Networking

Invitation Only event

Sponsored by

Experienced professionals will access Fortune 500 companies who are seeking talent, director level and above. This invitation only event will offer cross-functional access with two hours of superior programming to advance your career. You do not want to miss this opportunity. To qualify, you must be a NBMBAA^® member with 15+ years of work experience. Setup your member profile today on the NBMBAA Career Success Network^®, to be selected for this great opportunity. After uploading your resume to the NBMBAA Career Success Network^®, please email GoldKey@nbmbaa.org. NOTE: You must meet the criteria for consideration.

Interested in attending? Please sign up to be a member of the organization to receive more information about the program.

Collegiate Reception

Invitation Only

invitation only event will allow NBMBAA^® Collegiate Partners and HBCU Alumni the opportunity to network with their peers. All faculty, staff and students from the partner institutions and HBCU Alumni are invited to attend.

Consortium Reception

Invitation Only event

This invitation only event will allow NBMBAA^® members and Consortium alumni the opportunity to network with their peers. All members and alumni are invited to attend.

HBCU Reception

Invitation Only event

Join NBMBAA^® as we welcome HBCU students and alumni to the 2019 Annual Conference. This event will be a great opportunity to connect with your peers and make new connections before you hit the career fair floor. RSVP is required as space is limited. Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.

Welcome Reception

Kick off the NBMBAA^® 41^st Annual Conference & Exposition in the "Space City." Come meet your fellow conference attendees and enjoy the hottest sounds by DJ E-Clazz. Must have conference badge for entry.

Performer:

DJ E-Clazz

Main Registration Opens

CONFERENCE ATTIRE
Daytime: Business
Wednesday and Thursday Evenings: Business Casual
Friday Evening: NBMBAA^® Impact Awards: Black Tie
Friday Evening: MBA Live: Casual
Saturday: Casual

Fitting In Fitness

Attendees start the day right with fitness classes, building a network of like-mined enthusiasts.

National Black MBA Case Competition^® - Undergraduate

Pre-registration required.

Undergraduate students from the nation’s leading business schools strive to develop the best solution to a business-related case study for top ranking cash prizes and employment opportunities.

Career Success Network^® Center

NBMBAA’s year-round online career resource is now made available for an one-one-one experience. Attendees have the opportunity to access career development resources such as resume reviews with onsite printing for guided resume revision, coaching sessions for interview technique tips and best practices. Sessions are by appointment only.

Career Expo Ribbon Cutting

The National Black MBA Association^® Annual Conference and Career Exposition is one of the largest career recruitment and professional development events in the United States. The President & CEO along with the NBMBAA^® Board of Directors open the Career Exposition with the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Career Expo Opening (Members Only)

Exposition Halls C & D

Approximately 300 corporations will have representatives on the Career Expo floor. Gather information, book interviews and network with exhibitors.

**To take full advantage of the Career Expo, please upload your resume to the NBMBAA Career Success Network^® website as soon as possible. Employers begin reviewing resumes over the summer to book interviews.**

Breakout Session: How Value Driven Are Gen Y and Gen Z: Shaping Workplace Collaboration

The landscape for many corporate cultures is changing as millennials are dominating the workforce. Soon Gen Y-ers will flood the force with over 61 million people. Although both generations have some very different dominating attributes, one is shared among both: working with and for a company consistent with their values. This session aims at preparing professionals to understand the changing corporate climate accommodating the new generation of workers, and how earlier generations can collaborate with the latter for cohesion, employee retention, and productivity.

Breakout Session: Proactively Elevating and Retaining Women Leaders

Sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal and SunRun

As we continue to see the rise of women in forward-facing and previously male-dominated roles, the fight for promotion and retention of women leaders at the same or comparable rate of their male counterparts is still a shortfall. During this session, explore how to cultivate talent, promote into high levels of leadership, and retain the positioning of women leaders.

