Reception
Featuring members of the Howard University Jazz Ensemble
Seated Dinner
Welcome
- William J. Arnone
Board Chair, National Academy of Social Insurance
Blessing
- Reverend Vernon C. Walton
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Vienna
- The Honorable Bobby Scott
U.S. House of Representatives – 3rd District of Virginia - Jason Furman
Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisors - Hugh Price
Former President, National Urban League - Julianne Malveaux
Former President, Bennett College - Maya Rockeymoore,
President/CEO, Global Policy Solutions
Co-Chair, 2016 Event Committee - Richard Trumka (Video)
President, AFL-CIO
Co-Chair, 2016 Event Committee
- The Honorable Elijah Cummings
U.S. House of Representatives – 7th District of Maryland
Presentation of the Award
- William J. Arnone
Keynote Speech
- William Spriggs
2016 Ball Award Recipient
Chief Economist, AFL-CIO
Professor of Economics, Howard University
Celebratory Toast
- Howard Fluhr
Chairman, The Segal Group
Closing Benediction
- Reverend Vernon C. Walton