Hope Global Forum

The nation’s largest gathering dedicated to financial literacy and economic empowerment returned to Atlanta. PHOTOS BY ARIC THOMPSON

by in Charities, Exclusive to ATL, Features, News Edition, Philanthropy, Photo Galleries, SocialEyes on February 8, 2025
Commissioners MLB Rob Manfred, NFL Roger Goodell, NBA Adam Silver, NASCAR President Steve Phelps

Operation HOPE, Co-chairs Chairman John Hope Bryant, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and US Ambassador Andrew Young hosted Hope Global Forum, the nation’s largest gathering dedicated to financial literacy and economic empowerment. It returned to Atlanta at the Signia Hotel with the theme “The FUTURE,” and this year’s agenda explore the critical relationship between financial education, community uplift and innovation to find solutions to today’s most pressing global challenges.

More than 5,200 delegates representing more than 40 countries participated and speakers included NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian, Wells Fargo CEO and President Charlie Scharf, T.D. Jakes, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, iHeart CEO Bob Pittman, Financier Michael Milken, Media contributor Van Jones, OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar, Grammy-winning Artist Michael “Killer Mike” Render, Political pollster Dr. Frank Luntz and Actor/Director Boris Kodjoe.

Michael “Killer Mike” Render, Grammy Award-Winning artist, Emmy Award- Winning Host, PBS’ “Love & Respect with Killer Mike, Entrepreneur; Stephen A. Smith, Featured Commentator and Executive Producer, ESPN’s First Take weekdays; Tip “T.I.” Harris, Artist, Entrepreneur & Activist; Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO, Martin Luther King, Jr. Center; Scott M. Mills, President and CEO, BET Media Group; Boris Kodjoe, Actor, Director, Producer, Investor and Philanthropist; Ambassador Andrew Young, Civil Rights Icon and Chairman, Andrew Young Foundation
Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute; Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN; Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and CEO, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM); John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman & CEO,Operation HOPE, Inc
Robert D. Manfred Jr., Commissioner, MLB; Steve Phelps, President, NASCAR; Adam Silver, Commissioner, NBA; Roger Goodell, Commissioner, NFL
Shannon Sharp, Kevin Boucher
Van Jones
John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman & CEO,Operation HOPE, Inc.; Michael “Killer Mike” Render, Grammy Award-Winning artist, Emmy Award- Winning Host, PBS’ “Love & Respect with Killer Mike, Entrepreneur; Stephen A. Smith, Featured Commentator and Executive Producer, ESPN’s First Take weekdays; Tip “T.I.” Harris, Artist, Entrepreneur & Activist; Scott M. Mills, President and CEO, BET Media Group; Boris Kodjoe, Actor, Director, Producer, Investor and Philanthropist; Ambassador Andrew Young, Civil Rights Icon and Chairman, Andrew Young Foundation
Boris Kodjoe, John Hope Bryant
Boris Kodjoe, John Hope Bryant
Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN
Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN

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