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17 2025 May

Improving My Africa IQ at the U.S. – Africa Business Summit

By Ted Carter I was very pleased to attend the Corporate Council On Africa’s U.S. - Africa Business Summit May 6th - 9th in Dallas, Texas. There were more than 1,000 participants including 20 African ministerial delegations from countries such as Botswana, Sierra Leone, and Lesotho, as well as 50 corporate sponsors, to include: Axxess, Bank of America, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Google, Hillwood and United Airlines.
The Summit’s theme, U.S.- Africa Business: Partnering for Sustainable Success, proved to be engaging, informative, invigorating and significantly improved my Africa IQ and network. The Corporate Council on Africa has reported that the Summit resulted in the signing of $1.3 billion in deals between U.S. and African partners. The Summit also provided a unique platform for tangible progress in promoting U.S.- Africa trade, investment, and business engagement.

05 2025 February

National Forum on Black Public Administrators Panel on Africa Agenda 2063

By Ted Carter I recently attended the National Forum for Black Public Administrator’s (NFBPA) annual conference in Baltimore. Founded in 1983, the NFBPA membership has grown to include managers and executives in all disciplines represented in state and local governments. The association's membership also embraces graduate students, deans, and faculty at schools of public administration and executives in the corporate sector. It is a powerful nationwide network of Black public sector leadership.

24 2023 October

Ted Carter With SI3 Partners The Pivot Mind & Pluralistic Network

Ted Carter was pleased to participate in the recent National Minority Supplier Development Conference (NMSDC) in Baltimore, Maryland featuring over 200 minority owned companies. The conference included sessions guided by experts that were designed to help minority companies grow and become a critical component of America’s economic future. NMSDC Ignite Growth Sessions Learn more about the unique growth sessions covered during the NMSDC to expand opportunities for Minority Owned Businesses below. Growth Mindset Session This session focused on how important the role of leadership played in the growth of an organization and tactics that leaders can use to ignite the growth of their organizations. This session featured John Henderson, Founder of The Pivot Mind and Chairman and CEO of AEL Holdings.

27 2023 April

Cinema City Partners with The SI3 Group for Real Estate and Economic Development Advisory Services

By Ted Carter The SI3 Group has partnered with Film entrepreneur, Marquette Williams, to realize his transformational vision of making film and tv production job opportunities accessible to urban youth at a proposed state-of-the art film studio feet away from Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio. The SI3 Group is supporting the project with real estate & economic development advisory services, workforce development, and strategic planning.

18 2023 April

Development of The CommuniVersity in Baltimore, MD

By Ted Carter Imagine a place where education, community, growth, and leadership development all converge. Well, it’s not just an idea anymore. It’s being done at The CommuniVersity in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. The CommuniVersity is being developed with the look and feel of college campus comprising of three buildings that will offer programs and services for both youth and community members of all demographics, activity-levels, socio-economic levels, and faiths.

28 2023 February

Africa’s Moment

Op-ed by Ted Carter I have been fascinated with Africa’s natural beauty and the strength of its people since I visited the continent years ago. A picture on my desk reminds me of one of my most joyous life moments, running on the shore of the Red Sea with a group of African kids without a care. Though separated by culture and thousands of miles, we bonded instantly as members of the African diaspora. This cherished memory still brings a smile to my face 20 years later. Strength and Inspiration from Nelson Mandela After nominally studying the impact of colonialism in college, my interest in Africa accelerated during Nelson Mandela's triumphant visit to NYC in June 1990 following his release from prison after 27 years of fighting the injustices of apartheid. Mandela’s powerful speech at Yankee Stadium, where he spoke of the unbreakable cord that connects African Americans and Africans, has served as a source of strength, inspiration, and a personal call to action for me.