Held at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, the 2024 Navigating Leadership Now event, sponsored by the University of Louisville The Center for Positive Leadership, brought together several industry leaders from across the region to discuss how attendees and our society can take steps toward “Building Bridges That Generate Hope for All.”

The event was hosted by University of Louisville Director of Online Teaching and Learning and Online MBA Program Director Zac Goldman and featured District 4 Metro Councilman, Simmons College of Kentucky Professor and Metro Louisville HipHop and Classical Musician Jecorey Arthur; President and CEO of Louisville Urban League, Inc. Lyndon Pryor; UofL Associate Professor of Economics Beth Munnich; President and CEO of Metro United Way Adria Johnson; UofL Center for Positive Leadership Academic Director and Department Chair for Management and Entrepreneurship Ryan Quinn; President and CEO of Muhammad Ali Center Devone Holt; UofL Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and UofL Criminal Justice Professor Cherie Dawson-Edwards; Senior Pastor of the Burnett Avenue Baptist Church and Chairman of the Jefferson County Board of Education Rev. Dr. Corrie Shull; and UofL Assistant Vice President for Community Engagement Darrell Griffith.

Guest speakers discussed and provided interactive activities for attendees on a variety of topics geared toward facilitating change, including Cultivating Relationships Across Ideological Divides; Using Business to Unify and Empower Communities; Communicating the Benefits of Investing in Disadvantaged Areas; Inspiring Others to Participate in Challenging but Worthwhile Causes; Developing a Culture that Values Justice and Forgiveness; Finding or Creating Resources in the Presence of Adversity; and Re-Igniting Hope in People Who Have Lost Hope.