The Power of Urban Radio Forum is preparing for its 23rd annual event, set to take place from October 4 to 6, at the Marriott in Georgetown, Washington, DC. Hosted by the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters and Kizart Media Partners, the forum will convene CEOs and marketers to discuss the burgeoning $1.5 trillion Black Consumer Market.
Registration for the event is now open on the NABOB site.
General Motors Director of Diversity Marketing Tarnesha Armstrong will be the Keynote Speaker, while General Motors will be honored with the 2023 Marc Pritchard Corporate Impact Award. Another highlight will be the National Service Award to be given to dentsu Media Americas by NABOB and PURF. NABOB will also recognize Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, with the 2023 NABOB Lifetime Achievement Award.
The event will feature a series of engaging sessions including the National Marketers Sessions, which will see participation from brands like P&G, AARP, and GM. A C-Suite Fireside Discussion is also on the agenda with Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer of Procter and Gamble, and Edna Kane-Williams, EVP and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for AARP, moderated by Chelsea Maddox-Dorsey, CEO of A Wonder Media.
A CEO Discussion for Radio Broadcasters is slated to include industry leaders such as iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman, Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins, and Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley, among others. The panel will be moderated by Jim Winston, President of NABOB, and Erica Farber, CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau.
For the first time, PURF will host a Global Media Agency Panel of Power, featuring Chief Equity Officers from global agencies like Publicis, Omnicom Media Group, and dentsu. Moderated by Josh Rehmani, Chief Revenue Officer of Urban 1, the panel aims to discuss investments in diverse media companies.
KMP Founder and Managing Director Sherman Kizart said, “As the 2023 Power of Urban Radio Forum again brings together the nation’s leading and senior marketing executives, media agency leaders, and broadcast CEOs from across the country, this event describes what is truly best in class that is found at this multicultural marketing and media symposium.“
