Schedule

Featured Speaker

Gary A. Douglas

President

Nationwide National Partners

Gary A. Douglas serves as President of Nationwide National Partners, an organization designed to...Read more

Wed, 3 Aug 2016

8:00am to 7:00pm

Registration Open
The Baltimore Convention Center - Lobby

8:00am to 5:00pm

NUL Regional Meeting
Hilton Baltimore Hotel

10:30am to 12:00pm

Opening Press Conference
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 342

3:15pm to 5:00pm

Delegate Assembly
Hilton Baltimore Hotel - Holiday Ballroom 4, 5, & 6

7:00pm to 9:00pm

State of the Urban League Address
New Shiloh Baptist Church

10:00pm to 12:00am

Greater Baltimore Urban League Welcome Reception
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park
Thu, 4 Aug 2016

8:00am to 7:00pm

Registration Open (Day 2)
The Baltimore Convention Center

8:00am to 10:00am

Opening Plenary: Presidential Candidates
The Baltimore Convention Center - Swing Hall

11:00am to 5:00pm

The N.U.L. Experience Opening & Ribbon Cutting
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall C&D

11:00am to 12:15pm

Investing in Neighborhood Stability by Investingin Shared Entrepreneurship (Workshop 1)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 314

11:00am to 12:15pm

State of Health and Wellness in Black America - (Workshop 2)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 315

11:00am to 12:15pm

How to Project Leadership in Your Wardrobe (Workshop 3)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 316

11:00am to 5:00pm

Volunteer Zone
The Baltimore Convention Center

11:00am to 12:15pm

African Americans and Untapped Careers in Energy & Transportation (Workshop 4)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 321, 322, 323

11:00am to 12:00pm

Career Fair: Polishing Your Professional Image
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall A

11:00am to 5:00pm

Expo Hall - Beauty & Styling Lounge
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

11:00am to 12:15pm

Collective Courage: The Link Between African American Cooperative Business and Economic Freedom
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 318, 319, 320

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Expo Hall: Women, Wealth & Relationships
The Baltimore Convention Center

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Career Fair: Pefecting Your Pitch
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall A

12:30pm to 1:30pm

YP: Volunteer Zone
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall C&D

12:30pm to 2:30pm

Women of Power & Business Leaders Awards Luncheon
The Baltimore Convention Center - Grand Ballroom – Level 4

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Career Fair: Career Coaching – Your Secret to Success followed by Coaching Corner
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Career Fair: Navigating The New Job Market
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

1:15pm to 2:15pm

Expo Hall: Dating in the Digital Age
The Baltimore Convention Center

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Career Fair: Google Me - Your Digital Footprint
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

2:15pm to 3:45pm

Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion for Better Outcomes
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 316

2:15pm to 3:15pm

YP: #BaltimoreRising: Making Change in the Aftermath
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 314

2:30pm to 3:30pm

Expo Hall: How To Develop Into The Leader That Wins
The Baltimore Convention Center

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Career Fair: Be Your Own Boss - Succeeding in Entrepreneurship
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall A

3:45pm to 4:45pm

Expo Hall: Winning Strategies For a Millennial World
The Baltimore Convention Center

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Plenary Session II – Town Hall on Education
The Baltimore Convention Center - Swing Hall

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Young Professionals Business Meeting
The Baltimore Convention Center

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Chairman's Reception
Hilton Baltimore Hotel - Key Ballroom 8, 11, 12

5:30pm to 6:00pm

YP: Council of Presidents' Toast
The Baltimore Convention Center

6:00pm to 8:00pm

YP: Summit Welcome Reception
The Baltimore Convention Center - Terrace 3rd Floor

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Quarter Century Club's Mahlon T. Puryear Dinner
Hilton Baltimore Hotel - Holiday Ballroom 7, 9 & 10

8:30pm to 9:30pm

YP Salute to Leadership
The Baltimore Convention Center

9:00pm to 12:00am

Urban League Live! Throwback Thursday Baltimore Block Party
Hilton Baltimore Hotel - Holiday Ballroom 4, 5, & 6
Fri, 5 Aug 2016

8:00am to 10:00am

Plenary Session III: Save Our Cities: The Burden of Mass Incarceration: Time for New Solutions
The Baltimore Convention Center

8:00am to 8:45am

Hackathon: Check-in & Breakfast
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

8:00am to 5:00pm

Registration Open (Day 3)
The Baltimore Convention Center

9:00am to 9:20am

Hackathon: Welcome & Opening Remarks
The Baltimore Convention Center - Workshop Room

9:30am to 1:00pm

Hackathon: Hacking Starts
The Baltimore Convention Center - Workshop Room

11:00am to 5:00pm

Volunteer Zone
The Baltimore Convention Center

11:00am to 12:15pm

State of Education in Black America (Workshop 1)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 314

