NATIONAL BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION AND FUTURE FOCUS 2020 PRESENTS: LIVING, LEARNING AND THINKING IN THE YEAR 2025

Professionals, Students in Boston Invited to Re-Imagine the Future and Take Advantage of Current Opportunities During NBMBAA Local Empowerment Tour on April 24

The National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and Future Focus 2020 will present, "Living, Learning and Thinking in the Year 2025" on Tuesday, April 24 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston. This daylong educational event - sponsored nationally by Target Corporation - is the first stop on the NBMBAA Local Empowerment Tour, which delivers the best of the NBMBAA's highly acclaimed Annual Conference to local communities.

LIVING, LEARNING AND THINKING IN THE YEAR 2025
During the luncheon plenary, Dr. Nat Irvin II, founder of Future Focus 2020, will provide key insights into technological advancements, social changes and economic shifts that will impact the future. He will also facilitate a discussion with Boston-based thought leaders Hassell McClellan, associate professor, Boston College; Zakee Rashid, vice president, Comcast and Dr. Barbara Reid, executive director, Human Resources, Bentley College, on how blacks and other diverse communities can use this new understanding to reshape and prepare for the future.

POWER DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR
The event will also include the 6th Annual Power Diversity Career Fair that will feature representatives from more than 30 top-tier employers such as Comcast, Staples, The Boston Globe, Genzyme, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and many more. The career fair is free and open to the public.

SCHEDULE
lRegistration 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
lLiving, Learning and Thinking in the Year 2025* 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
lMeet & Greet with Nat Irvin II, Ph.D. 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
lCareer Fair 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.

REGISRATION
lNBMBAA Boston Chapter Member $55
lNon-Member $75

To register, visit http://www.acteva.com/go/bostonblackmba or contact the NBMBAA Boston Chapter at 617-989-0331.

NATIONAL BLACK MBA
Established in 1970, the National Black MBA Association is dedicated to creating partnerships that result in increased intellectual and economic wealth in the black community through its five channels of engagement: education, career, leadership, entrepreneurship and lifestyle. Visit www.nbmbaa.org for more information.

FUTURE FOCUS 2020
Nat Irvin II, Ph.D., founded Future Focus 2020, a non-profit, non-partisan 501c3 corporation, to provide leadership in bringing futurist thinking to urban America. In 2000, Future Focus 2020 became a part of the Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University, where Irvin serves as executive professor of future studies and assistant dean for MBA student development.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Dana Gleeson, Beaman Incorporated, 312-751-9689 x14, dgleeson@beamaninc.com

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