AGENDA

Day 1: Thursday, January 15th

Day 2: Friday, January 16th

Day 3: Saturday, January 17th

Community Engagement, Empowerment, and Development (CEED) Summit 2025

CEED Summit Opening Session

AGENDA Day 1 - Thursday, January 15, 2026

CEED Summit Opening Keynote: 8:00am 

• Dr. Tyrone Taborn CEO & Founder,  ​
• Career Communications Group, STEM City 

Click Here to Access Live Thurs., Jan. 15th 8:00 am CST

CEED Summit featured Speaker Track I Session I: 9:00am 

• Brig. Gen. (ret.) Arnold Gordon-Bray
  • ​Workshop Title: Circling the Wagons to Create Unified Prosperity for All! Applying STEM to Disrupt Poverty!

Click Here to Access Live Thursday, Jan. 15th 9:00 am CST

Workshop Track II Session I: 10:00am

• Nicole Murphy, Barter Black

Click Here to Access Live Thurs., Jan. 15th 10:00 am CST

CEED Summit featured Speaker: 11:00am 

• Glenn Best, T3 Creators Collective
  • ​Workshop Title: Workforce Strategies in the Age of AI and Emerging Technology

Click Here to Access Live Thurs., Jan. 15th 11:00 am CST

CEED Summit Luncheon Keynote: 12:00pm 

• George Smith ​Co-Founder, NSBE, Black Inventors HOF Board

Click Here to Access Live Thurs., Jan. 15th 12:00 pm CST

Workshop Track I Session III: 1:00pm

• Keith Boswell Engineer, Author NSBE Constitution

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​Workshop Track II Session III: 3:30pm

• Digital Transformation: How to Survive and Thrive in a Digital World

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Workshop Track I Session IV: 4:00pm

• No Short Climb: 'Race Workers' & America's Defense Technology

Click Here to Access Live Thurs., Jan. 15th 4:00 pm CST

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