Ent-Tech Atlanta - Five-Day Schedule at a Glance

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Ent-Tech Atlanta -  Five-Day Schedule at a Glance
September 30–October 4, 2026 | Atlanta

Five days of culture, cinema, scholarship, emerging technology, performance, and global conversation presented by the Alma Film Festival.



DAY 1 — WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

12 Noon | The Afro-Mosaic Cinema Summit - Part 1 
Special Screening & Community Discussion

Georgia State University's Speaker’s Auditorium 
Student Center East - First Floor, Room 120. Located at 
55 Gilmer Street SE, Atlanta, GA 30303 

A special screening of the award-winning film Je Suis Noire (Becoming a Black Woman) by Swiss filmmakers Rachel M’Bon and Juliana Fanjul, followed by a community discussion exploring the nuances of culture, identity, and lived experience.

This event is sponsored by Georgia State University’s Honors College, with co-sponsorship from the Department of Africana Studies, the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and the Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora in collaboration with the Alma Film Festival's Ent-Tech (Innovation & Discovery Expo)

Free & Open to the Public - Space Limited; RSVP Recommended (Click Here)


The Alma Experience
6:30 PM | Palate Atlanta Tasting Room | Castleberry Hill

An opening evening featuring Maison Zaccheus Miles, LyriQ Lashay, Behind the Pour, Blue Bistro Theatre, and an innovative improv experience by Act A Fool.

Purchase Tickets Here

Complete Day 1 Schedule →



DAY 2 — THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
The Afro-Mosaic Cinema Summit - Part 2
Centering 1526 
11:00 AM–8 PM | Morehouse College

A day of scholarship and cultural intelligence shaped by the research of Dr. Samuel T. Livingston, featuring a keynote from Ron Daise and an afternoon of think tanks, panels, roundtables, and symposia.

Complete Day 2 Schedule →



DAY 3 — FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
The Afro-Mosaic Cinema Summit — Part 3 
Entertainment in the Age of AI: Leadership, Innovation & Human Potential
11:30 AM - 2 PM | Nikolai's Roof at Hilton Hotel Atlanta

An exclusive, executive conversation with Jackie Chambers de Freitas, VP, AI Delivery & Transformation, Salesforce, exploring how AI is reshaping entertainment, creativity, collaboration, and leadership. 

The discussion centers on how we navigate rapid change while keeping human potential, access, and purpose at the heart of what comes next.

Brief BIO On Jackie Chambers de Freitas

Jackie Chambers de Freitas is VP of AI Delivery & Transformation at Salesforce, where she leads how one of the world's most influential companies turns artificial intelligence into real, measurable business value. Across 20+ years, she has transformed global organizations into lean, high-output engines — accelerating time-to-market, cutting the cost of delivery, and moving the P&L, not just the roadmap. In September 2026, she speaks at TEDxBuckheadAve in Atlanta on "The People Your System Fails First."

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Complete Day 3 Schedule →



DAY 4 — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

Ent-Tech (Innovation & Discovery Expo)
+ The Afro-Mosaic Cinema Summit — Part 4 (Breakout Sessions)
10 AM–4 PM  | Hilton Hotel Atlanta (Downstairs)
255 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

Interactive presentations and experiences exploring AI, immersive technology, animation, music, filmmaking, financing, and emerging distribution models, featuring innovators and creators from across the United States and Alma’s global ecosystem.

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Complete Day 4 Schedule →

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The Alma Experience — Culture, Cocktails & Conversation
6:30 PM - Until | Palate Atlanta Tasting Room
339 Nelson St SW, Atlanta, GA 30313

The Alma Film Festival remixes the Ent-Tech experience with an evening of wine, music, fashion, and boutique theatre. Featured moments include a premiere performance by Channel Seven, a fashion presentation from Maison Zaccheus Miles, Blue Bistro Theatre’s award-winning boutique theater, and a soulful vocal performance by LyriQ Lashay, plus an innovative improv experience led by Brion Gibson with his series Act A Fool.

More About The Alma Experience: Culture, Cocktails & Conversation



DAY 5 — SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
The Afro-Mosaic Cinema Summit — Part 5
10 AM–4 PM  | Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (in the Symposium Room)
504 Fair St SW, Atlanta, GA 30313

Code, Community & Cultural Power

The week closes with conversations examining AI, storytelling, community, and cultural power, including a special AI filmmaking session facilitated by Darion D’Anjou and Gheri Thomas of AI Makers Generation. 

The afternoon continues with an international dialogue featuring select members of Alma’s global stakeholder community across 42 countries, bringing together filmmakers, cultural leaders, creatives, and industry voices around the development of a global cinematic agenda.

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Complete Day 5 Schedule →


Schedules, participants, and program details will continue to be updated. Click each day above for the complete and most current information.

MEDIA & PROGRAM INFORMATION

For additional information, media inquiries, or program participation:

BlueBistroCreative@gmail.com  

Alma Film Festival
Ent-Tech (Innovation & Discovery Expo)
Afro-Mosaic Cinema Summit

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