Forbes Press Conference to Announce New ForbesBLK Initiative Coming To Atlanta This Fall

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tomorrow, August 15th at 10:30 a.m. EST, Forbes will be holding a press conference with Mayor Andre Dickens to announce a new ForbesBLK initiative coming to Atlanta, GA, on November 8th and 9th.

Speakers include Atlanta’s Mayor, Andre Dickens, CEO of Forbes, Mike Federle and members of the ForbesBLK Advisory Council. The event will focus on the new ForbesBLK event, that will be hosted in Atlanta, and provide insight into the expansion of the ForbesBLK platform and its commitment to curating best-in-class experiences while championing the global community of Black trailblazers.

If you are unable to attend the press conference in person, you can watch it live here.

WHO:

Key remarks will be provided by:

 

  • Andre Dickens, Mayor of Atlanta
  • Mike Federle, Chief Executive Officer, Forbes
  • Jabari Young, Editorial Lead, ForbesBLK
  • Kelly Beaty English, ForbesBLK Advisory Council Member

WHEN:

Tuesday, August 15th from 10:30 – 11:10 a.m. ET

 

WHERE:

City Hall: Mural Room, 5563 Trinity Ave, SW Atlanta, GA 30303

 

RSVP:

If you’d like to attend in person, or receive the link to the livestream, please email [email protected].

 

Contacts

Jocelyn Swift

Director of Communications, Forbes

Email: [email protected]

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