Category Archives: Cup Conversations

Jacqueline Adams and Beverly Anderson discussed the book "A Blessing” - Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive. Date: March 12, 2021 Host/Moderator: Melissa Fenton, Executive Director, Council of Urban Professionals Speakers: Jacqueline Adams, Co-author of the book “A Blessing” Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive, Beverly Anderson,…

Date: February 24, 2021 Moderator: David W. Brown, Partner, Paul Weiss Speakers: Alvin Bragg, Visiting Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Racial Justice Project, Camelia M. Valdes, Prosecutor, Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, Jorge L. Vasquez Jr., Program Director, Power and Democracy Program, Advancement Project; CUP 2020 New York Fellow Host: Melissa Fenton, Executive Director,…

Date: January, 12, 2021 Opening Remarks: Erika Irish Brown, Chief Diversity Officer, Goldman Sachs, Johnita Walker Mizelle, CUP Board Chair Panel One: Investing in Diverse Owned Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Funds Join experienced investors as they discuss how firms are expanding economic opportunities and outcomes by increasing access to capital and share insights on how to…

Date: December 15, 2020 Opening Remarks: Shawn Edwards, Chief Technology Officer, Bloomberg LP Moderator: Melissa Fenton, Executive Director, Council of Urban Professionals Panelists: Karen Ashley, Head of Marketing Americas, Refinitiv, Alain Biem, PhD, Head of Data Science Market Intelligence, S&P Global, Krishna Z. Collie, Co-Founder/ CEO, Irie Tech, Steven Morgan, Managing Director, ICG Markets Operations…

Date: December 9, 2020 Host: Melissa Fenton, Executive Director, Council of Urban Professionals Moderator: Lucas F. Torres, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Speakers: Kim Koopersmith, Partner and Chairperson, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Mo Cowan, President, Global Government Affairs and Policy and Developed Markets, General Electric Co., Ricardo A. Anzaldua,…

Date: October 22, 2020 Host: Melissa Fenton, Executive Director, Council of Urban Professionals Moderator: Iris Birungi, SVP, Global Diversity Talent Acquisition Strategic Initiatives Speakers: Rashaan Reid, Managing Director, Senior Relationship Management, BofA Securities, Liba Saiovici, Latin America Product Management Executive, Global Transaction Services, Bank of America, Indhira Arrington, SVP, Head of Targeted Sourcing, Wells Fargo,…

Date: September 29, 2020 Moderator: Kaplan Mobray, Pre-eminent Leadership Coach and Motivation Expert; Acclaimed Author, The 10Ks of Personal Branding, Kaplan Mobray Inc. Speakers: Ebony A. Thomas, SVP, Environmental, Social & Governance, Capital Deployment and Public Policy Executive, Bank of America, Sindy Spivak, West Region Market Executive for Community Development Banking, Bank of America Merrill…