The symposium is designed to amplify your network with our business mentor matching process.

Two days of learning with a track for established and startup entrepreneurs

Friday February 26

09:00am - Welcome note from ACBN

09:30am - Keynote from Isaac Olowolafe, Dream Legacy Foundation: Building a Black Economic Ecosystem

10:00 am - Concurrent Sessions

Dr. Joan Samuels-Dennis: Mindset of a Black Entrepreneur - Emotional Intelligence

Andrew Bromfield, Formative Innovations: IT Systems - Security and Automation

11:00 am - Concurrent Sessions:

Doug Minter, Propel Mastermind: Ideation: Bringing your business concept to life

Sean Okeeffe: Managing Business Change (behavioral/environmental)

12:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions:

Stephen McQueen, RBC: Revenue Model / Financial Tracking and fund allocations

Nicholas Chandimal, Cassels Law: Protecting your IP: Legal (patent/copyrights/trademark/contracts/negotiaions)

1:30 - Concurrent Sessions:

Nakimbe BaoBoa, Mappdom: Marketing: Market Research to determine Target market

Samantha and Melissa, Jeniks Logistics: Supply Chain Optimization, getting products to your clients effectively

Saturday February 27

09:00 Welcome note from ACBN

09:30 - Keynote from Susan Henry, Alterna Savings: Microloan Funding options for Small Business

10:00 am - Concurrent Sessions:

Andrea Henry, Henry Law: Ownership Models: Legal structures for your business

Victor Beausoleil, SETSI: Social Finance Ecosystem

11:00 am - Concurrent Sessions:

Christina Gwira, NOYADESIGNS: Personal Branding: Reputation is everything

Christopher Trotman, Trotman Communications: Fine tuned Communication and PR Tactics

12:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions:

Alton Brooks: Sales and Marketing: The customer journey turning leads into Revenue

Nicola Harris, Centre for Strategic Impact: Leadership and Teams development

1:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions:

Yuri and Marguerite, Carifika: The importance of Partnerships to amplify growth

Marc Goode: Digital Marketing Technology: Competing in the Gig Economy

4:00 pm - Black Owned Marketplace continues in partnership with Halton Black Voices and Black Ownerd HAMONT

Saturday February 27 and March 6 - Black Owned Marketplace

partnership with Halton Black Voices and HAMONT

Halton Black Voices is a new grassroots collective, intended to bring youth, families and individuals together. Our purpose is to create a safe space in the Halton region for all Black people including the 2SLGBTQQIA community, where we can establish new connections.

We aim to build stronger communities by raising awareness, educating, and empowering Black community members of all ages. We also intend to connect with allies for reciprocal educational opportunities, with the intention of creating spaces of mutual understanding and respect.

We have a room full of entrepreneurs scaling their companies and looking to hire. When you register for the job fair the position you are looking for is match with current opportunities in the community.

Full Speaker List