Here’s What’s On The Agenda For 2025 XCEL Summit For Men:

The 2025 BLACK ENTERPRISE XCEL Summit For Males is “Made For Males. Constructed For Affect.” The summit will happen Oct. 15–17 on the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, that includes a packed schedule of management intensives, teaching, and networking designed to empower Black male professionals and entrepreneurs.

Oct.15 

After arrival and check-in, the occasions start. Attendees could have entry to the XCEL Showcase & Lounge. Just a few highlights throughout the lounge session are sponsor giveaways, interactive video games, and a money bar. That night, the 35-and-under crowd will collect for a focused networking session led by Ramon Ray, founding father of CelebrityCEO.com, adopted by a welcome reception.

The XCEL Awards gala caps the evening, with honorees Larry Fitzgerald Jr., John Hope Bryant, George C. Fraser, Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Troy Taylor and Robert Smith. Every man of excellence will probably be honored for his or her contributions to the Black group {and professional} success within the enterprise group. Emmy-winning journalist Ed Gordon will emcee occasions.

Oct. 16

Whereas having fun with a catered breakfast, BE CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. will give opening remarks, setting the intention for the day forward. Following, Graves and Hope Bryant headline a fireplace chat on enterprise, wealth constructing, and group; a name to motion to embrace and advance monetary inclusion and wealth creation because the civil rights challenge of our time.

Attendees also can select amongst a number of deep-dive workshops:

Negotiating Your Compensation and Leveraging Your Efficiency Assessment — Methods for wage development and promotion readiness

Intro to P&L Administration — Understanding revenue and loss to make knowledgeable choices

AI: Buddy or Foe for Your Profession? — Integrating synthetic intelligence into management with out shedding the human contact

Government management teaching (JPMorgan Chase) and monetary teaching (Constancy) run concurrently. The noon luncheon, A Name-To-Motion for Males of Excellence, options Gordon moderating a dialogue on civic engagement, financial empowerment, and legacy-building. Afternoon barbershop-style debates will sort out present occasions and cultural points, ending with cigars and cognac by the pool.

Oct. 17

Seize breakfast and settle in for a hearth chat with investor Robert Smith. Actor and activist David Banner and actor Blair Underwood be a part of Alfred Edmond Jr. for a dialogue on media affect, private branding, and purpose-driven careers. Workshops will handle monetary planning for top earners, psychological well being resilience, AI instruments for profession ROI, optimizing well being and longevity, and navigating worldwide assignments.

Teaching periods proceed till the summit closes with a panel on world profession alternatives and mobility.

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