Originally scheduled to speak at Northampton Community College, this past April, John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, a non-profit organization providing financial literary empowerment and economic education, will present “Reimagining Entrepreneurship: A Reset for the American Dream” as the keynote NEH speaker on Sept.30 at 6 p.m.

Raja Bhattacharya, director of NCC’s Follett Family Center for Innovation and Entreprenuership, will facilitate a conversation with audience members after Bryant’s presentation.

The online presentation is free and open to the public.

Registration is required at bit.ly/johnhopebrantatncc.

Bryant is an American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist,and prominent thought leader on financial inclusion, economic empowerment and financial dignity.

The last five U.S. presidents have recognized his work, and he has served as an adviser to the last three sitting U.S. presidents, from both political parties. He is responsible for financial literacy becoming the policy of the U.S. federal government.

He has been nominated by Atlanta Business Chronicle as “The Power 100” Most Influential Atlantans of 2020, Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Most Admired CEOs” in 2018, American Banker magazine 2016 “Innovator of the Year,” and one of Time magazine’s “50 Leaders for the Future.