February
01
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Wednesday

African American History Month Breakfast

RSVP by visiting the Student Life Center S1-19 or call 215-751-8164

The keynote speaker will be Sulaiman Rahman.

A Philadelphia native, Sulaiman W. Rahman has been a full-time social entrepreneur and investor for more than 16 years. He is the Founder and CEO of Urban Philly Professional Network (UPPN), a social enterprise started in 1999 as UrbanPhilly.com. UPPN now consists of over 16,000 subscribers regionally and was recognized as Philadelphia Business Journals #1 Business Networking Association in 2015. UPPN has a mission to engage, empower and connect the Greater Philadelphia areas next generation of diverse civic and business leadership.

Mr. Rahman has been honored with numerous awards including: The President's Gold Volunteer Service Award at the White House (2016); Philadelphia Tribune's Most Influential African American Leaders (2009, 2011, 2015, 2016); Philadelphia NAACP Business Award (2015); and the BMe Community Leadership Award and Grant (2015).

He studied Engineering and Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science.