Moderator:

Michele Thornton Ghee, EVP, Business Development, Endeavor Global Marketing

Leadership Studio

A 90 minute intense and interactive session to help individuals identify opportunities, interest, educational and career paths.

National Black MBA Case Competition^® - Graduate

Sponsored by

Pre-registration required.

Teams of students analyze a complex business case to demonstrate their problem-solving skills. Teams present their findings before a panel of executives from leading corporations and academic institutions from across the country.

Meet the Experts: TBA

Meet the Experts: TBA

Sponsored by

Career Expo Opening (All Registrants)

Exposition Halls C & D

The Career Expo offers attendees access to a premier employment recruiting expo where approximately 300 Fortune 1000 corporations participate to recruit top talent for employment and internship opportunities. Gather information, book interviews, and network with exhibitors.

**To take full advantage of the Career Expo, please upload your resume to the NBMBAA Career Success Network^® website as soon as possible. Employers begin reviewing resumes over the summer to book interviews.**

Thursday Luncheon: Transcend: The Power of You!

Sponsored by

The power YOU possess has the ability to change the trajectory of your career, your life, and shape the world. Discover how to unlock the power that is within YOU in order create the destiny YOU imagine.

Meet The Experts TBA

Sponsored by

Breakout Session: The Crossroads Intersection of Diversity

Sponsored by Microsoft

Many of us exist within diverse subgroups of innumerable racial, ethnic and cultural workplaces and communities. As we continue to see a rise in diversity conversations and positions aimed at inclusion, there is still a disconnect as entities continue to lack the aptitude to execute on diversity initiatives. Although the makeup of diversity is constantly changing as association and orientation is evolving, how do we create intersectionality?

Moderator:

Tiffany Warren, Senior VP, Chief Diversity Officer/Founder & President, Omincom Group/ADCOLOR

Breakout Session: Identifying and Addressing Blindspots: The Value of Assessment and Coaching

Sponsored by Danaher

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Did your dream job become available, and on paper, you were a perfect match, but the offer was not made? Perhaps there are some underdeveloped skills that need refining. Coaching and assessments are no longer just for novices in the workforce trying to discover the right job for their personality, but for serious professionals desiring growth, want to secure longevity, and looking to propel their career to the next level. The benefits of coaching and assessments are vast, but how can it benefit you?

Moderator:

Dr. Nicole LaBeach, President & CEO, Volition Enterprises, Inc.

Scale-Up Pitch Challenge Finals

Competition across three regions (Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles) with entrepreneurs pitching business ideas to judges for cash prizes. The final three competitors will ladder up for a chance at winning a total prize pool of $50K.

Marriott Ownership Session: Opportunities in Hotel Industry

Invitation Only event

Sponsored by

Are you interested in owning a Marriott hotel? If you answered yes, attend Marriott’s hotel industry presentation, where Marriott representatives will discuss the hotel industry and strategies on how to build long-term wealth through hotel ownership. Key highlights include: an overview of the Marriott business, the Marriott hotel ownership structure, financial commitment, how to get started and what’s important to succeed in the hotel industry. Its hotel industry 101, hosted by a leading hospitality company with more than 4,300 properties and 19 brands.

Corporate Hospitality Receptions

Join NBMBAA^® Corporate Partners for intimate receptions, as they explore the soft skills of the conference attendees. Remember, you are always on. Do you have what it takes?

MBA Live^®

This lifestyle event allows our attendees to unwind and balance their focused and aligned week of exploration and innovation with fun and excitement during a Thursday night party.

Host:

Kenny Burns, The Lifestyle Specialist, Studio 43

Performers:

DJ D-Nice

Main Registration Opens

CONFERENCE ATTIRE
Daytime: Business
Wednesday and Thursday Evenings: Business Casual
Friday Evening: NBMBAA^® Impact Awards: Black Tie
Friday Evening: MBA Live: Casual
Saturday: Casual

Fitting In Fitness

Attendees start the day right with fitness classes, building a network of like-mined enthusiasts.