11:00am to 12:15pm

No Judgement..No Shame: A Dialogue Shifting The Black Sexual Paradigm (Workshop 2)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 315

11:00am to 12:15pm

YP: The Color of Money: Culture, Family, and Finances (Workshop 3)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 316

11:00am to 12:15pm

Policy: Juvenile Justice Examining the Criminalization of Youth (Workshop 4)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 317

11:00am to 12:15pm

YP: Leadership on the Line: What it Takes to Advance and Thrive in Any Organization (Workshop 6)
The Baltimore Convention Center

11:00am to 12:00pm

Career Fair: Young Gifted and Underemployed
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall A

11:00am to 11:15am

TechConnect: Facebook Opening Remarks
Expo Hall - Tech Connect Main Stage

11:00am to 12:00pm

Expo Hall: Breaking into the Entertainment Industry
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

11:00am to 12:00pm

Career Fair: Where the Jobs Are in Tech
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall A

11:00am to 12:15pm

Winning Strategies & Solutions to Build Economic Wealth (Workshop 5)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 318, 319, 320

11:30am to 12:15pm

TechConnect: Where the Jobs Are in Tech
Expo Hall - Tech Connect Main Stage

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Career Fair: Sector Switching
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Career Fair: Tech Posers
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall A

12:15pm to 2:15pm

National Council of Urban League Guild’s Leadership Luncheon & Guild Awards
The Baltimore Convention Center

12:30pm to 12:45pm

TechConnect: Sponsor Break
Expo Hall - Tech Connect Main Stage

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Career Fair: The Virtual Interview
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall A

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Hackathon: Lunch Break
The Baltimore Convention Center

1:30pm to 2:30pm

Expo Hall: MBK - Economic Empowerment: Money, Power, Respect
The Baltimore Convention Center

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Career Fair: When Networking is Not Working
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall A

2:00pm to 6:00pm

Hackathon: Hacking Continues
The Baltimore Convention Center

2:30pm to 4:30pm

Plenary IV: "My Vote My Impact: Understanding the Voting Rights Act and Mobilizing for the 2016 Election Cycle"
The Baltimore Convention Center

2:30pm to 4:30pm

YP: Executive Session
The Baltimore Convention Center

2:45pm to 4:00pm

Career Fair: Hacking into the Future
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Expo Hall: Birth of a Nation - Talkback
The Baltimore Convention Center - N.U.L Expo Hall

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Career Fair: Views From The Top: Executives In The Digital Era
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Expo Hall: Native Son: Black Gay Male Representation and Presence in Media
The Baltimore Convention Center - N.U.L Expo Hall

4:30pm to 6:30pm

YP: Speed Networking Reception
The Baltimore Convention Center - N.U.L Expo Hall

5:00pm to 6:30pm

Career Fair: YP Speed Networking Reception Sip, Pitch and Mix
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

6:30pm to 7:30pm

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Gala Pre-Reception
The Baltimore Convention Center - Foyer

8:00pm to 10:00pm

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Gala (Black Tie)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Ballroom

10:00pm to 1:00am

President's Post-Gala Affair
Hilton Baltimore Hotel - Key Ballroom,South Foyer

10:00pm to 1:00am

YP: Late Night Event: "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy"
Renaissance Harbor Place
Sat, 6 Aug 2016

6:00am to 8:00am

Power Walk with Marc
Baltimore Inner Harbor - Amphitheater

8:00am to 11:00am

YP: L.E.A.D. Summit
The Baltimore Convention Center

8:00am to 5:00pm

Small Business Matters: Entrepreneurs Summit
The Baltimore Convention Center - 3rd floor Meeting Rooms

8:00am to 11:00am

Hackathon: Hacking Continues
The Baltimore Convention Center - Workshop Room

8:00am to 8:30am

Small Business Matters: Continental Breakfast
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 308-309

8:00am to 10:15am

Small Business Matters Continental Breakfast Welcome & Opening Remarks Opening Plenary
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 308-309

8:30am to 9:15am

Small Business Matters: Opening Remarks
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 308-309

9:00am to 10:30am

Open Leadership Session
TBD

9:00am to 10:30am

YP: Influential Leaders Chart their Own Career Paths: Essential Soft Skills
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 321, 322, 323

9:00am to 10:30am

YP: Leadership by Design: Securing your Legacy, Habits of Extraordinary Leaders
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 318, 319, 320

9:00am to 12:00pm

Baltimore Community Service Project: Expo Hall - BCVC (Backpack - Distribution)
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

