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WASHINGTON -
Today,
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
will
host
the
Second
Annual
HBCU
Fly-in:
“Advancing
Opportunity
and
Entrepreneurship”
with
Chairman
Mark
Walker
(R-NC),
the
chair
of
the
Republican
Study
Committee.
Senator
Scott
and
Chairman
Walker
have
invited
the
Presidents
and
Chancellors
of
Historically
Black
Colleges
and
Universities
(HBCUs)
to
participate
in
a
daylong
conference
on
Capitol
Hill.
The
conference
will
begin
at
9:30AM.
Last
year’s
inaugural
conference
served
as
a
platform
for
productive
dialogue
focused
on
opportunity,
strengthening
bilateral
relationships,
and
celebrating
the
importance
of
our
country’s
HBCUs.
Today's
event
will
provide
HBCU
leaders,
job
creators,
and
policymakers
with
the
opportunity
to
discuss
innovative
avenues
for
promoting
educational
achievement,
bolstering
cross-sector
partnerships,
and
meeting
the
ever-shifting
demands
of
the
American
workforce.
Other
confirmed
participants
include
U.S.
Senator
James
Lankford
(R-OK),
Congresswoman
Terri
Sewell
(D-AL),
Congressman
Bradley
Byrne
(R-AL),
Dr.
Harry
L.
Williams,
president
&
CEO
of
the
Thurgood
Marshall
College
Fund,
and
Dr.
Michael
Lomax,
president
&
CEO
of
the
United
Negro
College
Fund.
Benjamin
Watson,
NFL
player
for
the
Baltimore
Ravens
and
recent
Bart
Starr
award
winner,
has
been
confirmed
as
the
conference’s
speaker
for
the
keynote
luncheon.
HBCU
Fly-in
on
Capitol
Hill
Information
Location:
House
Administration
Committee
Room
1309
Longworth
House
Office
Building
Washington,
D.C.
20515
9:30AM
Note:
The
Keynote
Luncheon
and
Panel
3
will
take
place
at
the
Capitol
Hill
Club,
300
First
Street
SE.
While
media
are
welcomed
to
cover
both,
video
cameras
are
not
permitted
inside
of
the
Capitol
Hill
Club.
Invocation
by
Senate
Chaplain
Barry
Black
DISCUSSION
I:
Willful
Workforce:
It’s
about
the
jobs
10:00
a.m.
–
11:00
a.m.
Julie
Gehrki
Vice
President
of
Programs,
Walmart
Collis
R.
Jones
Vice
President
of
U.S.
Policy
and
Strategy,
John
Deere
Cynthia
H.
Bowman
Chief
Diversity
and
Inclusion
Officer,
Bank
of
America
Kris
Clemmons
Corporate
Counsel,
Starbucks
Moderator:
Gerard
Robinson
Executive
Director
for
the
Center
of
Advancing
Opportunity
DISCUSSION
II:
Seizing
Opportunities
and
Claiming
Entrepreneurship
11:00
a.m.
–
12:00
p.m.
Lisa
Schumacher
Director
of
Educational
Strategies,
McDonald’s
Gozie
Nwabuebo
Team
Lead
for
HBCU
Engagement,
Google
Dr.
John
Hardin
Director
of
University
Relations,
the
Charles
Koch
Foundation
Dr.
Ruthie
Reynolds
Director,
Center
for
Entrepreneurship
&
Economic
Development
(CEED)
Dr.
Tiffany
Bussey
Director,
Morehouse
College
Entrepreneurship
Center
(MCEC)
Moderator:
Shawn
Yancy
FOX
5
DC
News
Anchor
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WITH
SENATOR
SCOTT
AND
CHAIRMAN
WALKER
at
12PM***
KEYNOTE
LUNCHEON
12:15
p.m.
–
1:45
p.m.
Benjamin
Watson,
Tight
End,
Baltimore
Ravens
National
Football
League
Remarks:
Congressional
HBCU
Leaders
Dr.
Michael
L.
Lomax
President
&
Chief
Executive
Officer,
United
Negro
College
Fund
Dr.
Harry
L.
Williams
President
&
CEO
of
the
Thurgood
Marshall
College
Fund
MEMBER
PANEL
1:45
p.m.
–
2:45
p.m.
The
Honorable
Mark
Walker
Chairman,
Republican
Study
Committee
The
Honorable
Tim
Scott
United
States
Senator,
South
Carolina
The
Honorable
James
Lankford
United
States
Senator,
Oklahoma
The
Honorable
Terri
Sewell
United
States
Representative,
Alabama
Moderator:
Ja’Ron
Smith
Special
Assistant
to
the
President,
Domestic
Policy
Counsel.
Executive
Office
of
the
President
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