THe bob wright SYMPOSIUM on business empowerment IS DESIGNED TO EXPOSE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE INDUSTRY TRAILBLAZERS AND RESPECTED THOUGHT-LEADERS WITHIN THEIR FIELDS. THIS IS ALSO one of THE FIRST EVENTs OF ITS KIND TO TAKE PLACE IN COLUMBUS, GA, PROUD HOME TO SEVERAL INFLUENTIAL MINORITY BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.  THEREFORE, THE IMPACT OF THIS EVENT WILL TRULY BE IMMEASURABLE.          

THis CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE WORLD CLASS BUSINESS LEADERS AND EXECUTIVES SHARING INVALUABLE BUSINESS INSIGHT, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, IN ADDITION TO providing NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATTENDEES.

Bios for the 2016 Bob Wright Symposium Speakers are listed below.   

EDDIE COMPASS IV, President & CEO, Next Generation Marine

DAMIEN DWIN, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Brightwood Capital Advisors (not pictured above)

NATHANIEL GOLDSTON, Chairman, Gourmet Services, Inc.

JUDGE GLENDA HATCHETT, Founding Partner, The Hatchett Firm

SYLVESTER HESTER, President & CEO, Global Automotive Alliance, LLC

MELLODY HOBSON, President, Ariel Investments and Chair of the Board, DreamWorks Animation

JO ANN JENKINS, CEO, AARP

MICHAEL MCCOY, President, Z Systems

DR. REGINALD PARKER, President & CEO, 510nano Inc.

Moderated by BYRON PITTS, Anchor & Chief Correspondent, ABC News

HOSTED BY:

DR. ROBERT "BOB" L. WRIGHT