Wed, Jun 15
|Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Black Prosperity: Achieving the Unfulfilled Promise of Economic Equity
Join us for a two-part panel examining Rochester’s history of discrimination and exploring the ways in which we can ensure equity for African American workers, business owners, and entrepreneurs.
Time & Location
Jun 15, 2022, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs St, Rochester, NY 14604, USA
About the event
PANEL 1:
EXAMINING ROCHESTER’S HISTORY OF DISCRIMINATION
• Dennis Bassett, Assistant to the Corporate Vice President of Kodak
• Bob Duffy, President & CEO of Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
• David Powe, President of the Greater Rochester Black Business Alliance
• Dr. Ruth Scott, Former Rochester City Council President,
Member of Rochester Business Opportunity Center Board
PANEL 2:
EXPLORING WAYS TO ENSURE EQUITY
• Melissa James Geska, President of US Ceiling Corporation
• Christopher Santana, Apparel Entrepreneur & Owner of RIXCH EXCHANGE
• Tim Taylor, CEO and Founder of Data Brilliance Software, LLC
MODERATED BY: Adrian Hale, Director of Economic & Community Development at Foundry