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Friday, September 18, 2026 • Vue on 50, Three Logan Square

11:30 AM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT
1717 Arch St, 50th Fl, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Business Casual / Afrofuture Chic

  1. Registration, Lunch & Pre-program Sonic Experience

    11:30 AM EDT - 1:00 PM EDTVue on 50

    Check-in and lunch with a pre-program sonic experience by Latimer Composer Soleil Randall

    Speaker
    • Soleil RandallLatimer Composer
    RegistrationLunchMusic

  2. Welcome Performance & Message

    1:00 PM EDT - 1:15 PM EDTVue on 50
    Speakers
    • Reginald BarnesTelevision, film, and theater actor, Portrays Lewis Latimer (4 years)
    • Jonathan CropperCo-Founder & CEO, Lewis Latimer Fellowship Program
    WelcomePerformance

  3. Institute of the Black Imagination

    1:15 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDTVue on 50
    Speakers
    • John PasmoreFounder & CEO, Latimer.ai; Latimer Fellow
    • Dr. Rayvon FoucheAssociate Dean for Graduate Education & Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University; Latimer FellowMod
    • Dario CalmesePhotographer; Founder, Institute of the Black Imagination, First African American to photograph the cover of Vanity Fair; Latimer Fellow
    • Tiffany BarberScholar, Curator & Critic, Department of Art History, UCLA
    Culture

  4. Wisdom from the Jedi Council

    1:45 PM EDT - 2:15 PM EDTVue on 50
    Speakers
    • Bill SpruillFounder and Managing Partner, 2ndF.org
    • Carmichael RobertsHead of Investments, Breakthrough Energy Ventures; Founder, Material Impact
    • Raymond J. McGuirePresident, Lazard and Co-head of Financial Advisory, North America
    Finance

  5. AI, Tech Transfer and the Power of IP

    2:15 PM EDT - 2:45 PM EDTVue on 50
    Speakers
    • Randy LewisPartner, Wilson Sonsini
    • Dr. Ben HarveyFounder, Archetypal.ai; former Chief of Data Science & AI Operations, NSA
    • Karen PresleyDirector, Office of Research and Technology Applications, National Security Agency
    AICulture

  6. Wellness Break / Intermission

    2:45 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDTVue on 50
    Break
    Speaker
    • Simone PollardFounder, The Stretch RoomHost
    BreakCoffee

  7. Future of New Venture Development

    3:41 PM EDT - 4:21 PM EDTVue on 50
    Speakers
    • Nichol BradfordFounder, HumanTechWeek
    • Daniel AcheampongCo-Founder & General Partner, Visible Hands
    • Marquesa FinchFounder & CEO, Pyrium / Jet Capital
    • Everette TaylorCEO, KickstarterTBC
    • Rob Gordon IVFounder & CEO, L2SMod
    VentureFunding

  8. Wakanda Worldbuilding Forum

    4:30 PM EDT - 4:55 PM EDTVue on 50
    Speakers
    • Reginald HudlinWriter, Director, Producer, Hudlin Entertainment
    • Glenn SingletonFounder & CEO, Courageous Conversation
    WorldbuildingStorytelling

  9. Wellness Break / Intermission

    4:55 PM EDT - 5:05 PM EDTVue on 50
    Break
    Artist
    • Simone PollardFounder, The Stretch RoomArtist
    BreakSnacks

  10. The Future of Brand & Identity In The Age of AI

    5:05 PM EDT - 5:25 PM EDTVue on 50
    Speakers
    • Sean ClaytonFounder and CEO, Singulariti.ai
    • Najoh Tita-ReidFormer CGO, Mars Petcare
    • Rob Steven WilliamsBrand Strategist & Governance, Founder & Inventor, Prism IO
    • Jeffrey L. BowmanFounder and CEO of Reframe Consulting and Reframe AI, Marketing and Advertising Industry Pioneer; Award Winning Wiley Published Author
    BrandAI

  11. Afrofuturism & Community Design

    5:30 PM EDT - 5:55 PM EDTVue on 50
    Speakers
    • Aarti TandonCEO, Tomorrow.City USA
    • William GoodloePresident & CEO, SEO
    • Michael NutterFormer Mayor of Philadelphia, David N. Dinkins Professor, Columbia University
    • Jamal SimmonsPolitical Commentator & Communications Strategist, Former Communications Director, VP Kamala Harris; CNNMod
    AfrofuturismDesign

  12. Innovating the Future of Education

    6:00 PM EDT - 6:25 PM EDTVue on 50
    Speakers
    • Tade OyerindeFounder & Chancellor, Campus.edu
    • John WilsonDirector, McGraw Leadership Center, UPenn Graduate School of Education; former President, Morehouse College
    • Kecia SmithDean, Deese College of Business, North Carolina A&T
    • Cortney WoodruffFounder & CEO, Assemble.fyi; 2025 Latimer Fellow
    EducationInnovationInteractive

  13. Cocktail Reception - Biohacking Music & Art Experience

    6:30 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDTVue on 50
    🥂 Reception
    Speaker
    • AZA AllsopMusic artist, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, Asst. Professor, Yale Department of Psychiatry; Director, Center for Collective Healing, Howard University
    ReceptionNetworkingMusic

  14. Closing Remarks and Sponsor Acknowledgment

    6:35 PM EDT - 6:41 PM EDTVue on 50
    Closing

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