Creating Exposure Student Attends Black Enterprise summit in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Kendall Weddington, a Creating Exposure Through The Arts teenage photographer, attended the 24th annual Black Enterprise FWD, the revamped, rebranded summit for entrepreneurs hosted by Nationwide June 19-22 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
The four-day conference brought together more than 1,200 of the nation's leading entrepreneurs, innovators, creators and founders of color with a special focus on tech-driven innovation and separate tracks for established firms and startups. "FWD: Business on Your Own Terms" provided an array of diverse entrepreneurs in attendance with networking, partnership, financing and other business-building opportunities.
Images captured included TV host Wendy Williams, singer, songwriter, rapper and entrepreneur Ryan Leslie, Entreprenuer Angela Simmons, Harlem Capital Partner John Henry, Entreprenuer and Founder of Solid Ground Innovations (SGI) and New Orleans-based technology startup Resilia Sevetri Wilson, Black Enterprise SVP/Editor-at-large Alfred Edmonds Jr, Black Enterprise President & CEO Earl Graves Jr,, Charlotte Council member James “Smuggie” Mitchell, Author/Speaker Carlos Davis, WBTV Reporter Dedrick Russell, and TV Producer/Founder of Made Lifestyle Collection Chuck Holiday.
