Empower 2021, the new Princeton conference celebrating Black academic entrepreneurs, begins at noon ET Thursday Sept. 23 with opening comments from Dean for Research Pablo Debenedetti, Vice Dean for Innovation Rodney Priestley. Immediately following is the "Minding the Gaps <<>> Creating Opportunities" fireside chat with Mike Froman, Vice Chairman and President, Strategic Growth, Mastercard, and Gabrielle Sulzberger, Senior Adviser, Two Sigma Impact and Trustee, Ford Foundation.

This opening session will be livestreamed on the Princeton University YouTube channel starting at noon ET: Day 1 Opener Livestream on YouTube

Tomorrow's opening recap of Day 1 and overview of Day 2 by Rod Priestley will be immediately followed by the "Leadership: Driving Change and Giving Hope" fireside chat by Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst, and Brent Henry, Member, Health Law Practice, Mintz. 

The Day 2 opening session will be livestreamed on the Princeton University YouTube channel starting at 11am ET: Day 2 Opener Livestream on YouTube

To access the full conference, visit empower.princeton.edu.