Building Bridges, Opening Doors

We are suffering from a PLAY deficit as a global society, and nowhere is that more profoundly felt than in the lives of Generation D: the almost 35 million DISPLACED children in the world.

U.S. Interstate 40 runs through the heart of the Southern Appalachian Mountains near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Unfortunately, this heavily trafficked highway is a significant source of roadkill and creates a barrier to movement for elk, black bears, bobcats, white-tailed deer, and many smaller species.

Lyndon Harris came kicking and screaming to the work of forgiveness. As a former priest, he had it all figured out. Until he had to forgive someone.

What if we had conversations without even saying a word, and instead used imagery and color alone?

If you want a better future, you need to start building better entrepreneurs today. Based on nearly a decade of research and working with 2,000 entrepreneurs, Jeffrey Kaplan shares how they pioneered a new and unconventional way to build entrepreneurs.

Since 27% of your workforce will be Gen Z by 2025, are you prepared? How will you attract them given over half of Gen Z’s want to be an entrepreneur?

What if our automatic assumptions are causing a more divided society? In this talk, Justin Jones-Fosu shares practical ways to challenge our assumptions and encourage meaningful connections with others.

Dr. Maiysha Clairborne shares the role that cognitive shortcuts have in creating bias, how these “brain filters” create the perceptions that drive our reactions, responses, and behaviors --- and shares a key step to building bridges by re-examining the filters that have caused false beliefs and perceptions between divided communities.

J Hackett, Founder of Black Wall Street AVL, shares three actions any community can do to have more inclusive economics. Black Business is everybody's business and this talk explains how small to mid-size communities can move forward together in business.