speakers

The current roster of speakers includes the following featured speakers and panelists for the 2007 Power of Urban Radio Symposium. Please note that the roster may change before the event.

Featured

• Ella Britton, VP/Group Account Director, Carol H. Williams (Kraft Foods)
• Rick Cummings, President/Radio Division, Emmis Communications
• Julian Davis, Director, Urban Media Service, Arbitron
• Jeff Haley, President/CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau
• David Kennedy, CEO/Vice Chairman, Interep
• Mark O'Neill, Partner, ROI Media Solutions
• Tony Ponturo, Vice President/Global Media, Anheuser Busch & President/CEO, Busch Media Group
• Melissa M. Pursley, Management Supervisor, Carol H. Williams
• L. Renee Richardson, Director, African-American Markets, Tapestry

Moderators

• Ken Smikle, President/Publisher, Target Market News
• Charles Warfield, President/COO, ICBC Broadcast Holdings

Co-Chairs

• Wayne Brown, VP/GM, Radio One, Atlanta
• Rick Caffey, SVP/Marketing Manager, CBS Radio, Atlanta Radio Group
• Tony Kidd, Vice President/GM, WALR-FM, Cox Radio

Panelists

• Andrea Brown, Director, Media Planning, The Coca-Cola Company
• Robbyn Ennis, Media Supervisor/Local Broadcast, Global Hue
• Pam El, VP/Marketing, State Farm Insurance
• Coreen Gelber, Sr. VP/Local Media Director, PHD
• Paul Hunt, VP/Media Director, Burrell Communications Group
• Gwen Kelly, Senior Manager/African American Marketing, Wal-Mart
• Kay Lucas, SVP/Media Director, Carol H. Williams Advertising
• Jeff McFarland, Executive Director, Multicultural Marketing, Verizon
• Dennis McGuire, VP/Regional Spot Director, Carat
• Najoh Tita-Reid, Director, Multicultural Marketing, Procter and Gamble
• Matthew Warnecke, Partner, Director, Network/Local Radio Services, MediaCom