Black Economics - ACES Conference 2020
Event Information
About this Event
You are invited to the 3rd Black Economics ACES conference which will be online this year. Hear from over 30 speakers sharing their experiences and providing motivation and inspiration. There will also be guest speakers from USA, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
Speakers include, Activists, Entrepreneurs, Tech Experts, Youth Workers, Professionals, Musicians, Fashion Designer, Beauty business owner and Management Consultants.
This event open to all nationalities. It is an opportunity to get an insight into black lives.
The Event starts times are:
1pm to 7.30 pm on Friday 27th November and
1pm to 7.30 pm on Saturday 28th November.
Adverts of black-owned businesses and sponsors will be shown between speakers and Black Friday Deals will be made known.
We will be using the Yappa App, before, during and after the event for video questions and feedback.
- How to Accelerate Commercial and Economic Strength of a community. Enough of the slow Growth.
- What Black Businesses or Professionals are making waves in a commercial world.
- What has the Black Community offered to Britain?
- How can you get involved to help speed up progress?
- How to making a Living as a Visual Artist.
- What makes youth turn to gangs - and how is Gangsline making inroads?
- What happens beyond "Black Lives Matter"
- Exploring Solutions to age old problems.
- Nigeria's Economic Issues and SARS
- Youth in Nigeria share what it is like to live there.
- Ghana - Informal Herbal Health Industry
- Jamaica - and the new CBD industry
- Kenya Musician and Friends talk about the Kenyan Economy
- Zimbabwe during Covid19
- Prostrate Cancer - Prevention, Diagnosis and Cures
- The experience of a Black Man travelling and working in Asia
- How one lady started a Cosmetics Empire
- How an ex-prisoner has started a booming Tech company
- The Term White Privilege explained
- Being resilient when faced with Racism
Speakers List includes: Lee Jasper, Sheldon Thomas, Ayo Benson, Professor Wangui Goro, Peter Herbert OBE, Alex Gordon, Dr Christopher Johnson, Dr Jennifer Obaseki, Vonley Joseph, Sarah Mook, Sarah Claudia Stout, Elliot Browne, Timothy Loban, Antoine Digital, Jay Jay , Digital, Felicia Odamtten, Veronica Masubo, Richard Simpson, Dave Fredericks, Mark Dalgety, Chef Collin Brown, Leila Grant, Mavis Amankawah, Kevin Tomlin, Afuah Yeboah, Abena Gray, Billy D. Bignell, Marcus the Visual, Cool_Ras Art, Movery Livingston, Alfred Samuels, Lola Denga, James Ahabyona, Mika Manaki, Soboye, Abi Ogunfemia, Korede Awobowale, Richard Simpson, Dawn Grant
For more details of the Conference visit here
What Black Economics Does - Black Economics was created to Accelerate Commercial and Economic Strength in Black Communities through doing the following.
- Showcase Talent and provide a Knowledge Base on a Media website (BlackEconomics.co.uk)
- Create a Black Business Directory App (BlackBizApp.net)
- Promote Black Art (Icobart.org)
- Connect Key Individuals.
- Reduce Poverty, through various means.
- Offer Training and Support for new Entrepreneurs and Careerists
- Generate Sales for Businesses.
- Campaign for Fairness in supply and shelf space representation (Mainstream Moves)
- Encouraging best practices through events, training and mentoring.
- Finding and Implementing Solutions to help Change Lives
- Work with representatives in Africa and the Caribbean to share knowledge and increase capacity.
- Reward Outstanding Achievement through Prizes and Awards projects.
ADD-ONS
Printed Black Economics Catalogue/Magazine
This is the 2021 Annual which is being mailed out in early December. It will contain products created by black owned businesses who are members (see below) or sponsors. The Annual will also contain the ACES 2020 Conference Report. The cost for the Annual to be delivered to your home is £12 including UK postage.
Merch
When you book your free ticket, you are invited to support us with the purchase of one of our exclusive T-shirts. The cost of the Tees is £25. Our T-shirts can be found here
Membership
If you are not a Member of Black Economics, you are invited to join us. We are building a coalition of people with shared aims.
Members will have access to the full recording of this conference, which is 12 hours long in total. So if you miss a few hours, you can catch up at any time.
Also, If you want your business or organisation featured in the ads during the conference, then do become a member. This Add-on option is available when you book your tickets.