MOBE Symposium 2021 Schedule: Friday, April 23
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TIME |
SESSION |
PRESENTERS/SPEAKERS |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Music Countdown |
Sounds by Jersey The DJ |
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM |
Welcome to MOBE |
Curtis Symonds, Chairman, MOBE Symposium and Yvette Moyo, Founder/CEO, MOBE Symposium and Co-Founder/CEO, Real Men Charities Inc/Real Men Cook. |
11:15 AM- 11:45 AM |
A Fireside Chat with Michelle Rice |
Michelle Rice President of TV One, and CLEO TV, interviewed by Curtis Symonds. They’ll discuss her journey to the C-Suite and the direction of TV One under its new leadership. |
11:45 AM – 12:35 PM |
Panel 1 – The Stream Is Reel |
Moderator: Mark Fisher, President & CEO, OTT.XSpeakers:
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12:35 PM – 12:40 PM |
Comedy Break 1 – featuring Adele Givens |
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12:40 PM – 12:50 PM |
Networking Break 1 |
Visit sponsor booths and meet fellow attendees |
12:50 PM – 1:40 PM |
Panel 2 – The Black Awakening – sponsored by BET Networks |
Moderator: Tiyale Hayes, Sr Vice President, Strategic Insights and ResearchSpeakers:
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1:40 PM – 1:45 PM |
Comedy Break 2 – featuring Kelly Kellz |
Kelly Davis, a/k/a Kelly Kellz is an HBO All Def Comedy alumna who has been living her dream of “bringing laughter to the soul. She has performed at comedy shows and has hosted events all over the nation, from Black College homecomings to the Broadway stage. |
1:45 PM – 1:55 PM |
Networking Break 2 |
Meet at least 2 new people and set up meetings to discuss potential partnerships |
1:55 PM – 2:45 PM |
Panel 3 – Where’s the money? The Shifting Foundation of Retail |
Moderator: Karla Winfrey, Multimedia Journalist & Executive Producer and Partner, Winfrey FoodsSpeakers:
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2:45 PM – 2:50 PM |
Comedy Break 3 – featuring Damon Williams |
With 25 years in the industry, Damon Williams is a former Subway sandwich shop owner from Chicago, IL who began his comedy career at All Jokes Aside Comedy club. Damon’s previous television appearances include BET’s Comic View dating back to 1994, including his own one-hour special. He’s been featured on BET LIVE, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, The Tom Joyner Sky Show on TV ONE, and HBO’s P Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy. |
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM |
Networking Break 3 |
Visit the sponsor and partner booths and learn about potential strategic alliances |
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM |
Keynote address – Rushion McDonald |
Rushion McDonald is a marketing and branding expert and host of the Money-Making Conversations podcast that delivers information on career planning, motivation, financial literacy, and life balance. He is also the leader of 3815 Media, the firm which represents ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith and CNN Legal Analyst Areva Martin, along with creating content for colleges and small and large company brands. |
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM |
Announcement of the MOBE Accelerator Series |
Ericka Riggs |
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM |
Closing Remarks |
Curtis Symonds and Yvette Moyo |
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
Networking and Expo Marketplace |
Sounds by Jersey The DJ |
ABOUT MOBE SYMPOSIUM

MOBE (Pronounced “moe-bee”) Marketing Opportunities in Business and Entertainment, where Marketing, Technology, Sports, and Entertainment professionals converge with early-stage/growing businesses, business professionals, and corporations. The MOBE Mission: To facilitate discussion, instruction, and business building relationships.
Since 1992, the MOBE Symposium has delivered business building, education, and mentoring resources for African-American professionals; sports, entertainment, and other entrepreneurs. MOBE facilitates deals between these companies and large corporations to grow their businesses.
The brand remains strong, as it delivered on an intention most conferences don’t: To build business!!! MOBE has a proven track record for presenting strategic alliances and professional development.
- Our registrants directly influenced the spending power and impacted a vastly larger urban consumer base.
- More than $187 million in business was generated to African-American companies as a direct result of associations conceived at MOBE symposiums.
- MOBE is where content producers, talent agents, and others seek out the partnerships that will propel them to the next level.
- MOBE is the convergence of brands, agencies, media companies, producers, and entrepreneurs.
Timely Discussions
Conversations and Case Studies You Don’t Hear Anywhere Else
Grow Your Network
Meet Leaders, Executives and Entrepreneurs
Be In The Know
Learn from the experts and authorities in their industries
Career & Start-Up Advice
Get advice from those who have done it successfully