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National Summit on Equality of Opportunity

June 25, 2020 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the afternoon, Thursday, June 25 for our National Summit on Equality of Opportunity, where leaders from across the private and public sectors will discuss solutions to some of the underlying challenges driving inequality of opportunity for Black Americans in four critical areas: education, employment, entrepreneurship, and the criminal justice system.

For any questions, please write to events@uschamber.com.

Featuring:

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA’s All Time Leading Scorer, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient, and Chairman, Skyhook Foundation
  • Stephen Benjamin, Mayor, Columbia, SC; Former President, United States Conference of Mayors
  • Zawadi Bryant, CEO, NightLight Pediatric Urgent Care; Member, U.S. Chamber Board of Directors
  • Suzanne Clark, President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Thomas J. Donohue, CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., President, Howard University; Member, U.S. Chamber Board of Directors
  • Bo Ghiradelli, Co-Founder, President, and CEO, Skysthelimit.org
  • Eddie Harrell, Jr., Regional Vice President, Urban One
  • Gayle King, Co-Host, CBS This Morning
  • Nela Richardson, Principal, Investment Strategies, Edward Jones
  • Tim Ryan, U.S. Chairman and Senior Partner, PwC; Founder, CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
  • Margaret Spellings, President and CEO, Texas 2036; Former U.S. Secretary of Education
  • Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO, AT&T
  • La June Montgomery Tabron, President and CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  • Rick Wade, Vice President, Strategic Alliances and Outreach, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Mark Wilson, President and CEO, Chime Solutions; Member, U.S. Chamber Board of Directors
  • Joel Wittenberg, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation