Kunbi Oguneye founder of the fintech company, N2Xpress launched his startup facilitating payments from North America to Africa, Asia, & Europe. Learn about best practices for scaling your startup, untapped opportunities in the global financial markets, and the emerging trends in Fintech and blockchain tech. 

Beth Mason of P&G provides an interactive workshop on how to approach design to maximize consumer engagement.  

Key Points: 

• • How to know you have a good design
  • Know your user: the power of Journey Mapping

We are celebrating those who have challenged the status quo and had a social impact in their field. These Disruptors don’t accept the world as it is, they fight to make the world what it could be. Connect, Interact and ask these leaders and titans any questions you may have about their journey. These leaders are successful entrepreneurs, VCs, Artists, and social justice leaders. We have an innovative method of honoring these change agents. We are creating interactive NFTs for each award recipient, hosted on the only NFT platform focused on social impact and equity DisruptArt

Honoree videos to be shown: Damon Jones, Nasir Qadree, Shakyra Diaz

The challenges for underestimated founders are real but so are the opportunities. Building a powerful network doesn’t require going to the “right school” or growing up with a wealthy and. Learn how to build your social capital to achieve success no matter where you are. Our panelists have raised millions of dollars and created large communities. Learn how they did it and how you can too.

Speakers: Noelle Silver, Adrian Cole, Harold Hughes, Doug McCollough

Speakers/Award Recipients: Louis Reed, Sevetri Wilson, David Bianchi

Q&A Panel with Honorees 

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NFTs are disrupting the art and entertainment industry. In 2021 alone it’s become a multi-billion industry-changing how creators engage and monetize their work. Learn about the emerging trends and opportunities in the NFT space as well as the launch of Disrupt Art  

Speakers: David Bianchi, Jason Martin, and Rob Richardson

Key Points

1. 1. How to create unique fan experiences with NFTs
   2. Strategies for leveraging physical and digital art
   3. How NFTs apply to music and performance art
   4. How to fundraise using NFTs as moments

Speakers: Mac Conwell and Whitney Gaskins

Q&A Panel with the Honorees

NFTs have exploded in 2021 becoming the highest performing asset of the year and creating new opportunities for generational wealth. Our conversation with Judith and Ravi explores what is happening in space and what we must do to expand access and equity for black and brown creators.

Speakers: Judith Brittany Wallace and Ravi Guru Singh 

At the close of the DN Summit we will host an in-person panel and party for VIPs and invited guests. We are asking all those who come to be vaccinated out of safety for others. Covid-19 protocols will be in place. The spacing at the Art Academy allows for social distancing.

Disrupt.Art Description: Creators around the globe struggle to receive meaningful compensation for the value of their creative work. This is even more true for black and brown creators. NFTs are generational wealth opportunities but equity won’t happen in the blockchain without being intentional.  Disrupt Art is a Black-owned NFT minting platform on the Flow Blockchain.  Flow Blockchain is trusted by the National Basketball Association, Samsung, Warner Music Group, and CNN to name a few. Visit Disrupt.Art to learn more about how Disrupt Art is bridging NFT technology to the world.  

Speakers: Rob Richardson: DisruptArt Founder, Jason Martin: DisruptArt Co-founder

Key Points: 

1. 1. What, Why, and the How of NFTs
   2. How to create unique fan experiences with NFTs
   3. Strategies for leveraging music and NFTs

Location: Art Academy of Cincinnati 1212 Jackson St. Cincinnati, Oh 45202