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The African American Future Society

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future black aMerica
 
CONFERENCE

 

September 18-20, 2023 8:00AM-6:00PM EST

Building a Black Futures Community/Ecosystem Methods, Scenario Development, and Trends.
Press Time
AGENDA DAY 1
AGENDA-Sept 18-DAY 1

-Virtual ZOOM

8:00 AM
Meet and Greet.
Yul Anderson - President-Founder African American Future Society
9:00 AM

Opening Plenary Session - Black America
Reynaldo Anderson

Associate Professor at Temple University in the department of Africology and African American Studies. Reynaldo is currently the executive director and co-founder of the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM), an international network of artists, intellectuals, creatives, and activists. 

Yul Anderson - President-Founder African American Future Society

10:00 AM
Afrofuturism Impact on Black Futures
11:00 AM
Methods, Scenario Development, and Trends
 
12:00 PM
LUNCH Future of Food - On Your Own

Dr. Walter Greason, PhD.

DeWitt Wallace Professor, Department of history Macalester College, historian of Afrofuturism

Jerome C. Glenn, h.c. Dr. h.c. mult.

Co-Founder and CEO, The Millennium Project

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1:00 PM
Diaspora Futures
 

Ryan Oneil Knight

Founder + Impact Investor and Mentor

Canadian Black Empowerment Think Tank 

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2:00 PM
Metaverse - Futures
What does a Black Metaverse look like

 
3:00 PM
Future of Black America
 

Dr. Lonnie J. Avi Brooks

Professor in Strategic Communication, Foresight and Afrofuturism

Department of Communication, California State university East Bay

A review of National Urban League State of Black America Report - What If? 

Dedren Snead

Creative Technology Consultant | Equity In Tech | Digital Futurist | Storyteller | STEM Educator | Game Dev | Samurai |Defender against #JimCode

4:00 PM 

Environmental Justice/ Global Warming
Tongo Eisen-Martin - Co, Publisher Black Freighter press,

an Francisco eighth Poet Laureate
Alan Saint Clark  - Illustrator, Author, Coach, Supervillain. Studied thermal dynamics and theoretical physics at Georgia State University.
Pireeni Sundarlingham -
Behavior change scientist, futures analyst, and poet. Principal Advisor United Nations Museum

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5:00 PM
Gaming the Future
 

A Global Open Source Foresight Network

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AGENDA-SEPT 19-DAY 2
8:00 AM
Meet and Greet.

Yul Anderson - President-Founder African American Future Society
9:00 AM
Opening Plenary Session - Black America
Chandran Nair

 Founder of Asia's leading independent think tank, Consultant, Author, Dismantling Global White Privilege

 Virtual - ZOOM

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10:00 AM
Afrofuturism Impact on Black Futures
11:00 AM
Methods, Scenario Development, and Trends
A presentation and discussion on Futures Research Methods.
A review of Dubai Museum of the Future, World Future Conference Dubai and Futures Literacy

Yvonne Apiyo Brandle-Amolo
Fem-ARTivist Producer Transcultural Mediator,

Swiss Parliamentarian Social Democratic Party (SP)

12:00 PM
LUNCH Future of Food - On Your Own

Tiffany R. Crout

Head Imaginarian Imagiread, Save the Metaverse with N-SIGHT Journey into Afrofuturism

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1:00 PM
Diaspora Futures 
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Siphiwe Baleka, 

Founder, Balanta B'urassa History & Genealogy Society in America (BBHAGSIA)

Coordinator, 8th Pan African Congress part 1

Chairman, Strategy & Research Committee, West Africa Region of the Pan African Federalist Movement (PAFM)

Member, International Network of Scholars and Activists for Afrikan Reparations (INOSAAR)

2:00 PM
Metaverse - Futures
What does a Black Metaverse look like

Muhsinah L. Morris, PhD|MOREHOUSE COLLEGE|Morehouse Center for Excellence in Education

Assistant Professor of Education|Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (PCS)|Education Department

Principal Investigator, VR Project "Morehouse in the Metaverse"

PI, Morris Research & Innovation Lab

3:00 PM

Future of Black America
Dr. Claire Nelson
Forbes 50 Female Futurist, Sustainability Engineer & Innovation Consultant, Storyteller & Keynote Speaker, White House Champion of Change

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4:00 PM 
Digital Art and NFT’s and Coin Based Currency
Davonte Bradley- Digital Artist
 
Miro Board - Collective Future
Access Miro Board
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A Global Open Source Foresight Network

AGENDA DAY 2
AGENDA-SEPT 20-DAY 3
8:00 AM
Meet and Greet.
TBA
Yul Anderson
- President
-Founder African American Future Society

Virtual

9:00 AM
Opening Plenary Session - Black America

Dr. Matthew (Batman) Fogg

#BigotsWithBadges.com - Vice Provost-Dean of Students & Security at Global Oved Dei Seminary & University; Chief - US Marshal & DEA S/A Group Supervisor(RET); EEO Expert & Black US Marshals Lead Class Agent

Jerrolll Sanders

Multi-dimensional Senior Executive: CEO; Strategist; Process Re-engineer; Successful Manager of Enterprise-wide Projects

Talks about #processimprovement, ##measurablechange, ##businessownership, and #qualitymanagementsystem

10:00 AM
Afrofutures Impact on Black Futures
Dr. Reynaldo Anderson
Associate Professor at Temple University in the department of Africology and African American Studies. Reynaldo is currently the executive director and co-founder of the Black Speculative Arts Movement (BSAM), an international network of artists, intellectuals, creatives, and activists. 
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11:00 AM
Methods, Scenario Development, and Trends
A presentation and discussion on Futures Research Methods

Alan Saint Clark

Threat-casting Hope-casting 

Using Science Fiction to prepare for the future 

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12:00 PM
LUNCH Future of Food - On Your Own
1:00 PM
Diaspora Futures 

Mila Popovich

Founder, EVOLving Leadership, Director General Directorate for Interculturalism, Government of Montenegro

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Sampson Kofi Adotey

#STEMM for the benefit of Society | International Affairs 

2:00 PM

The Metaverse 
Malik Afegbua

Film Director ( Cinema / Television ), Virtual Reality Developer

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3:00 PM

Future of Black America
A review of the International Decade for People Of African Descent , Permanent Forum Report
https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G23/158/46/PDF/G2315846.pdf?OpenElement

4:00 PM 
Limits to Growth Sustainable Futures
Sustainable Development Goals and Outcomes
https://d9b92c1c-1181-47bb-9106-ab6ba0ac316e.filesusr.com/ugd/9d6551_fe018252cc964e08b7ffcb1150d3ef09.pdf
5:00 PM

Wrap Up and Announcements
Yul Anderson - African American Future Society
UN Summit of the Future

HOW TO GET THERE?
Zoom:
Meeting will be held via ZOOM. 
Click on the JoinUs Icon to join individual sessions, each session link is repeated for three days with different speakers.
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