Operation HOPE, the nation’s leader in financial literacy and economic inclusion, today announced that its 9th Annual HOPE Global Forums will return to Atlanta, GA December 11-13, 2022. This year’s event – the Annual Meeting of the HOPE Global Forums – is themed “Bridging the Divide.” The goal of the meeting is to galvanize thought and action around building an economy that works for everyone, particularly underserved communities. The HOPE Global Forums annual meeting is now the largest gathering in the world dedicated to empowering poor and underserved communities and coincides with the non-profit’s 30th anniversary celebration.
Co-Chairs John Hope Bryant, Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman, CEO and Ambassador Andrew Young, HOPE Global Spokesman, Civil Rights Icon and Chairman of the Andrew Young Foundation, will host nearly 5,000 delegates representing government, community and private sectors for three days of discussions, ideas and action with the option for in-person or virtual attendance.
The 2022 Annual Meeting will be hosted in the historic Hyatt Regency ballroom where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held his final Southern Christian Leadership Conference focused on the Poor People’s Campaign, which demanded economic and human rights for Americans of diverse backgrounds in 1968. Likewise, the HOPE Annual Meeting seeks to create ‘social justice through an economic lens.’
“Our Annual Meeting is the most important gathering in the world for leaders committed to building an economy where the benefits and opportunities of free enterprise can be extended to everyone,” said Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant. “We’ll engage individuals and organizations in conversations to demonstrate that doing well and doing good are not mutually exclusive— that you can grow the table, add a seat and improve your bottom line in the process.”