Monday, July 23, 2007
(All events occur on Capitol Hill)

3:30 - 5:30 pm

Early Registration and Networking Coffee
902 Hart Senate Office Building

5:30 - 7:00 pm

Congressional Welcome Reception
The Honorable Mitch McConnell (KY)
U.S. Senate Minority Leader
325 Russell Senate Office Building

Tuesday, July 24, 2007
(All events occur at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel at 999 9th Street, N.W.)

7:30 am

Registration

8:00 am

Continental Networking Breakfast

8:30 am

Welcome to the Summit -- U.S. Senate Briefing
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)
U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (MN)

9:20 am

Inspiring Leaders: Advancing a Legacy of Empowerment

The Honorable Louis Sullivan, M.D., President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine

Frederick D. McClure
Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

U.S. Senator Norm Coleman

10:30 am

Closing the Achievement Gap: Educating for Success in a Competitive Marketplace

U. S. Senator Lamar Alexander (TN)

Barbara Anderson, Ed.D., Senior Education Policy Advisor, Knowledge Learning Corporation

11:40 am

Keynote Remarks
The Honorable Alphonso Jackson
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

12:10 pm

Transition to Networking Luncheon

12:25 pm

Networking Luncheon

1:30 pm

Transition to General Session

1:45 pm

Eliminating Disparities: Expanding Access to Affordable Health Care

Admiral John O. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, MPH
Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Bettye Davis-Lewis, Ed.D, R.N, FAAN, President, National Black Nurses Association, Inc. and CEO, Diversified Health Care Systems

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (GA)

2:50 pm

Economic Growth: Creating More Jobs, Entrepreneurs and Opportunities

Ronald N. Langston
National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce

Stephanie Watkins
Regional Administrator, Region III, U.S. Small Business Administration

U.S. Senator Wayne Allard (CO)

3:50 pm

Summit Wrap-Up/Adjournment