BHSS presents: Getting Rich By Giving Back - March 11th

Organizing for Harlem invites you to The Brotherhood/Sister Sol’s 3rd Annual Getting Rich By Giving Back. The theme of the event is Leveraging Your Networks For Greater Net Worth: Success Stories From the Fields of Business, Non-Profit, Media, Law and Politics. This promises to be an exciting conversation and a wonderful and intimate opportunity to meet and network with business, non-profit, media, and law & politics experts as well as professionals in an array of fields who are in attendance each year. The event will begin at 6pm with a networking reception that includes open bar and hors d’oeuvres. The panel will begin promptly at 7pm.

Leaders in their respective fields will be on the panel:
• Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Partner & Co-Chair, Litigation Department, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison -- A partner and co-chair of the Litigation Department, Theodore V. Wells, Jr. has extensive litigation experience. In 2006 The National Law Journal named Mr. Wells “Lawyer of the Year” and over the years has repeatedly selected him as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America and as one of America’s top white-collar criminal defense lawyers. Mr. Wells also has been recognized as one of the outstanding jury trial lawyers in the United States by numerous publications including Chambers USA 2006 which noted he is recognized by many as “the greatest trial lawyer of our generation.”

• Susan Chapman, Global Head of Operations, Citi Realty Services, Citi -- Recently named on of the 50 most powerful black women in business, Susan Chapman manages the day-to-day operations for Citigroup Realty in 96 countries. She holds the number two spot in their business unit, which is responsible for all mergers and acquisitions and bringing new properties into the portfolio.

• John Payton, President & Director Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund -- The President and Director Counsel of the United States’ preeminent human rights law firm, John Payton has extensive experience in the private and public sector. He has most recently been a partner at the Washington firm of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr. His practice there ranged from complex commercial matters to the most challenging of civil rights issues. He has argued many of the central affirmative actions cases in recent years before the United States Supreme Court.

• Len Burnett, Co-CEO & Publisher, Uptown Media Group -- An industry veteran and highly successful entrepreneur with over 20 years of publishing experience, Len Burnett has successfully launched 7 major magazines with exceptional advertising growth. He has served as publisher of publications that include, Uptown, VIBE, VIBE Vixen, and co-founded the urban publishing company Vanguarde Media, where he was Group Publisher of Honey, Heart & Soul, Impact and Savoy.

As with previous years, this event will sell out and we suggest you purchase your tickets immediately through http://www.brotherhood-sistersol.org/GRBGB.shtml.

Thursday, March 11
6-9pm
$25 || $50
Includes Open Bar and Hors D’oeuvres