An attendee shares an idea about how businesses can become involved in the public education system.
An audience member shares her thoughts on how best to fix America's public schools.
Attendees represented both the Memphis business community as well as the school system.
Audience members interacted with panelists from both academia as well as entrepreneurs involved in the education system.
Attendees directing their questions and concerns to the panel
Attendees networking between sessions
Audience members networked and shared their thoughts and ideas even after the sessions ended.
Two attendees discuss the role business can play in moving our public schools forward.
Attendees continued to network even after the sessions ended.
Audience members share ideas at the cocktail reception.
After the sessions, audience members were invited to continue the dialogue.
Black Enterprise in partnership with The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation presents "Today's Business Crisis Education Tomorrows Workforce"
Black Enterprise in partnership with the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation brought together educators, administrators and business leaders to share ideas on how to improve public schools.
Black Enterprise Magazine
Black Enterprise Magazine 2
Black Enterprise Symposium Peabody
Black Enterprise with the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation
Dawn Chirwa Chief of Staff US-Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Developing School Models that Work Panel Discussion
Dr. Kriner Cash giving the Welcome Remarks
Dr. Kriner Cash giving the Welcome Remarks 2
Earl Butch Graves Jr. 3
Educating Tomorrows Workforce Agenda
Kenya Bradshaw Executive Director, Stand for Children shares her ideas during the first panel discussion.
Kenya Bradshaw with attendees at the Education Reform Symposium
Alan Hughes, Multimedia Editorial Director for Black Enterprise, leads the discussion titled, "Helping our Schools."
Some networking by attendees between sessions.
Educators, professionals and entrepreneurs networked during the event's reception
Networking Reception
Panel Discussion: Helping our Schools, moderated by Multimedia Editorial Director Alan Hughes
Moderator Derek T Dingle and panelists discuss possible ways to help public schools
Panelists and moderators gather before the forum
Panel Speakers Kenya Bradshaw, Executive Director, Stand for Children, and Yetta Lewis, Chief Academic Officer at Gestalt Community Schools have a conversation
Penny Hardaway, Former NBA All-Star and co-owner of the Memphis Grizzlies, talks about the role athletes and celebrities should play in improving schools
President and CEO of Black Enterprise Earl Butch Graves Jr.
Rahim Islam, CEO of Universal Companies during the networking reception
Rahim Islam, CEO of Universal Companies, networking with an attendee
Rahim Islam, president and CEO of Universal Companies presents the afternoon's case study on how the non-profit improved the schools in Philadelphia
Attendees at the Education Reform Symposium reception
Attendees at the Black Enterprise/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Education Reform Symposium
Attendees taking notes at the Education Reform Symposium in Memphis
Attendees at the Education Reform Symposium in Memphis
Attendees at the Education Reform Symposium in Memphis. The event was held in the afternoon to allow educators to attend
Attendees at the Education Reform Symposium in Memphis
Attendees at the Education Reform Symposium in Memphis
The registration desk at the Education Reform Symposium in Memphis
Attendees at the Registration Desk for Education Reform Symposium in Memphis