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Lishan Aklog

Chairman & CEO PAVmed Inc. Heart Surgeon. Business Leaders Power Panel

Haimanot Bekele

Director R&D Confectionery, Mars Business Leaders Power Panel

Teddy Bekele

Sr. Vice President & CTO Land O'Lakes Business Leaders Power Panel

Andom Ghebreghiorgis

Former Congressional Candidate NY

Ben Jealous

President, People For the American Way

Justin Fairfax

Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

Tiemert Letike

Life Coach, Unchaining Me

Yonas Beshawred

Founder & CEO StackShare

Ruth B

Singer-Songwriter

Azeb Adere

President at Ethiopian Eritrean Special Needs Community

Kidest Assegued

Internal Medicine Doctor at Kaiser Permanente

Luwam Tesfaye

Personal Trainer/Fitness & Life Coach

Adey Chekol

Integrative Self-Mastery Coach

Helina Girma

Certified Coach, Trainer & Speaker

Wintana Kiros

Clinical Dietitian and a Former Model.

Leah Seyoum-Tesfa

President of Reaching Families Advocacy and Support Group

Yodit Shibru

Director of Government Contracts & Procurement Services

John Mains

Executive Director, SB Works

Omer Reshid

Former Member of the Baltimore County Board of Education

Nate Tinbite

Former Member of the Montgomery County Board of Education

Hannah Gebresilassie

Community Advocate, Journalist and Entrepreneur

Dr. Yodit Benalfew

Internal Medicine Doctor at Kaiser Permanente

Rekike Getaneh

Community Advocate and Entrepreneur

Mikella Girma

Vice President of Business Banking

Luwam Keflezgy

Celebrity Choreographer & Creative Director

Helen Mesfin

Host ECW 2020

Melat Kassa

Singer-Songwriter

DJ K-Meta

DJ

Emebet Mengiste

Author

Gabe Hamda

President & CEO ICATT Consulting

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Empower The Community Weekend

ECW is a one-day family centered event that brings together the largest East African community in the Washington DC area.

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OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO HELP YOUR SMALL BUSINESS REMAIN COMPETITIVE

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Real natural ingredients to promote healthy skin and thriving hair

Yenae

YenaƩ (pronounced as Ye.Nay) is a high-end fashion jewelry brand that offers culturally curated and African Inspired collections.