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Black Travel Expo Schedule

Friday – June 9, 2023

      TERMINAL

  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm - Official Black Travel Expo Kickoff

The Kentucky Derby Experience, Sponsored by Louisville Tourism at The Gathering Spot 384 Northyards Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30313

Saturday – June 10, 2023
  • 8:00am Doors Open - The Gathering Spot, 384 Northyards Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313

  • 8:45am Warm-up | Ice Breaker by DaShaun Johnson

  • Welcome to the Black Travel Expo! | Host Tomeka Jones

  • Opening Remarks by Founder, Maurice Foley, and various Sponsors.

  • 10:00am – 10:30am - Blacks in Travel & Tourism | Stephanie Jones 

  • 10:30am DE&I in the Travel Industry | Panel Discussion
    • Moderator - Karen Brown 

    • Danny Andrews - Lawyer and DEI Consultant

    • Naima Greenwood - CEO, Yardstick

  • ​​Travel Spotlights

    • 11:00am – 11:15am Spice & Roots presentation by Kai Cash

    • 11:15am – 11:30am Passport for Change presentation by Nyra Constant - (Terminal)

  • 11:30am Keynote Speaker: Darrien Watson - Co-Founder of Squad Trip

  • 11:45am Panel Discussion – Travel Tech Talk: Moderated by Taricka Clinton

    • Moderator: Taricka Clinton

    • Shar Wynter (The Xpat App)

    • Lawrence Phillips (Greenbook Global)

    • Charles Shima (ZaNiheza)

    • Mandy Bowman (Official Black Wall Street)

    • 12:15pm – 12:30pm - Q&A April Brown - Audience Moderator

  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm - Lunch

  • 1:00pm – 1:15pm - Keynote Speaker, Charles Shima of ZaNiheza

  • 1:15 – 1:30pm Simone R. Davis is the Director of REAL ID at TSA.

  • 1:30pm – 1:40pm – Amawaterways

  • 1:45pm – 2:15pm Keynote Speaker - Jay Cameron

  • 2:15pm – 3:15pm Black Men Who Travel

    • Ronnie Dunston (Road to 100 Countries)

    • Belvin Baldwin (Showtime Travel)

    • Mike Henderson (BAG Travel)

    • Leroy Adams (Tee Buddy Pass Magazine)

  • 3:15pm – 3:30pm Q&A Audience Moderator – TBA

  • 3:30pm – 3:35 Lawrence Phillips of Greenbook Global

  • 3:35pm – 4:00pm Keynote Speaker – Heather Proctor/Black in Portugal

  • 4:00 – 4:30pm Panel Discussion – The Expat Life

    • Moderator with Tomeka Jones

      • Nubia Younge (Black in Travel/Black in Tulum)

      • Travis Levius

      • Danny Andrews

      • Tiffanie Anderson (Away to Africa)

  • 4:30pm – 4:45pm Q&A Audience Moderator - TBA

  • 4:45pm – 5:15pm DJ The Money Coach – Investing in property in Zanzibar, Tanzania

  • 5:30pm Expo Closing Remarks and Announcements

2023 Black Travel Expo
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