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Black and Latino Economic Summit

Closing the racial wealth gap is imperative to realizing a strong, sustainable economy.

From education to housing to healthcare to criminal justice, racial inequality continues to impede the progress of communities of color and the nation as a whole.

08/09/2026

That’s a wrap on Capital in Motion. 🎉

What a week. We opened each day with powerful keynotes and panels, connected at our Co-Chair Welcome Reception, and dug into sessions on small business growth, affordable housing, and policy & capital access that are already shaping what’s next.

Al Piña’s All-White Unity Gala brought the glam and the fun. Our closing luncheon sent us off right, and we capped the weekend giving back to our charity of choice, Children’s Cancer Center, with a pirate-themed event on Saturday.

Three days of capital in motion, and a Saturday full of heart to close it out. Thank you for showing up with us. See you next year. 🤝

08/05/2026

Today is the day! 🎉

Capital in Motion is officially here.

The 2026 National Black & Latino Economic$ Summit is live at the Sheraton Sand Key in Clearwater, FL - three days of powerful conversations, real connections, and capital moving into the communities that need it most.

We're already underway, and the energy in the room says it all.

Let's get this capital moving! 🤝🏾

08/04/2026

The Small Business Track is stacked this year — five sessions built for entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders ready to grow:

🔹 MyBusinessNeeds: Building the Blueprint for Success — Wed 2:00 PM
🔹 AI for Good Business — Wed 3:45 PM
🔹 Making the Deal: Doing Business with Banks & Public Institutions — Thu 10:30 AM
🔹 Built to Last, Positioned to Win — Thu 2:15 PM
🔹 Capital to Ownership: Financing Growth & Generational Wealth — Fri 10:30 AM

From SBA lending to AI-powered growth to generational wealth building — this track has a session for wherever you are in your business journey.

Full agenda → blackandlatino.org

08/02/2026

3 day to Capital in Motion! 👀

Our Official Summit Opening kicks off Wednesday, August 5 at 11:00 AM with keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.

This is the moment that sets the tone for three days of access to capital, homeownership strategy, and small business growth. Be there for it.

Register → blackandlatino.org

07/31/2026

5 days to Capital in Motion. 🎯

Wednesday, August 5 at 1:00 PM, we open with the Capital in Motion Opening Luncheon Panel — five leaders shaping the sectors that move economic opportunity forward:

• Marilyn Drayton (DrayMont Enterprises)
• Robert Bennett (Black Excellence)
• Dr. Irvin Pedro Cohen (LISC Jacksonville)
• Dr. Zina Pierre (Maryland Black Caucus Foundation)
• Bishop Harry L. Seawright.

Business. Housing. Faith. Policy. One conversation on aligning investment and removing the barriers that have historically limited wealth creation in our communities.

5 days out. Are you in the room?

Register → blackandlatino.org

07/28/2026

8 days until Capital in Motion 🔥🔥🔥

Javier Marin, Economic Opportunity Director for the City of Tampa, summed up his 2025 experience in one line: understand your community, do your research, connect with the right people.

That’s exactly what August 5–7 is built for. Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater. The right rooms, the right people, the right moment.

Register → blackandlatino.org

07/25/2026

HE’S BACK. 🙌🏽

We’re thrilled to welcome Gary Torgow, Chairman of The Huntington National Bank, back to the NBLES stage for the “Leadership In Motion” Luncheon.

A proven voice on capital, community, and what it takes to build lasting economic partnerships — don’t miss this one. Thursday, Aug 6.

07/22/2026

2 WEEKS TO GO!

The National Black and Latino Economic$ Summit is almost here. Three days. Three tracks. One mission: real strategies for building wealth in Black and Latino communities.

📍 Sheraton Sand Key, Clearwater, FL
🗓️ August 5–7, 2026
Register now 👉🏽 blackandlatino.org

07/15/2026

Deadline Extension!

The hotel booking deadline has been extended to tonight, July 15th at 11:59 PM EST.

Haven't booked yet? This is your last chance to lock in the group rate.

📧 Check your email for your booking link.
⏳️ Closes tonight at 11:59 PM EST

07/12/2026

Last call!

Tonight is your final chance to book your hotel room at the group rate. General attendees and scholarship recipients, this means you.

📧 Check your email for your booking link.
⏳️ Closes tonight at 11:59 PM EST

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Tampa, FL
33601–33626, 33629–33631, 33633–33635, 33637, 33646, 33647, 33650, 33655,

Website

http://blackandlatino.org/

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