BET Networks Unveils Inaugural Social Impact Conference, META Convened By BET Networks
20 Juin 2019 - 12:25AM
Business Wire
TODAY’S MOST INFLUENTIAL STRATEGIC
THOUGHT-LEADERS ACROSS MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY TO
GATHER AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE AFRICAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITY
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TYLER PERRY, QUEEN LATIFAH, DJ KHALED, LEE
DANIELS, CHARLES KING, REV. AL SHARPTON, JEMELE HILL, DONNA
BRAZILE, HILL HARPER, CHARLES PHILLIPS, YUSEF SALAAM, AND MORE
SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TWO-DAY EVENT IN LOS
ANGELES
#META4CHANGE
BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Media Networks (NASDAQ: VIAB,
VIA), announces inaugural social impact conference, META (Media,
Entertainment and Technology Alliance) Convened by BET
Networks, to explore how the most influential people and
platforms across these sectors can work together to positively
impact outcomes for the African-American community. The two-day
invitation-only event will take place Thursday, June 20 and Friday
June 21 in Los Angeles as the lead up to BET’s annual BET
Experience and BET Awards. META Convened by BET Networks
will convene some of today’s top leading thought leaders from
across sectors to explore opportunities for long-term impact.
“BET Networks is uniquely positioned to convene thought leaders
from across sectors for this timely dialogue about the power of
media, entertainment and technology to positively impact the
African American community,” said Scott Mills, President of BET
Networks. “The BET Awards weekend is the optimal time to bring
together the vast array of talent, executives, academics and
non-profit leaders that we have assembled for this high-impact
convening. We are taking on these issues in a way that no other
brand can.”
Renowned creator, producer, entrepreneur Tyler Perry, to
kick-off the conference as its opening speaker.
Full list of participants
include:
- Al Sharpton, Founder, National Action Network
- Angela Rye, CEO, Impact Strategies, Political Analyst,
CNN & NPR
- Barron Witherspoon, Global VP, Industry Affairs &
Corporate Race Initiative, Procter & Gamble
- Beverly Bond, Founder + CEO, Black Girls Rock!
- Brittany Packnett, Activist + Educator + Writer
- Charles King, Founder + CEO, MACRO
- Charles Phillips, Founder + CEO, Infor
- Derrick Johnson, President + CEO, NAACP
- DJ Khaled, DJ + Producer
- Donna Brazile, Political Strategist
- Esi Eggleston Bracey, EVP and COO, NA Beauty and
Personal Care, Unilever
- Hill Harper, Actor + Activist
- Jemele Hill, Staff Writer, The Atlantic + Host, “Jemele
Hill Is Unbothered” Podcast
- Jim Shelton, Education Expert
- Judith Browne Dianis, Executive Director, Advancement
Project
- Khalil Muhammad, Harvard Kennedy School
- Lauryn Ogbechie, Director, Education Partnerships,
Facebook
- Lee Daniels, Film + Television Writer, Director,
Producer
- Louis Carr, President of Media Sales, BET Networks
- Marva Smalls, EVP, Global Head of Inclusion Strategy,
Viacom
- Mary Schmidt Campbell, President, Spelman College
- Michael A. Strautmanis, Chief Engagement Officer, The
Barack Obama Foundation
- Michael Smith, Executive Director, My Brother’s Keeper
Alliance
- Morgan DeBaun, Founder + CEO, Blavity Inc.
- Nischelle Turner, Correspondent, Entertainment
Tonight
- Queen Latifah, Actor + Producer
- Rashad Robinson, Executive Director, Color of
Change
- Ron Williams, Former Chairman & CEO, AETNA + Author,
Learning to Lead
- Scott Mills, President, BET Networks
- Shaun Harper, Executive Director, USC Race and Equity
Center
- Stefanie Brown James, Co-Founder + Senior Advisor, The
Collective
- Steve Pamon, COO, Parkwood Entertainment
- Tyler Perry, Actor + Playwright + Filmmaker +
Comedian
- Yusef Salaam, Member of The Exonerated Central Park
Five
*All names subject to change.
Procter & Gamble is the presenting sponsor of the META
Convened by BET Networks Luncheon.
META Convened by BET Networks is a private event, but
portions of the conference will be made available on BET’s social
platforms and by using the official hashtag #META4CHANGE.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B),
is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music,
news and public affairs television programming for the
African-American audience. The primary BET channel is in nearly 85
million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada,
the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, sub-Saharan Africa and France.
BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse
group of business extensions including BET.com, a leading Internet
destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET
HER (formerly CENTRIC), a 24-hour entertainment network targeting
the African-American woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul
and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing
festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and
video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which
operates BET Networks around the globe.
ABOUT VIACOM
Viacom creates entertainment experiences that drive conversation
and culture around the world. Through television, film, digital
media, live events, merchandise and solutions, our brands connect
with diverse, young and young at heart audiences in more than 180
countries.
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