Listen to our upcoming show and find out what it takes to be a leader from IT Leaders that are minorities and have attained leadership in their organizations.  Next Level Technology Foundation lead by Felicia Jones, will be on this episode to talk about the leaders that will be on the Panel for Minority IT Senior Exectutive Forum in Atlanta.  Here about the unique stories of the Panelist as well as the Keynote and Special Guest Speakers.  If you are in the Atlanta area you are going to want to attend and you can interact with the panel and participants yourself.  By supporting this event you are supporting the youth of Atlanta BDPA's High School Computer Competition Team for 2014 - 2015!

The event is Thursday, September 25, 2014, 6:30p - 8:30p, at the Crowne Plaza - Ravinia, 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30346  It will be a panel discussion with Minority IT Executives on what struggles they endured getting into the boardroom, overcoming the glass ceiling and what to do now to stay on top.  Go to atlantabdpa.org to purchase your ticket.

Panel Participants: 

Norman Fleming - Senior Director, MillerCoors 

Jesse Mathews III - Senior Director, McDonald's Corporation 

Ken Reaves - SVP, Charter Global 

Mary Ring - VP, Macy's Systems & Technology 

Loren King Shields - VP, Pyramid Consulting, Inc

Keynote Speaker: 

Earl A. Pace, Jr. – Co-Founder, BDPA 

Speaker: 

Mike Williams – SVP, FIS