THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(detailed schedule below)
The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast Reception
9:00 a.m.
Forum Part I:
HBCUs: American Assets, The Value Proposition
The Need for HBCUs toward Innovation, Global Competitiveness and Military Preparedness
12:30 p.m.
Lunch Reception
1:35 p.m.
Forum Part II:
Strategies for Leveraging HBCU Programs Toward Innovation, Global Competitiveness & Military Preparedness
Fireside Chat: Preserving Our History
Presented By
The Heritage Foundation and The HBCU Working Group
We believe the historical significance of HBCUs must be preserved, and the present-day value of HBCUs must be bolstered. HBCUs are an American asset, and the country must recognize the role of HBCUs in innovation and competitiveness.
Engage with prominent leaders who value HBCUs and believe the most effective solutions for preserving these institutions are consistent with the ideas and principles that foster freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and a flourishing civil society. To RSVP or for questions and additional information, please contact Danielle Bonnesen at 202.608.6152 or [email protected]
Makola Abdullah, Ph.D., President, Virginia State University
David Albritton, President, General Motors Defense
Roslyn Artis, Ph.D., President, Benedict College
Lieutenant General Gwen Bingham, Retired Chief of Staff for Installation Management, United States Department of the Army
Aminta Breaux, President, Bowie State University
Ronal Bulter, President, Networking & Engineering Technologies, Inc.
Lindsay Burke, Ph.D., Director, Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Fellow in Education, The Heritage Foundation
James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, and the E. W. Richardson Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Lieutenant General Bruce Crawford, Chief Information Officer/G-6, United States Department of the Army
Rodney Ellis, Ph.D., Chancellor, Southern University at Shreveport
Eric Eversole, Vice President, United States Chamber of Commerce and President, Hiring our Heroes
Wayne Frederick, M.D., President, Howard University
David Frey, Ph.D., Professor of History and Founding Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, United States Military Academy at West Point
General Carter Ham, President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of the United States Army
Billy Hawkins, Ph.D., President, Talledega College
Leonard Haynes, Ph.D., Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary, United States Department of Education
Johnathan Holifield, J.D., Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, United States Department of Education
The Honorable Kay Coles James, President, The Heritage Foundation
Major Sean Lanier, Founder and Executive Director, Resolve Solution Incorporated
Colonel James Raftery, Jr., Ph.D., Department Head, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, United States Military Academy at West Point
Angela Sailor, J.D., Vice President, Edwin J. Feulner Institute, The Heritage Foundation
Tonya Smith Jackson, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Abby Spencer Moffat, Chief Executive Officer, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation and Founder, Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security
Jack Spencer, Vice President, Institute for Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
Major General William Walker, Commanding General, District of Columbia National Guard
Lieutenant General Nadja West, Retired Surgeon and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command
James Williams, Director of Federal Affairs, Wayne State University
Marshall Williams, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, United States Department of the Army
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.,Vice President, Institute for Family, Community, and Opportunity, The Heritage Foundation
