Esports Summit Schedule 2024
THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH
Cultural Heritage Museum
11AM -2PM
TIME | SESSIONS |
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11:00 - 11:05 AM |
Welcome Christopher Turner |
11:05 - 11:10 AM |
Introduction of HBCU Heroes’ Secure the Bag Tour Tracey Penywell - Co-Founder HBCU Heroes/Exec Prod/STBT Paula Wambui-Pinzon - Chief Tech Officer |
11:15 - 11:45 AM |
Empowerment Speaker: Derrick J Hill- Managing partner Hill/Chase Topic: Business strategies from side hustles to entrepreneurship to secure your bag |
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM |
AFLAC - Sponsor Panel Entrepreneurship, Building Generational Wealth & Internship/Job Opportunities at Aflac Margaret Price - Sr. Manager, National Sales Recruiting John Cambre - Regional Sales Coordinator |
12:25 - 12:55 PM |
JPMorgan Chase Financial Health Workshop - Sponsor ● Diana Holmes - Community Manager/JPMC ● TBD Topic: Financial Health Workshop: ● How to build healthy credit now as college students to help secure your bag later. |
1:00 - 1:30 PM |
Panel #1: NIL, Influencer & eSports Industry Careers to Secure Your Bag Keisha Walker - Founder and Chairwoman Black Collegiate Gaming Association Ray Leonard, Jr. - CEO/Ovationz Christopher Turner - Director of Mixed Reality Virtual Innovation Gaming, & Esports Institute Santia Deck - Entrepreneur, Founder of Tronus Official Moderator: CDK on the Mic |
1:30 - 2:00 PM |
Panel #2: Cannabis Industry: Understanding the Legal Landscape on all things Cannabis In partnership with Southern University Law Center (SULC) Cannabis Compliance, Law, and Policy Institute, this panel will discuss education, research, and understanding of the complex legal landscape surrounding the cannabis industry Antonio Harvey- NBA veteran/Co-CEO Third Eye Cannabis Elixers/Owner, Harmony Roots Cannabis George Lynch - NBA veteran/Partner - Third Eye Cannabis Elixers/Co-founder - HBCU Heroes Moderator - Marla Dickerson - Vice Chancellor - Innovation and Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at Southern University Law Center |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Networking Mixer & Game Night |
FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH
Royal Cotillion Ballroom
9AM - 2PM
Smith-Brown Memorial Union
TIME |
SESSIONS |
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08:00 am - 8:55 am |
Check-in |
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Keynote |
09:45 am - 10:15 am |
Esports Scholarships |
10:20 am - 10:50 am |
Why Esports? |
10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Club, Varsity, and Academics |
10:40 am - 11:10 am |
Building a Successful Esports Facility |
11:20 am - 11:40 am |
Esports in the Community |
11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
LUNCH |
12:50 pm - 1:20 pm |
Esports Leading to Long Term Career Advancement |
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Closing Remarks |