Instructor:

Jeanette Jenkins, President, The Hollywood Trainer, LLC

Breakout Session: Being Black in the Tech Industry

Sponsored by Lockheed Martin and Microsoft

Although there is a rise in the light of Blacks in tech with conferences such as Black Tech Week and Afro Tech, the number of Blacks in C-suite positions in Fortune 1000 companies are low, but the number of Blacks in tech is even more scarce. Blacks in tech positions in major companies represent less than 1% of the industry. But why? Are we being shut out or is there a lack of qualified Blacks ready to penetrate the industry?

Breakout Session: The Business of Sports

From tikes, many of us are exposed and sometimes groomed for professional careers in football, basketball, track, and other sports. However, we are rarely taught about the other side of a sports career – the business. Panelists composed of sports business executives will conduct a candid conversation on their success, as well as their failures, lessons learned, and moments of triumph while working in the side of sports rarely highlighted, the operations.

Membership Meeting

Members Only

State of the Association Address

Career Expo

Exposition Halls C & D

The Career Expo offers attendees access to a premier employment recruiting expo where approximately 300 Fortune 1000 corporations participate to recruit top talent for employment and internship opportunities. Gather information, book interviews and network with exhibitors.

**To take full advantage of the Career Expo, please upload your resume to the NBMBAA Career Success Network^® website as soon as possible. Employers begin reviewing resumes over the summer to book interviews.**

Career Success Network^® Center

NBMBAA’s year-round online career resource is now made available for a one-one-one experience. Attendees have the opportunity to access career development resources such as resume reviews with onsite printing for guided resume revision, coaching sessions for interview technique tips and best practices.

Meet The Experts: TBA

Meet The Experts: TBA

Luncheon: Succeeding While Black: The Dangers of Truth & Perceptions in Corporate America

The rise of successful Black males and females in Corporate America is on a leisurely rise. For those who do climb the towering ladder to the Executive and C-Suite levels, the journey was anything but easy. Black representation in any hampered industry is extremely vital, but what is the cost of Black success in Corporate America?

Moderator:

Lynn Richardson, Financial Expert & Entertainment Executive, Sunni Gyrl, Inc.

Breakout Session: Intrapreneurship: The Art of Behaving Like an Entrepreneur While Working for a Large Corporation

The term “intrapreneurship” has been popping up quite frequently and is a relatively new concept – but what is it; is it a fad and does it really benefit the company the intrapreneur is supplanted in? Join this session for a deep dive into intrapreneurialism.

Panelists:

Breakout Session: Wellness in the Workplace

When wellness comes to mind, one is usually thinking of physical health; however, wellness in the workplace goes beyond the basic line of health of the individual physically. HR professionals are buzzing around workplace wellness to access the satisfaction (health) of their employees in relation to workplace policies and culture.

Moderator:

Jeanette Jenkins, President, The Hollywood Trainer, LLC

Leadership Studio

Sponsored by Microsoft

A 90 minute intense and interactive session to help individuals identify opportunities, interest, educational and career paths.

Meet The Experts: TBA

NBMBAA^® Impact Awards

Join the association at its culminating conference event, highlighting the achievements of those outstanding students, corporate partners, and individuals in the business and education community who best reflect the association’s mission. This red-carpet award experience supports the fundraising efforts of our Leaders of Tomorrow^® Endowment, enabling the creation of a high school to college pipeline. Attire is “Red Carpet Chic.”

Host:

MC Lyte, Actress, Entertainer & Philanthropist, Sunni Gyrl, Inc.

MBA Live^®

This lifestyle event allows our attendees to unwind and balance their focused and aligned week of exploration and innovation with fun and excitement during a Friday night party.

Host & Talent:

MC Lyte, Actress, Entertainer & Philanthropist, Sunni Gyrl, Inc.

Performers:

DJ D-Nice

Houston Chapter Day Party