9:00am to 12:00pm

"NULYP HONORS: Heroes in the Movement" Awards Luncheon
The Baltimore Convention Center

9:15am to 10:15am

Small Business Matters: Opening Plenary
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 308-309

9:30am to 11:00am

The Urban League Family Session Program
Hilton Baltimore Hotel - Holiday Ballroom 4, 5, & 6

10:30am to 11:45am

Small Business Matters: Preparing to Land the Contract Track: What Are You Capable Of?
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 314

10:30am to 11:45am

Small Business Matters: Growth: Obtaining Federal Contracts
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 316

10:30am to 12:00pm

Beyond Hashtags: What It Takes to Be a Real Boss
The Baltimore Convention Center

10:30am to 12:00pm

YP: Board Service 2.0: Volunteering as a Catalyst for Personal & Professional Development
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 321, 322, 323

10:30am to 11:45am

Small Business Matters: Accelerated: Managing Credit for Business Success
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 317

10:30am to 12:00pm

The NUL Experience Expo Hall "Community & Family Day"
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall C&D

10:30am to 11:45am

Small Business Matters: Start-Up/Pre-Venture: Managing Your Money While Growing Your Small Business
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 315

10:30am to 5:00pm

The N.U.L. Experience Expo and Career & Networking Fair
The Baltimore Convention Center

10:30am to 5:00pm

Volunteer Zone
The Baltimore Convention Center

10:30am to 5:00pm

Back to School Expo
The Baltimore Convention Center

11:00am to 12:00pm

YP: Building Your Financial Foundation: Developing a Budget, Buying a Home, and Investing for your Future
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 321, 322, 323

11:00am to 11:45am

TechConnect: Facebook TechPrep
Expo Hall - Tech Connect Main Stage

11:00am to 12:00pm

Expo Hall: Health and Fitness
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

11:00am to 11:45am

Hackathon: Presentation Prep
The Baltimore Convention Center - Workshop Room

11:45am to 1:00pm

Small Business Matters: Empowerment Room
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 310

11:45am to 1:00pm

Small Business Matters: How I Made It! Small Business Success Stories
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 315

11:45am to 1:00pm

Small Business Matters: Growth: How to Penetrate the Corporate Procurement Marketplace
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 316

11:45am to 1:00pm

Small Business Matters: Accelerated: Beyond Social Media: Using Online Marketing to Generate Real Revenue
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 317

12:00pm to 1:15pm

TechConnect: Hack & Learn
Expo Hall - Tech Connect Main Stage

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Career Fair: The 5 Reasons You Did Not Get the Job
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

12:15pm to 1:15pm

Expo Hall: Mayor's Panel
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Hackathon: Start Demos
The Baltimore Convention Center - Workshop Room

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Career Fair: Apply Here Experience Needed
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

1:05pm to 2:30pm

Small Business Matters: Luncheon & Pitch Competition
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 308-309

1:05pm to 2:30pm

Small Business Matters: Luncheon & Pitch Competition
The Baltimore Convention Center

1:30pm to 2:45pm

TechConnect: Hack-thon Demo/Judging presented by Comcast
Expo Hall - Tech Connect Main Stage

1:30pm to 2:30pm

Expo Hall: Lemonade: Life Gives you Lemons
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

2:00pm to 2:30pm

Hackathon: Judges Deliberate
The Baltimore Convention Center - Workshop Room

2:30pm to 3:00pm

Hackathon: Prizes & Closing Remarks
The Baltimore Convention Center - Workshop Room

2:45pm to 4:00pm

Small Business Matters: Empowerment Room
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 310

2:45pm to 3:45pm

Expo Hall: Know your Rights
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall

2:45pm to 3:45pm

Small Business Matters: Preparing to Land the Contract Track: What's Next?
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 314

2:45pm to 3:45pm

Small Business Matters: Start-Up/Pre-Venture: Developing a Winning Digital Branding and Social Media Strategy for Your Business
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 315

2:45pm to 3:45pm

Small Business Matters: Growth: Brand-ish; Authentically Wielding and Leveraging Your Brand and Network to Their Maximum Potential
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 316

2:45pm to 3:45pm

Small Business Matters: Accelerated: Perfect Your Pitch With Tips From ABC's Shark Tank
The Baltimore Convention Center - Room 317

3:00pm to 4:00pm

TechConnect: Love At First Swipe
Expo Hall - Tech Connect Main Stage

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Small Business Matters: Wells Fargo Networking Reception
The Baltimore Convention Center - Terrace 2nd Floor

4:00pm to 4:45pm

TechConnect: V-Card Meetup
Expo Hall - Tech Connect Main Stage

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Expo Hall: Do Black Lives Matter to Black People
The Baltimore Convention Center - Expo Hall