About This Event

ForbesBLK, the official Forbes platform and global community of Black entrepreneurs, business leaders and creators, visits the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. The ForbesBLK mission is to support the Black community of business executives by curating best-in-class experiences while championing the global community of Black trailblazers.

In honor of the occasion, Jabari Young, Senior Editor, and Seth Cohen, Chief Impact Officer, ring the Closing Bell, along with Ayisha Mendez, Community Manager, Forbes, and participating members from the ForbesBLK National Advisory Council, including Nikki Bethel, President and CEO, Emma Bowen Foundation, Emily Graham, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Omnicom Global, Len Elmore, basketball analyst, retired lawyer and professor, Columbia University, Tamira Chapman, attorney, philanthropist and President and CEO, Storehouse In A Box, Rhonesha Byng, Founder and CEO, Her Agenda; Dr. Lisa Coleman, Senior Vice President for Global Inclusion and Strategic Innovation, NYU, Okieriete "Oak" Onaodowan, Grammy Award-winning Broadway actor and singer; Kelly Beaty English, communications strategist, Giselle Phelps, Founder and CEO, Grand Rising Talent; Raven Robinson, CEO of PR2Politics, and Terri Broussard Williams, Head of State and Local Government Relations, Edward Jones.

During the Bell Ringing Ceremony, ForbesBLK will announce that the second annual ForbesBLK Summit is returning to the city of Atlanta on June 23-25, 2024 and will convene a global community of Black entrepreneurs, entertainers and executive leaders who are igniting critical conversations about more equitable economies and breaking breakers to drive more culture connection, collaboration and change.