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
1:00 PM
Diaspora Futures
Ryan Oneil Knight
Founder + Impact Investor and Mentor
Canadian Black Empowerment Think Tank
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
5:00 PM
Gaming the Future
A Global Open Source Foresight Network
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
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
1:00 PM
Diaspora Futures
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
4:00 PM
Digital Art and NFT’s and Coin Based Currency
Davonte Bradley- Digital Artist
Miro Board - Collective Future
Access Miro Board
A Global Open Source Foresight Network
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.
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
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
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
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
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