11:00-12:30PM

1:00-2:30PM

3:00-4:30PM

5:00-6:30PM

Political –
Candidate Forum
Room 227
Mod:Hon. Dorothy Brown,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Illinois political candidates will be able to present their campaign messages to attendees and answer questions.

Violence & Girl’s Seminar Room 227
Featuring Reggie Williams, Office of Safety & Security
The Chicago Public Schools will mentor to young girls on ways to stop the violence,
and manage peer pressure.

Rapid Results Marketing Room 227
Moderator: Gerry Roberts
Will teach the Powerful Attraction Marketing Strategies that bring Prospects Right to You.
If you want to sell more, if you want to increase your income, attract prospects, and work less this is the seminar for you.

Film, Television, Screenwriters & Digital Content
Room 227
Mod: Marianne Eggleston
Panelists: Ernest “Raj” Thomas, Actor – What’s Happening, Everybody Hates Chris; Cynda Williams, Actress, Write Producer, Devine Intervention, Our House, Mo Better Blues; Abe Thompson, Executive Producer, Writer; Darryl Roberts, Sensory Overload
Entertainment, Director, American The Beautiful

Developing Successful Strategies
Room 228
Moderator: Pam McElvane, DiversityMBA Magizine How to plan and develop your strategy to drive your business for growth and success.

To Blessed To Be Stressed Room 228
Moderator: Dr. Doriane Miller, MD, Director for the Center of Health & Vitality, UCMC

Men Motivating Men: Building the Next Generation of Leaders Room 228
Moderator: Carl West
Panelist: Dr. Wayne Watson, Alderman Willie Cochran, Josh Mercer, Pastor Alvin Daniels, and Tim King
Discussion about the importance of manhood and mentoring

Empowerment Experiment Room 228
Moderator: Maggie Anderson, Founder
A discussion of the positive awareness campaign about the need for increased
entrepreneurship and conscious consumerism in underserved minority communities.

Healthy Eating-Chef Paul Room 231
Moderator: Chef Paul,
Alter EatGo Restaurants Healthy cooking demonstrations with dishes made with organic ingredients for active families.

Write Stuff – I
Room 231
Moderator: Bonnie DeShong
Panel of Authors: Kimberla Lawson Roby, Author, Be Careful What You Pray For; Francis Ray, Author, Invicible Woman Series; Earl Sewell, Author, Keysha’s Drama Series; Adolphus A. Andekwe, M.D.,Author, The Stamped Image; Cathe Evans-Williams & Ouida Jones, Authors, Divorce for Ladies; Edwina Leak Speed, Author, Stop! Don’t Touch My Danger Zone; Naleighna Kai, Author, Every Woman Needs a Wife; Susan Peters, Author, Sweet Liberia; William Hayashi, Author, Discovery, Volume 1 of the Darkside Trilogy; and Tanisha Bagley, Author, The Price of Love

Write Stuff – II
Room 231
Moderator: Lissa Woodson
Panelists: Karen Thomas, Executive Editor for Grand Central Publishing; Jeffrey Wardford, CEO of Taylarmade Consulting Group; Verlean Singletary, owner of Da Book Joint; Zelda Robinson, self-published Author, N’Spiriational Conversations & 2010 Writer’s Grant Money Resource Manual; Kimberla Lawson Roby, Author, Reverend Curtis Black Series ; Francis Ray, Author, Invincible Women Series; Earl Sewell, Author, Keysha’s Drama

No More Drama – Relationship Forum
Room 231
Moderator: Emilie McKendall
A panel discuss about relationship issues.

Growing Up X
Room 230
Moderator: Ilyasah Shabazz
She shares her experiences with father, and being the daughter of Malcolm X, and how she empowers young people to be future leaders.

Empowerment – “Millionaire Mindset Mastery”
Room 230
Moderator: Johnny Wimbrey – Celebrity Life Coach
From Adversity to Prosperity, Learn his proven, practical principles of creating
wealth from the inside out.

Men Don’t Heal, We Ho! Room 230
Moderator: Steven James Dixon, relationship expert, author

Just The Facts Ma’am
Room 230
Moderator: Big Boom (Steve Harvey’s Bodyguard), Author
“How to Duck a Suckah” & “If You Want Closure, Start With Your Legs”; Practical answers to relationship questions.

Café Mocha Radio Show – Build Your Own Brand – (BYOB) Room 229
Moderator: MC Lyte, Loni Love, Angelique Perrin Special guest author Sheila Coates, Build Your Own Brand

Political – Senate Candidates Room 229
Moderator: Santita Jackson
Panelist: LeAlan Jones (Green) Various Illinois State Senate Candidates discuss their campaigns, with a question and answer session to follow.

The Power of Promoting Yourself at 50+ Room 229
Moderator: Terri Worman, Associate Director, AARP Illinois
Equip mature job seekers with the tools and resources they need to be successful
in today’s job market.

12:00-1:30PM

2:00-3:30PM

4:00-5:30PM

Just The Facts Ma'am
Room 227
Moderator: Big Boom (Steve Harvey's Bodyguard), author "How to Duck a Suckah" & "If You Want Closure, Start With Your Legs"; Practical answers to relationship questions.

Personal Investment Choices
Room 227
Moderator: Eric O'Neal, Conduit Investments, Inc. Will train people to choose the correct investments that will allow them to make money while they sleep, and plan for the future.

"Situation Room 101" – The Ultimate Personal Business Credit Seminar
Room 227
Moderator: Bernadette Stania & Trent T. Daniels
They will educate and empower professional women on building and improving business and personal credit, and will change everything you know about credit and credit reporting.

To Blessed To Be Stressed
Room 228
Moderator: Dr. Doriane Miller, MD, Director for the Center of Health & Vitality, UCMC

The Confidence Game
Room 228
Moderator: Schilda Young,
Synergize People, Nfg Will empower, uplift, encourage, and inspire you through self awareness by learning a different perspective on a topic and too share knowledge.

Beautifying Your Hair,
From The Inside Out!
Room 231
Moderator: Ron L. Thomas, Sr., Biostrands, Inc. Key Information tips to help women have beautiful, healthy, radiant hair, scalp, and skin. Learn how to use chemical safely.

Colon Cancer
Room 231
Moderator: American Cancer Society

Going Green In America
Room 231
Moderator: Steve Anderson, Managing Director of Green Tech Business Network
NFP Panelists: Joe Ann Siller, Executive Director, Green Tech Business Network, NFP; Stephen J. Anderson, Managing Director, Green Tech Business Network NFP; Barbara Bailey-Singleton, President/CEO of B&B Communications, Inc.; Shirely Hobson, CIO of B&B Comunications Inc.; Raymond Reese, Sr., President/CEO of Solar Power Resources & Associates

Change Your Man and
Tame Your Woman
Room 230
Moderator: Carl & Kenya Stevens, JuJuMama LLC Dynamic husband and wife team will share their secrets to a powerful relationship.

Pocketbook Monologues
Room 230
Moderator: Sharon McGee
Black female perspective from women of color that reveal their heartfelt emotions about the intimacy. A fun, provocative, and entertaining dialogue.

Death of a Desperate Woman
Room 230
Moderator: Chuck Brown, Author
This dynamic workshop will provides a unique inspirational experience in relationships

Menopause Seminar
Room 229
Moderator: Sinai Community Institute

The Price of Love – Domestic Violence & Empowerment of Women
Room 229
Moderator: Tanisha Bagley, Author Empowering Women to become heroines in their own communities; topics covered Include discussions of domestic violence