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CORRECTING and REPLACING Forbes Press Conference to Announce New ForbesBLK Initiative Coming To Atlanta This Fall

CORRECTION...by Forbes

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First paragraph of release should read: Tomorrow, August 15th at 10:30 a.m. EST, Forbes will be holding a press conference with Mayor Andre Dickens to announce a new ForbesBLK initiative coming to Atlanta, GA, on November 5th and 6th.

The updated release reads:

FORBES PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE NEW FORBESBLK INITIATIVE COMING TO ATLANTA THIS FALL

Tomorrow, August 15th at 10:30 a.m. EST, Forbes will be holding a press conference with Mayor Andre Dickens to announce a new ForbesBLK initiative coming to Atlanta, GA, on November 5th and 6th.

Speakers include Atlanta’s Mayor, Andre Dickens, CEO of Forbes, Mike Federle and members of the ForbesBLK Advisory Council. The event will focus on the new ForbesBLK event, that will be hosted in Atlanta, and provide insight into the expansion of the ForbesBLK platform and its commitment to curating best-in-class experiences while championing the global community of Black trailblazers.

If you are unable to attend the press conference in person, you can watch it live here.

WHO:

Key remarks will be provided by:

 

  • Andre Dickens, Mayor of Atlanta
  • Mike Federle, Chief Executive Officer, Forbes
  • Jabari Young, Editorial Lead, ForbesBLK
  • Kelly Beaty English, ForbesBLK Advisory Council Member

WHEN:

Tuesday, August 15th from 10:30 - 11:10 a.m. ET

 

WHERE:

City Hall: Mural Room, 5563 Trinity Ave, SW Atlanta, GA 30303

 

RSVP:

If you’d like to attend in person, or receive the link to the livestream, please email jswift@forbes.com.

 

Contacts

Jocelyn Swift
Director of Communications, Forbes
Email: jswift@forbes.com

Industry:

Forbes

Release Versions
English

Contacts

Jocelyn Swift
Director of Communications, Forbes
Email: jswift@forbes.com

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