National Alliance of Market Developers

2010 Conference Schedule

Thursday - April 22, 2010

7:30 AM -
5:00 PM
Registration
7:00 pm

Welcome/Press Reception

Co-Sponsors: The Nielsen Company, The Atlanta Tribune

Friday - April 23, 2010

7:30 am -
5:00 PM
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Power Breakfast- Plenary Session

Keynote Speaker:
Danny J. Bakewell Sr.
Executive Publisher
Los Angeles Sentinel

Topic - Advertising In the Automotive Industry

Sponsor: Reynolds American, Inc.

9:00 AM - 2:00 AM

International Business Kids

"How to Start, and Manage A Business On-line"

10:00 AM -
11:30 AM

Forum I
"How to Market your Business on a Global Scale"

Keynoter:
Fenorris Pearson
CEO of Global Consumer Innovation, Inc.

Panelists:
April Yvonne Garrett
President, Civic Frame

Sulaiman Rahman
President, UrbanPhilly.com

Sponsor: Afro-American Newspaper

11:45 AM -
1:45 PM

NAMD President's Luncheon

Presiding:
Norm Bond
President
NormBond & Associates

Keynote Speaker:
Maggie Anderson
Founder and CEO
The Empowerment Experiment

Topic: How the Empowerment Experiment supports
Black-owned businesses

Sponsor: Aetna, Inc.

2:00 PM -
3:30 PM

Workshop I
"The Impact of Black Media Research on the
Multicultural Market"

Moderator:
Clyde C. Allen
President
Allen and Partners, Inc.

Panelists:
Willis Smith
President
W.G Smith & Associates

Sponsor: NAMD Black Professional News

3:45 PM -
5:00 PM
General NAMD Member Meeting - Part One
7:00 PM -
10:30 PM

NAMD Marketing Awards Dinner
NAMD Award Presentations:

Emcee: Doni Glover
WOLB 1010 AM, Bmorenews.com

Moss Kendrix Marketer Award
McGhee Williams Osse & Fay Ferguson
Co-CEO's Burrell Communications

H.Naylor Fitzhugh Humanitarian Award
Pat Lottier
Publisher, Atlanta Tribune

NAMD Entrepreneur of the Year
Evens Charles
CEO/President, Frontier Development and Hospitality Group

NAMD President's Award
Maggie Anderson
Founder and CEO, The Empowerment Experiment

Sponsor: Miller Coors, Chicago Defender

Saturday - April 24, 2010

8:00 AM -
4:00 PM
Registration
8:30 AM -
10:30 AM

Workshop II
"Social Media, Marketing Your Company's Brand"

Moderator:
Norm Bond
President
NORMBOND Associates

Panelists:
Eric Hamilton
Author: "Social Media In the Age of Obama"

Aliya S. King
President
Social Media Manager
ICED Media

Clarence Wooten
Founder/CEO
Groupsite.com

Sponsor: Heart & Soul Magazine

11:00 AM -
1:00 PM

Power Brunch

Presiding:
Deborah Crable
NAMD Chairman

Keynote Speaker:
Roger E. P. Madison Jr.
Founder & CEO
iZania, LLC

Topic: Building a Successful Social Media Program – Strategy, Tools and Results

Sponsor: Coca Cola

1:15 PM -
3:00 PM

Workshop III
"Understanding Financial Management in an Economic Crisis"

Moderator:
Vera Primus
President
VEP Associates Professional Services

Panelist:
Cedric Muhammad
President
Black Electorate Communications, Inc.

Sponsor: Black Enterprise Magazine

3:15 PM -
5:00 PM
General NAMD Member Meeting - Part Two
7:00 PM -
10:30 PM
NAMD Marketing Mixer
The Inner Harbor of Baltimore