Participants

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2026 Speakers

Leaders on the main stage

Ricky Smith, General Manager

Remarks

Ricky Smith

General Manager
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Sherolyn Sellers, Governing Board Chair

Remarks

Sherolyn Sellers

Governing Board Chair
Atlanta Black Chambers

Melvin M. Coleman, President & CEO

Remarks

Melvin M. Coleman

President & CEO
Atlanta Black Chambers

Ricardo de Souza, CEO

Remarks

Ricardo de Souza

CEO
Luminatech Media Solutions

Ricardo Berrís, Chairman, Global Opportunities Committee

Remarks

Ricardo Berrís

Chairman, Global Opportunities Committee
CEO, MI Group of Companies
CEO, Go Global Group

Jennifer Barbosa, Co-Chair, Global Opportunities Committee

Remarks

Jennifer Barbosa

Co-Chair, Global Opportunities Committee
CEO, International Supply Partners

Bernice Lamptey-Smith, Co-Founder

Remarks

Bernice Lamptey-Smith

Co-Founder
Aubyn Smith Consulting LLC

Jacques Laurent, Chairman

Remarks

Jacques Laurent

Chairman
Georgia Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce

Mahlet Yeshitla, Sales Representative, South East USA

Remarks

Mahlet Yeshitla

Sales Representative, South East USA
Ethiopian Airlines

Eric Johnson, Global Industry Leader - Agribusiness & Franchising

Remarks

Eric Johnson

Global Industry Leader - Agribusiness & Franchising
US Dept. of Commerce

Elsa Caleb, Chair

Remarks

Elsa Caleb

Chair
West London Chamber of Commerce

Alan Rides MIEx (Grad), CEO

Remarks

Alan Rides MIEx (Grad)

CEO
West London Chamber of Commerce

Arelious Cooper, Co-Founder

Remarks

Arelious Cooper

Co-Founder
Gallery FC

Neil Diamond, President

Remarks

Neil Diamond

President
South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA (SACCUSA)

2026 Panelists

Connect. Share. Shape the future together.

Shaquana “Shaq” Teasley, MSLR, CCS, DBS, CEO and Founder

Panelist

Shaquana “Shaq” Teasley, MSLR, CCS, DBS

CEO and Founder
Agate Solutions LLC

Sabrina Lamb, Founder & CEO

Panelist

Sabrina Lamb

Founder & CEO
Wekeza

L'Angela Lee, CEO

Panelist

L'Angela Lee

CEO
Honeysuckle Moon

Jaylen Maddox, Chief Revenue Officer

Panelist

Jaylen Maddox

Chief Revenue Officer
CREAiT

Titus Olowokere, Executive Director / CEO

Panelist

Titus Olowokere

Executive Director / CEO
U.S.-Africa Trade Commission

Dr. Nicholas Harvey, Founder & CEO

Panelist

Dr. Nicholas Harvey

Founder & CEO
Nicholas Harvey Consulting

Eric Johnson, Global Industry Leader - Agribusiness & Franchising

Panelist

Eric Johnson

Global Industry Leader - Agribusiness & Franchising
US Dept. of Commerce

Morale Ocain, Chair

Panelist

Morale Ocain

Chair
Black Beauty Industry Initiative

Host & Moderator

Guiding the conversation

Paul Wilson, Host & Moderator

Host & Moderator

Paul Wilson

Host & Moderator
Founder, Paul Wilson Global Solutions

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