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National Conference of Black Mayors

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2010 Convention Agenda

Wednesday, SEPT 8

International and Women’s Day

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

International Plenary:

“Committed Stakeholders in Sustaining Development within the International Community”

Moderated by Rev. Marcia Dyson, Clinton Bush Foundation

Speakers:

Alonzo Fulgham, Chief Operating Officer, USAID

 

Judith Pinedo, AMUNAFRO President, Mayor of Cartagena, Colombia

 

Susan Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US State Department Bureau of African Affairs

 

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

36th Annual Convention Press Conference

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Black Women Mayors Caucus Luncheon:

“A Light in the Darkness: Women Leaders Transforming the Fight Against AIDS”

Mistress of Ceremonies: Regina Russo, Cincinnati TV News Anchor

Honorees:

Pernessa Seele, Founder and CEO, The Balm in Gilead

Ravinia Hayes-Cozier, Public Policy Co-Chair, National Black Women HIV/AIDS Network

 

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

International General Session: Haitian Mayors Forum

“A Dialogue with Haitian Mayors on The Road to Reconstruction”

Moderated by Mayor Andre Pierre, North Miami, Florida

 

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Working Session: Women’s Leadership Roundtable

“Making AIDS Education and Prevention Programs Relevant to Women of Color”

Moderated by Cheryl Hutchins, Women’s Outreach Educator, Stop AIDS Cincinnati

 

Panelists:

Mamie Harris, Founder, IV Charis; Ohio Coordinator of Black AIDS Institute Test 1 Million Campaign

 

Sheila Patterson-Dennie, Program Director, Meharry Medical College of Medicine Natl Minority AIDS Education and Training Center

 

Sherri Smith, BA, President, Ebony Sisters Campaigning for AIDS Prevention Education (ESCAPE)

 

Bethsheba Johnson, AIDS Arms Peabody Health Center  invited

 

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Working Session: Education

“How To Advance Educational Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities”

 

Moderated by Dr. Lezli Baskerville, President & CEO, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)

 

John Wilson, Executive Director, White House Initiative on HBCUs (invited)

 

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Working Session: Good Governance and Ethics

“Essential Practices to Protect Yourself, Your Administration and The People You Serve”

Moderated by Mayor Terry Wright, Brunson, South Carolina

 

Panelists:

Michael Jamison, Executive Director, Triad Alliance

 

The Cochran Firm

 

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

International Business Forum

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

NCBM 35th Annual Convention Opening Benefit Concert

 

 

Thursday, SEPT 9

Human Rights Day

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Toast & Topics Breakfast

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Human Rights Plenary

“Building Basic Equities Critical to Our Quality of Life”

 

 

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Social Justice General Session: Health Care Reform

“Health Care: No Longer A Privilege of The Few”

 

Panelists:

MaryAnn Black, Associate Vice President, Office of Community Affairs, Duke University Health System

 

Gayle Harris, Director, Public Health Department, Durham, North Carolina

 

US Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin invited

 

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Fannie Lou Hamer Luncheon

 

Master of Ceremonies: Mayor Anthony Foxx, Charlotte, North Carolina

 

Honoring Veteran Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gray

 

Special Remarks by Mayor-elect Steve Benjamin of Columbia, South Carolina

 

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Working Session: Criminal Justice

“Best Practices to Achieving Public Safety and Criminal Justice”

Moderated by Mayor Robert Bowser, East Orange, New Jersey

 

Panelists:

Jose Cordero, Director of Police, East Orange, New Jersey

 

Latreese Cooke, Executive Director, FOR REAL program (Forever Omitting Recidivism, Restructuring, Educating  & Activating Life)

 

Phyllis Becker, Deputy Director, Missouri Youth Services Division

 

Stephen Bush, Co-Founder, Shelby County Jericho Project invited

 

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Working Session: Housing

“Shelter: A Human Right to Provide and Protect”

 

Panelists:

Anthony Love, Deputy Director, US Interagency Council on Homelessness

 

Tiffany Nobles, Community Shelter Board Rebuilding Lives Program, Columbus, Ohio

 

Attorney Jerry Goldberg, Moratorium NOW Coalition to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions

 

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Working Session: Broadband

Innovative Solutions Closing the Digital Divide”

Moderated by Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Panelists:

Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Technology

 

David Honig, President and Executive Director, Minority Media and Telecommunications Council

 

Clyde Edwards, National Director of Community Impact, One Economy

 

Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, VP & Director of Media and Technology Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

 

 

Working Session: Health Care

Bridging Health Care Gaps: Urban Farming and Other Creative Initiatives for Families and Communities”

Moderated by Mayor William Bell, Durham, North Carolina

Panelists:

K. Rashid Nuri, Director, Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture

  

Taja Sevelle, Executive Director, Urban Farming invited

 

Carlis Williams, African American Healthy Marriages Initiative, US Dept of Health and Human Services

 

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

36th Annual Convention Welcome Reception

 

 

Friday, SEPT 10

Green Economic Development Day

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Eggs & Issues Breakfast

NCBM Business Council Roundtable

(Business Council Members and NCBM Member Mayors only)

 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Economic Development Plenary: Jobs and Workforce Development

“An Empowered Workforce to Sustain Economic Recovery”

 

Panelists:

Stacey Brayboy, Director, Economic and Community Development, USDA Rural Development

 

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn

 

SBA Administrator Karen Mills invited

 

 

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Special Forum: Green Jobs and Environmental Justice

“The Green Marketplace, A Foundation for Prosperity”

Moderated by Mayor Heather Hudson, Greenville, Mississippi

Panelists:

Troy Farley, Manager EEO, Global Minority Leaderhip, John Deere

 

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO, Green For All

 

Reverend Lennox Yearwood, President, Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund

 

EPA Assistant Administrator Mathy Stanlislaus

 

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

President’s Luncheon

Master of Ceremonies: NCBM President Mayor George Grace

 

Honoring Former Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown

 

Special Remarks by Ohio State Senator Eric H. Kearney

 

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Working Session: Infrastructure

“Keys to a Strong Strategic City Plan for Sustainability”

 

Panelists:

Ed Deveaux, VP, External Affairs, United Water

 

Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, EPA OSWER Program

 

Adolfo Carrion, Director, White House Office of Urban Affairs invited

 

Andrew Watterson, Chief of Sustainability, Cleveland, Ohio invited

 

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Working Session: Emerging Clean Technologies

“How To Best Balance Climate Security and Conservation with Affordable Energy Solutions”

 

Panelists:

David Owens, Executive Vice President, Edison Electric Institute

 

Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, Senior Vice President, Progress Energy

 

Carol Browner, Assistant to President, White House Office of Energy and Climate Change invited

 

US Department of Energy Office of Minority Economic Impact invited

 

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Session: Municipal Investment

“A Model of Municipal Investment Designed for NCBM Member Mayors”

 

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Open Night Out

       

 

 

Saturday, SEPT 11

Public Service and Youth Day

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast

“An Anointed Standard of Public Service”

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Youth Leadership Summit

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

36th Annual Mayors Ball 

Sponsored by the City of Cincinnati

 

Sunday, SEPT 12

Day of Worship

11:00 AM - UNTIL

Departures

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