The post Morehouse Hosts Powerhouse Summit With Robert Smith, Kandi Burruss & More appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Forbes will be returning to Atlanta this fall for its signature ForbesBLK Summit, partnering with the historic HBCU Morehouse College for the first time to host the third annual event, from October 8-10, 2025. The 2025 ForbesBLK Summit will continue to serve as the central meeting place for ascendant Black business leaders in America and convene those driving impactful transformations with their world-changing initiatives. This year’s Summit theme, Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Opportunity: A New Path to Economic Prosperity, is a powerful call to action for building what comes next during a pivotal time as the impact of Black entrepreneurship, investment and cultural creation are dominating the global media landscape. In the bustling city of Atlanta, the three-day event will explore key trends and developments at the forefront of today’s business leaders’ minds and learn how visionary disruptors are forging new pathways to wealth. Stacey Abrams at the 2024 ForbesBLK Summit Jamel Toppin for Forbes Attendees will hear from speakers such as Robert Smith, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Vista Equity Partners, Kandi Burruss, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actress, Television Personality, and Entrepreneur, Pinky Cole, Founder & CEO, Slutty Vegan and Emma Grede, Founder, Serial Entrepreneur, and Host of Aspire with Emma Grede Podcast, about how they are overcoming present-day challenges, while also paving a path to help drive Black America forward. Additional speakers include: Stephen A. Smith, Host, The Stephen A. Smith Show; and Host, First Take Bea Dixon, Cofounder & CEO, The Honey Pot Company Don Peebles, Chairman & CEO, The Peebles Corporation John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Operation Hope Earl “E-40” Stevens, Entertainer & Entrepreneur Wyclef Jean, Performing Artist, Producer and Composer Van Jones, Founder, Dream Machine and CNN commentator Marcus Collins, Award-Winning Marketer, Cultural Translator, and Best-Selling Author Alden McDonald , CEO, Liberty Bank & Trust Todd… The post Morehouse Hosts Powerhouse Summit With Robert Smith, Kandi Burruss & More appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Forbes will be returning to Atlanta this fall for its signature ForbesBLK Summit, partnering with the historic HBCU Morehouse College for the first time to host the third annual event, from October 8-10, 2025. The 2025 ForbesBLK Summit will continue to serve as the central meeting place for ascendant Black business leaders in America and convene those driving impactful transformations with their world-changing initiatives. This year’s Summit theme, Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Opportunity: A New Path to Economic Prosperity, is a powerful call to action for building what comes next during a pivotal time as the impact of Black entrepreneurship, investment and cultural creation are dominating the global media landscape. In the bustling city of Atlanta, the three-day event will explore key trends and developments at the forefront of today’s business leaders’ minds and learn how visionary disruptors are forging new pathways to wealth. Stacey Abrams at the 2024 ForbesBLK Summit Jamel Toppin for Forbes Attendees will hear from speakers such as Robert Smith, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Vista Equity Partners, Kandi Burruss, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actress, Television Personality, and Entrepreneur, Pinky Cole, Founder & CEO, Slutty Vegan and Emma Grede, Founder, Serial Entrepreneur, and Host of Aspire with Emma Grede Podcast, about how they are overcoming present-day challenges, while also paving a path to help drive Black America forward. Additional speakers include: Stephen A. Smith, Host, The Stephen A. Smith Show; and Host, First Take Bea Dixon, Cofounder & CEO, The Honey Pot Company Don Peebles, Chairman & CEO, The Peebles Corporation John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Operation Hope Earl “E-40” Stevens, Entertainer & Entrepreneur Wyclef Jean, Performing Artist, Producer and Composer Van Jones, Founder, Dream Machine and CNN commentator Marcus Collins, Award-Winning Marketer, Cultural Translator, and Best-Selling Author Alden McDonald , CEO, Liberty Bank & Trust Todd…
Morehouse Hosts Powerhouse Summit With Robert Smith, Kandi Burruss & More
Forbes will be returning to Atlanta this fall for its signature ForbesBLK Summit, partnering with the historic HBCU Morehouse College for the first time to host the third annual event, from October 8-10, 2025. The 2025 ForbesBLK Summit will continue to serve as the central meeting place for ascendant Black business leaders in America and convene those driving impactful transformations with their world-changing initiatives.
This year’s Summit theme, Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Opportunity: A New Path to Economic Prosperity, is a powerful call to action for building what comes next during a pivotal time as the impact of Black entrepreneurship, investment and cultural creation are dominating the global media landscape. In the bustling city of Atlanta, the three-day event will explore key trends and developments at the forefront of today’s business leaders’ minds and learn how visionary disruptors are forging new pathways to wealth.
Stacey Abrams at the 2024 ForbesBLK Summit
Jamel Toppin for Forbes
Attendees will hear from speakers such as Robert Smith, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Vista Equity Partners, Kandi Burruss, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actress, Television Personality, and Entrepreneur, Pinky Cole, Founder & CEO, Slutty Vegan and Emma Grede, Founder, Serial Entrepreneur, and Host of Aspire with Emma Grede Podcast, about how they are overcoming present-day challenges, while also paving a path to help drive Black America forward.
Additional speakers include:
Stephen A. Smith, Host, The Stephen A. Smith Show; and Host, First Take
Bea Dixon, Cofounder & CEO, The Honey Pot Company
Don Peebles, Chairman & CEO, The Peebles Corporation
John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Operation Hope
Earl “E-40” Stevens, Entertainer & Entrepreneur
Wyclef Jean, Performing Artist, Producer and Composer
Van Jones, Founder, Dream Machine and CNN commentator
Marcus Collins, Award-Winning Marketer, Cultural Translator, and Best-Selling Author
Alden McDonald , CEO, Liberty Bank & Trust
Todd McDonald , President, Liberty Bank & Trust
Tika Sumpter, Actress, Producer, and Author
Josh Aviv , Founder & CEO, Sparkcharge
Everette Taylor, CEO, Kickstarter
Brandon Blackwood, Founder & CEO, Brandon Blackwood NY
Melissa Bradley, Founder & CEO, New Majority Ventures
Shannae Ingleton-Smith, President, CEO & Co-Founder, Kensington Grey
Wemimo Abbey, Cofounder & Co-CEO, Esusu
Tina Davis, President, EMPIRE
Sondra Sutton Phung, General Manager, Global Truck of Ford Motor Company
Hannah Bronfman, Activist, Author, Influencer and Investor
Brian Laung Aoaeh, Founder and Managing General Partner, REFASHIOND Ventures
Dr. Ben Harvey, Founder and Former CEO, AI Squared
Candace Mitchell, CEO, Myavana
Promise Phelon, Founder & Managing Partner, Growth Warrior Capital
Latham Thomas, Founder, Mama Glow
The Hon. E. David Burt, Premiere of Bermuda
Ed Mitzen, Cofounder, The Business for Good Foundation
This year’s Summit will also drum up excitement ahead of Morehouse’s Homecoming Week, uniting attendees, students and Black business leaders for an immersive mentorship and high-impact networking experience. To set the tone for HBCU Homecoming Week, the Summit will spotlight local Black-owned businesses and end with a spirited and energizing concert.
ForbesBLK Summit 2024 Welcome Concert
Jamel Toppin for Forbes
The 2025 ForbesBLK Summit is proud to partner with the Office of Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA). The Business For Good Foundation is a Partner Sponsor for the event.
For more information about the ForbesBLK Summit, visit: 2025 ForbesBLK Summit
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