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 

• 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