PAST BPIA AWARDEES 2024 BPIA Week Global Leadership Awardees |


Past BPIA First Friday Guests of Honor
Tiffany “Chiffani” Salas CEO & International Artist, Chiffani Brands Unlimited |
Cullen Jones Former competition swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist |
Sydney Satchell Paralympic Gold Medalist in Sitting Volleyball |
Richard Marshall aka Rich Nyce Olympic Bronze Medalist |
Yvonne Onque Co-Founder &Artist, 3TheArtWay |
Suliman Onque Visionary Artist & Co-Founder of 3TheArtWay |
Samad Onque Graphic Designer & Member of 3TheArtWay |
Eric Peña-Tobias Filmmaker & Video Producer |
![]() Tasha Austin-Williams BPIA Advisory Council Member & AI Leader |
Emily Hawkins Founder & CEO, The Black Tech Collective |
Brandon Andrews CEO, The Inexorable |
Kendra Brown VP of Public Policy, Mastercard |
Kia Floyd VP of Public Policy, General Motors |
Amb. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley Former U.S. Ambassador to Malta |
Dr. Marcia L. Dyson CEO, Women's Global Institute Trade Bureau |
Kennan Austin-Reed CEO, Alpine Group |
Melonie Parker VP of Google Engagement |
David E. White Jr. Former Deputy Director, U.S. Peace Corps |
Aaron S. Williams 18th Director of the Peace Corps |
Justin Hansford US Representative to the UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent |
Amb. Mattie R. Sharpless Former Ambassador, Central African Republic |
Undersecretary Bonnie Jenkins Former U.S. Undersecretary for Arms Control and international Security |
Amb. Natalie Brown Senior Diplomatic Advisor, Office of Global Affairs |
Afua Osei Director of Strategic Partnerships, Foreign Policy |
![]() Mischa Thompson U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
Tunde Onakoya Nigerian International Chessmaster Foounder, Chess in Slums Africa |
Bakare Mubarak Model and Nigerian Cultural Ambassador |
Jalina Porter Former Deputy Spokesperson, US Department of State |
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