The current roster of speakers includes the following featured speakers and panelists for the 2006 Power of Urban Radio Symposium. Please note that the roster may change before the event.
Featured
- Darryl Brown, Executive VP/General Manager, ABC Radio Networks
- Julian Davis, Director Urban Media Services, Arbitron
- Chesley Maddox-Dorsey, President/COO, Access.1 Communications
- McGhee Williams-Osse, Managing Partner/Co-CEO, Burrell Communications/Chicago
- EJ "Jay" Williams, President, American Urban Radio Networks
Moderators
- Kay Madati, Director of Multiculture Marketing, Octogon
- Shawn Marshall, VP/National Marketing, Radio Advertising Bureau/Chicago
- Ken Smikle, President/Publisher, Target Market News
Hosts
- Doug Banks, On-Air Radio Personality, ABC Radio Networks
- DeDe McGuire, On-Air Radio Personality, ABC Radio Networks
- John Monds, On-Air Radio Personality, American Urban Radio Networks
- April Ryan, White House Correspondent, American Urban Radio Networks
Panelists
- Toure Claiborne, Director Multicultural Marketing, AllState Insurance/Chicago
- Laura Cruz, Sr. Mgr., Multicultural Marketing, Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals
- Gwen Kelly, Sr. Mgr., Multicultural Mrktg., American Family Insurance/Madison, WI
- Deborah Gray-Young, VP, Media Director (Walmart, Tyson Foods), E. Morris Communications/Chicago
- Gerald Hawthorne, Director, Media & Client Services (Gillette, Edward Jones, Anheuser Busch), Fuse Agency/St. Louis
- Linda Jefferson, SVP/Director of Media Services (Toyota, McDonald's, General Mills), Burrell Communications/Chicago
- Steve Jett, National Mgr., Car Advertising and Promotions, Toyota Motor Sales/LA
- Cherry Knox, Segment Marketing Manager, Tyson Foods Corp
- Kay Lucas, Media Director (U.S Army, Wash. Mutual, General Motors), Carol H. Williams Advertising/NY
- Marc Perry, Multicultural Marketing Manager, Ford Motor Company/Detroit
- Rosa Serrano, SVP/Acct Dir. Multicultural Mrktg. (AOL, Home Depot, CBS Television), Initiative/Los Angeles