The document announces a one-day summit being held to introduce new collaborative strategies for addressing the economic imperative of saving America's black boys. The summit will bring together leaders from education, business, technology, innovation, policymaking and civil rights to share new data, frameworks, best practices and opportunities for developing local partnerships between community leaders and the innovation ecosystem. The goal is to catalyze new collaborations and actions that can build sustainable infrastructure connecting black youth to opportunities in their local innovation landscapes.

1. My NO blame game
NO finger-pointing
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TIME NO ego
NO silos
JUST solutions
MARCH 5, 2013
George Washington Carver Museum
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Austin, Texas
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SPECIAL INVITATION-ONLY
waste! RSVP WITH NAME, TITLE, CONTACT INFO TO MIKE@BLACKINNOVATION.ORG
Expected attendance: 100 – 130 max (invited guests only)
Saving America’s Black Boys Solutions Summit
Introducing new collaborative strategies addressing a 21st century national economic imperative
WHO WHAT WHY OUTCOMES
Mike Green: Award-winning journalist One-day Summit: Introduction of new Huffington Post: In response to Mike New Information: Deconstruct the
and co-founder of The America21 vision, framework, approach, data, Green’s series in the Huffington Post, complexities of 21st century economic
Project. Selected by SXSWedu 2013 to best practices and opportunities to “3 Ways to Save America’s Black game and provide influencers insight
present a session on Saving America’s develop local pipeline to productivity Boys,” SXSWedu was convinced that and overarching awareness of the
Black Boys (SABB). About Mike Green. collaboration among local leadership Mike’s vision and insights deserved the local innovation landscape.
Game Changerz: Wives of Pro Athletes and connect to innovation ecosystem. highest level of attention. Diagnose: Attendees leave with ability
and SABB Campaign partner. Time: 9am – 5pm. Catalyze Collaboration: The SABB to identify essential drivers and
Jermaine Dupri: Grammy award- Date: March 5, 2013 Solutions Summit will inform and stakeholders in the local innovation
winning music producer. Networking: Attendees represent catalyze new collaborations that mark ecosystem and diagnose the landscape
IC2 Institute: Resource for Austin’s local / regional innovation ecosystem. the first steps toward building of challenges and opportunities.
thriving innovation ecosystem Insights: New data, new strategy, new permanent innovation infrastructure Impact: Attendees will be able to
Larry Jackson: Local Civil Rights leader framework to connect to local CAPOG. with resources for a pipeline of Black engage in thoughtful dialogue to
and community advocate. Catalyze: CALL to ACTION to build local boys (and girls) to connect with the determine best strategies, action steps
Local leaders: education, business, Urban Innovation Roundtable to local innovation ecosystem. and exponential progress to save a
tech innovation, policymaking, etc. connect with innovation ecosystem. Networking: Make new collaborations. generation of lost Black boys.