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Beyond Traditional Financing – Join Us at The Cookout
AUGUST 20, 2026 | 6:30 PM ET
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Join Aprio's Black Business Forum for a forward-looking evening designed for high-impact business leaders, founders, operators, and capital markets professionals. This curated event will explore alternative pathways to growth and financing, with a focus on SPAC-related strategies, private capital, and capital access beyond traditional lending.
The experience will blend practical business dialogue with an authentic, culture-forward cookout atmosphere—creating space for meaningful conversation, strategic relationship-building, and connection.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026
Time: 6:30 - 9:30 PM ET
Location: 17th Floor Social Hub, Aprio, 2002 Summit Boulevard, Suite 120, Atlanta, GA
Moderator:
Kelli Lyde
Director, Assurance Services
APRIO ADVISORY GROUP, LLC
APRIO, LLP
Featured Panelists:
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Jeff Duncan
Partner, Technical Accounting Consulting Services
APRIO ADVISORY GROUP, LLC
APRIO, LLP
Nyagaka Ongeri
President
BLAYLOCK VAN, LLC
Gerry Williams
Co-US Managing Partner
Vice Chair, Private Equity Group, Southeast
DLA PIPER
Sam Johnson
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
EQ EQUITY PARTNERS (EQEP)
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