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Schedule
Turning the Tide of Trade Conference | Oct 18, 7:00 PM EDT – Oct 26, 7:00 PM EDT Charleston, 125 Bull St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
Register- 2 hours
Conference Check-In
Charleston Visitor Center - 2 hours
Welcome Dinner & Fellowship (Sharing the Vision)
Charleston Visitor Center
- 2 hours
Breakfast & Prayer
Fairfield Inn (Charlest Airpt) - 3 hours
International African American Museum & Reclaiming Ceremony
IAAM - 1 hour
Lunch with Local Leaders
Charleston Tech Center - 45 minutes
Session 1: Africa Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Segun Olanipekun)
Charleston Tech Center - 45 minutes
Session 2: African Diaspora and the Calling of Joseph (Ansel Brown)
Charleston Tech Center - 45 minutes
Session 3: Testimonies from the Diaspora (Armeer Kenchen, Ronda Pierce)
Charleston Tech Center - 45 minutes
Session 4: Reconciliation and Healing (John Adejoro-Oluwa, David Kaberera)
Charleston Tech Center - 2 hours
Dinner on Your Own
- 2 hours
Breakfast & Prayer
Fairfield Inn (Charlest Airpt) - 2 hours
Worship Service
Mother Emanuel Church - 1 hour
Lunch on Your Own
- 5 hours
Conference Business Exhibition
Charleston Tech Center - 45 minutes
Session 1: Economic Opportunities in Africa (Dankit Nassiuma)
Charleston Tech Center - 45 minutes
Session 2: Economic Opportunities in the Diaspora (Richard Waring)
Charleston Tech Center - 45 minutes
Session 3: Navigating Trade between Africa and America (Ronda Pierce)
Charleston Tech Center - 45 minutes
Session 4: Identifying Strategic Partnership Opportunities (La-Tasha Best-Gaddy)
Charleston Tech Center - 2 hours
Dinner on Your Own
- 2 hours
Collaboration Breakfast
Fairfield Inn (Charlest Airpt) - 3 hours
Tour of Charleston
Downtown Charleston - 1 hour
Lunch by Gillie’s Seafood
Gillie’s Seafood - 3 hours
Magnolia Plantation Tour
Magnolia Plantation - 2 hours
Dinner on Your Own
- 2 hours
Collaboration Presentations
Charleston Tech Center - 2 hours
Conference Celebration Luncheon
Charleston Tech Center - 3 hours
Conference Check-Out / Early Departures
Fairfield Inn (Charlest Airpt) - 2 hours
Dinner on Your Own
- 2 hours
Breakfast on Your Own
Fairfield Inn (Charlest Airpt) - 3 hours
Sullivan’s Island Experience
Sullivan's Island - 1 hour
Lunch on Your Own
- 4 hours
Afternoon at Isle of Palms Beach
Isle of Palms Beach - 2 hours
Dinner on Your Own
- 2 hours
Breakfast & Prayer
Fairfield Inn (Charlest Airpt) - 7 hours
Trip to Penn Center & Yoruba Village (Kingdom Perspective of African Culture)
Beaufort Area - 1 hour
Dinner on Your Own
- 2 hours
Breakfast & Prayer
Fairfield Inn (Charlest Airpt) - 1 hour
Lunch on Your Own
- 2 hours
Magnolia Singers
TBD - 2 hours
Dinner on Your Own
- 2 hours
Breakfast & Prayer
Fairfield Inn (Charlest Airpt) - 9 hours
SC State Homecoming
SC State University
- 4 hours
Final Departures
Fairfield Inn (Charlest Airpt)
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