January 23, 2020
Specifications and Benefits of Participating in the NNPA Digital Network, Part 1
Topic: Specifications and Benefits of Participating in the NNPA Digital Network: Expand and Enhance NNPA Member Publishers’ Revenue Generation from Digital Advertising; Update on Current Digital Opportunities – Q&A
Presenter: Norman Rich, NNPA Digital Network Manager
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Specifications and Benefits of Participating in the NNPA Digital Network, Part II
Topic: Specifications and Benefits of Participating in the NNPA Digital Network: Expand and Enhance NNPA Member Publishers’ Revenue Generation from Digital Advertising; Monetization and Digital Advertising – Q&A
Moderator: Norman Rich, NNPA Digital Network Manager
Panelists: Brannon Nealy, Houston Forward Times, Ron Burke, NNPA National Sales Team Manager
Wells Fargo Fireside Chat: Navigating the U.S. Housing Affordability Crisis
Moderator: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO
Presenter: Connie Wright, Senior Vice President, Housing Affordability Philanthropy, Wells Fargo
January 24, 2020
Pfizer: African Americans and Heart Disease – New Research Breakthrough; Announcing 2020 Partnership Between Pfizer and NNPA
Hosted by Pfizer
Presenter: Dr. Kevin Williams, Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer Rare Disease
Give Me a Facelift, Part I: Upgrading A Publication’s Look, Website, Front Page, Media Kits, Rate Cards, Newsletters, and Video Advertising Promotion
Moderator: Ron Burke, Washington Informer
Panelists: Dr. Frances Draper, Publisher, The Afro American Newspapers – Baltimore and Washington DC; Hiram Jackson, Publisher, Michigan Chronicle; Grace Boateng, Houston Forward Times – Q&A
Give Me a Facelift, Part II: Ideas and Concepts for Special Editions and Supplements
Moderator: Johann Calhoun, Philadelphia Tribune
Panelists: Carolyn Guniss, Editor, Miami Times; Arriale Henry, Westside Gazette – Q&A
AmeriHealth Caritas: Future of Medicaid and Medicare: Healthy You, Healthy Us – What is Managed Care and How Does It Advance Health Equity
Gain greater understanding about the different ways managed care organizations address key social disparities — many of which disproportionately impact African Americans and other people of color.
Presenters: Jawanza Keita, National Director of Corporate Communications and Media Relations, AmeriHealth Caritas; Keith Maccannon, Director, Marketing, Community Relations and Outreach, AmeriHealth Caritas, District of Columbia
Transforming General Motors to Reflect a Transforming Industry
Presenter: Charles W. Muse, General Motors, Engineering Management Team for Autonomous Vehicles
Greetings: Dorothy Tucker, President, National Association of Black Journalists
How to Utilize QuickBooks to Help Improve the Financial Management and Accounting of the Business Side of the Black Press
Presenter: Janette Davis, MBA, CPA, Principal, Janette L. Davis, LLC, Certified Public Accountant & Financial Advisor
Advanced Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor – QuickBooks Online Advanced; QuickBooks Enterprise and QuickBooks Desktop
National Newspaper Publishers Association & Law Enforcement Action Partnership: A Winning Partnership Heralds A Call to Action About Proposed Menthol Bans
Presented by Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)
This session will be a review of 2019 accomplishments of working with NNPA publishers and an overview of 2020 plans to expand advertorials in more NNPA publications to educate the Black community and federal, state and local legislators about the serious unintended consequences of a menthol cigarette ban.
Panelists: Major Neill Franklin (Ret.), Executive Director, Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP); Commissioner Jiles Ship, New Jersey State President, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
Lilly Diabetes Solution Center and the NNPA: Vital Roles in Partnership that Serve African American Communities Around the Nation
Presenter: Nathaniel (Nate) Miles, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Eli Lilly and Company
NNPA 2020 Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award Dinner, Honoring Mollie Finch Belt, Publisher, Dallas Examiner
NNPA 2020 Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award Dinner – Black Tie Optional
The Broward County Color Guard Performance in Honor of NNPA 2020 Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
January 25, 2020
NNPA Digital Upgrading, Innovation and Monetization Using Your Mobile Devices and Other Technologies – Q&A
Presenter: Dr. Colin (Topper) Carew, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab
Google: Fundamental Tools for Journalists
Presenter: Michael Grant, Teaching Fellow at the Google NewsLab