George C. Fraser Pat Schroeder W.Paul Coates Haki Madhubuti Terrie Williams Bill Cox Ken Smikle

Kassahun Checole Faye Childs Relentless Aaron Irene Smalls Troy Johnson Heather Covington Dante Lee John V. Elmore, Esq

Simba Sana Brother Yao Dr. Jamie Walker Renee Flager Lynnette Valasco Madeline Morel Sha-Shana Crichton

Hosted By Karibu Books - Simba Sana & Brother Yao

	Benediction By:  Rev. Dennis Dillon, Cem, The Brooklyn Christian Center, Author, Affirm Your Purpose
	Opening Remarks: Pat Schroeder, President/CEO, The Association Of American Publishers. (Aap)
	Keynote Speaker: Terrie Williams, President/CEO, The Terrie Williams Agency, Award Winning National Bestselling Author Of The Personal Touch: What You Really Need To Succeed In Today's Fast Paced Business World
	Pavilion Address: W. Paul Coates, Publisher/CEO, Black Classic Press
	Pavilion Remarks: William E. Cox, President Of Cox, Matthews & Associates And Former Publisher/Editor In Chief, Black Issues Book Review & Ken Smickle, President, Target Market News and Publisher, Black Issues Book Review
	Pavilion At BEA: Faye Childs, CEO, Blackboard Bestsellers
	Pavilion Overview: Simba Sana, CEO, Karibu Books; Brother Yao, Coo, Karibu Books
	Pavilion Speakers: Troy Johnson, CEO, AALBC.com. LLC
	Heather Covington, CEO, Disilgold.Com,  Author Of Literary Divas: The Top 100 Women In Literature
	Dante Lee, CEO, Diversity City Media, Inc., Author Of How To Think Big, When You're Small
	Dr. Jamie Walker, Author Of 101 Ways Black Woman Can Learn To Love Themselves

Food - Fun -  Music -  Prizes -  Giveaways - Huge Book Discounts

	Opening Remarks: Haki Madubuti, Chairman And Publisher, Third World Press, Award Winning Publisher, Author, Poet.  Publisher Of The Runaway National Bestsellers, The Covenant With Black America: Introduction By Tavis Smiley And Yellowblack: The First Twenty-One Years Of A Poets Life...A Memoir
	Keynote Speaker: George C. Fraser, CEO, Frasernet, Inc., Publisher, Successguide Worldwide: The Networking Guide To Black Resources, Founder Of The Powernetworking Conference, And Author Of The National Bestseller, Success Runs In Our Race: The Complete Guide To Effective Networking In The African American Community
	Pavilion Address: Relentless Aaron, Founder, Author, Publisher, And Visionary Of Relentless Content, LLC., National Best Selling Author
	Pavilion Remarks: John V. Elmore, Esq., National Bestselling Author Of Fighting For Your Life:The African American Criminal Justice Survival Guide
	Pavilion At Bea: Lynnette Valasco, President Of Black Americans In Publishing
	Pavilion Speakers: Irene Smalls, Award-Winning Childrens Author And Storyteller
	Renee Flager, President/CEO, Aspicomm Media/Self Publishing Symposiums.

The African American Pavilion Reception and Awards Program Will Celebrate The Achievements Of African American Publishing Professionals:

	Independent African American Publisher of The Year;
	Self Publisher of The Year;
	Christian Book Publisher of The Year;
	Bookstore of The Year;
	Distributor of The Year; T
	The Toni Parker Author of The Year Award And The Book of The Year.
	The First Annual Glenn Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award.