BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261117T140000Z DTEND:20261117T160000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Diverse Professional Roundtable Educational Meeting DESCRIPTION:Keynote speaker: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenya\,\n\nAuthor\, Jenks Chair in Contemporary American letters\, The College of The Holy Cross\n\n\n\n\n\nNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a New York Times bestselling author and the Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters at the College of the Holy Cross. Nana Kwame was raised in Spring Valley\, New York\, and earned his MFA in Fiction from Syracuse University.\n\n\n\nHis debut short story collection\, Friday Black\, a New York Times bestseller\, received both the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. His debut novel\, Chain-Gang All-Stars\, a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and was named one of The New York Times' Top Ten Books of the Year. The dystopian novel explores the intersections of race\, gender\, incarceration\, consumerism\, media\, and capitalism\, challenging readers to examine complex societal issues. \n\n\n\nRecognized as one of the National Book Foundation's prestigious "5 Under 35" honorees\, Nana Kwame continues to distinguish himself as an influential voice in contemporary American literature. Through his faculty residency at Holy Cross\, he brings his unique literary perspective and thought-provoking storytelling to students\, faculty\, and the broader academic community.\n\n \n\n\n\nMISSION STATEMENT Diverse Professionals Roundtable (DPR) is a professional program of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce\, committed to the development of professional and personal relationships among leaders of racial and ethnic diversity in Central Massachusetts. The program serves as a resource for the vibrant business\, educational\, and civic community of Central Massachusetts on diversity-related issues critical to building inclusive organizations and peaceful communities. Through roundtable discussions and planned events targeted to advancing diversity and encouraging underrepresented emerging professionals\, DPR members grow and expand their influence and make a positive impact on the Worcester community. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


\nKeynote speaker: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenya\,
\nAuthor\, Jenks Chair in Contemporary American letters\, The College of The Holy Cross
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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is a New York Times bestselling author and the Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters at the College of the Holy Cross. Nana Kwame was raised in Spring Valley\, New York\, and \;earned his MFA in Fiction from Syracuse University.
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\nHis debut short story collection\, Friday Black\, a New York Times bestseller\, received both the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. His debut novel\, Chain-Gang All-Stars\, a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and was named one of The New York Times'\; Top Ten Books of the Year. The dystopian novel explores the intersections of race\, gender\, incarceration\, consumerism\, media\, and capitalism\, challenging readers to examine complex societal issues. \;
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\nRecognized as one of the National Book Foundation&rsquo\;s prestigious &ldquo\;5 Under 35&rdquo\; honorees\, Nana Kwame \;continues to distinguish himself as an influential voice in contemporary American literature. Through his faculty residency at Holy Cross\, he brings his unique literary perspective and thought-provoking storytelling to students\, faculty\, and the broader academic community.
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\nMISSION STATEMENT Diverse Professionals Roundtable (DPR) is a professional program of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce\, committed to the development of professional and personal relationships among leaders of racial and ethnic diversity in Central Massachusetts. The program serves as a resource for the vibrant business\, educational\, and civic community of Central Massachusetts on diversity-related issues critical to building inclusive organizations and peaceful communities. Through roundtable discussions and planned events targeted to advancing diversity and encouraging underrepresented emerging professionals\, DPR members grow and expand their influence and make a positive impact on the Worcester community.
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\n LOCATION:Worcester Polytechnic Institute Rubin Campus Center | Rooms A & B 100 Institute Road\, Worcester\, MA 01609-2280 UID:e.2083.24082 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261103T053308Z URL:https://business.clintonareachamber.org/events/details/diverse-professional-roundtable-educational-meeting-11-17-2026-24082 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR